I tore my ACL playing college soccer, and it took six months of physical therapy, not surgery, to get me back on the field. That recovery taught me something no textbook had: the body can heal itself when the nervous system and spine are working the way they're supposed to. I switched my major that semester and never looked back. I earned my Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic, and a few years later I opened Riverside Chiropractic with one treatment room, one table, and a handful of patients I treated pro bono during my residency. Since then, the practice has grown into a full team, but the approach hasn't changed. Every patient gets a real assessment and a plan built around their body, not a script. I still see patients myself every week, because staying hands-on is the whole reason I started this in the first place.