Central Austin Chiropractor Dr. Michelle Paris

The Early Years

Armed with an unrealistic and minimally valuable undergraduate degree in opera performance and business, I went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to learn Spanish and get a tan.  After 4 years where I cultivated a working ability to speak the language and the realization that sun is bad for your skin, I decided to move to San Francisco and go back to school to study science because it seemed suitably challenging and a serious departure from art, literature and the beach.

My Chronic Migraine Headaches Went Away

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, San Francisco seemed bizarre and wild and exciting.  I wanted to try many of the flaky crazy things that Californians seemed to think of as natural.  I ate sushi (before it became mainstream), I joined a coop (before they became commonplace), I hugged a tree and bought granola, had a session with a 'psychic', cut my hair on an angle, painted acrylic on canvas 'art' in the sun on my patio and went to visit a Chiropractor.  Truthfully I thought trying this airy-fairy quasi-medical thing was edgy and hip.  And I didn't have any complaints, I was just doing it to try something new.  Imagine my utter and complete surprise when after 4 treatments for nothing in particular, my chronic migraine headaches went away.  

I Didn't Notice the Absence of Pain

It actually took a couple of months before I noticed.  Like everyone, I didn't notice the absence of pain until one day I opened the medicine cabinet and saw the Excedrin that I hadn't taken for as long as I remembered.  A few months later I did get another headache and this time, reached for the Chiropractor's number instead of the bottle.  The combination of the myriad of science courses I had been taking and the end of chronic headaches was profound enough to make me decide to... go to Medical School!  Can you believe it?

Being Obsessive and Compulsive

I volunteered in a hospital and followed doctors around enough to realize that I didn't want to spend my life attached to a prescription pad.  And then somehow my intellect caught up with my life experience and I enrolled in Chiropractic college.

Dr. Michelle Paris graduated valedictorian of her class with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life Chiropractic College West in Hayward, California in 1994. She has an undergraduate degree in Opera performance and business administration from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Paris has been a chiropractor in San Francisco since 1995 specializing in dance and sports medicine, cumulative trauma injuries to the upper extremity, headaches, diet and exercise protocols as well as musculoskeletal issues.  She has worked with the ballet and other performing arts organizations and with athletes who need to maintain peak performance.

Health And Wellness to Over 3500 Patients!

Her two practices included a wide spectrum of health care services and specialists who provided ‘health and wellness’ to over 3500 patients. Dr. Paris hopes to offer a fresh and valuable perspective to the Austin population.

Holistic Approach to Health Care

Dr. Paris's true passion is a holistic approach to health care that places the patient in the drivers seat and assists them in reaching their goals by caring for the whole person. Using techniques designed to address preventative and wellness health concerns may include lifestyle modification, education, goal-setting, wellness coaching as well as classic chiropractic and physiotherapeutic treatments.

Certified in Graston Technique

To further her manual therapy goals, Dr. Paris is certified in Graston Technique ( www.grastontechnique.com) which is a soft tissue rehabilitation protocol designed to effectively restore function following traumatic or cumulative injury.

Moved to Austin in 2007

Dr. Paris moved to Austin in 2007 to get away from earthquakes, crime and poor schools.  Now she's afraid of tornadoes.  Dr. Paris has a 7 year old son Max and a 4 year old daughter Margo.  Both are in a Spanish immersion school program and though Dr. Paris is proficient in the language, the kids can now tell secrets in front of her using words they know that she does not!

Our Goal at Whole Family Chiropractors

Our goal is to help as many people as we can.  Sometimes it is by our work, sometimes it's by referring to other professionals and other times it's simply by us empowering you to take better care of yourself.  Regardless, we're here to listen, advise and provide you with the tools you need to make the best decisions for you.

Call Whole Family Chiropractors, email and or book an appointment online. We look forward to serving you!

Dr. Michelle Paris, 4600 Mueller Blvd, Ste. 1009, Austin, Texas | 512.505.8500

Real health care for Downtown Austin, Hyde Park and Mueller