Dr. Michelle Parker has been in private practice since 2011 and is the founder of The Chiropractic Place.
General Education
Michelle was born and raised in Mustang, Oklahoma where she was a high-school athlete participating in soccer, cross-country, cheerleading. In her senior year she worked full time while maintaining 3.8 GPA. During undergraduate study, Michelle Parker earned a bachelor of science (BS) in anatomy as well as health and wellness.
Dr. Parker obtained her doctorate in chiropractic (DC) from Parker University in Dallas, Texas. While attending graduate school, Dr. Michelle Parker met her husband a chiropractor practicing in Fort Worth.
Dr. Michelle Parker is board certified by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Certifications for Pregnancy & Pediatric Wellness
Dr. Parker is an expert in chiropractic care for pregnancy and pediatric. She is one of the few chiropractors located in a 250-mile radius of the DFW area that have earned recognition from the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics. She has spent hundreds of hours earning her Diplomate in Chiropractic Pediatrics DACCP: Certified from the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). She is officially the only chiropractor to obtain the Certification of Pediatric Chiropractic + being an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant in the State of Texas. She sees families from Aledo, Willow Park, Walsh Ranch, Hudson Oaks, Weatherford, Lipan, Brock, Santo, Mineral Wells, Stephenville, Granbury, Fort Worth, Keller, Frisco, Saginaw, Lake Worth, White Settlement, Crowley and Benbrook and beyond.
In 2010 she became certified in Webster Technique which is a chiropractic care technique for pregnant women.
Certification: Body Unwinding and Craniosacral Therapy
Dr. Parker completed the 100-hour certification program with Dr. Carol Phillips for the Body Unwinding which combines the effective and superior therapies of craniosacral therapy + myofascial release + stretching + chiropractic and much more.
Certifications for Fitness & Sports
Dr. Parker took certification courses in Active Release Technique (A.R.T.) which is the gold standard for correcting soft tissue injuries commonly experienced by many mothers, fathers, and athletes of all ranges. Through integrating A.R.T. with Chiropractic her clients experience quicker recovery from injuries enabling them to return to their active lifestyles.
Certifications from NASM
In 2010 Dr. Parker earned her certification in personal training from the National Academy of Sport Medicine (CPT-NASM). In 2012 she went on to earn her FSN (Functional Sports Nutrition) certification, in 2014 she earned her WFS (Womens Fitness Specialists) and YES (Youth Exercise Specialists) certifications. These are some of the most prestigious certifications one can earn in the field of personal training.
Michelle Parker’s Education and Affiliations
Dr. Parker is an active member of Cook Children’s Healthy Children’s Coalition, International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Christian Chiropractors Association and used to be on the board for the faith-based non-profit, Gathering Hope.
Dr. Parker strives to offer the families she serves with the best chiropractic care available. She empowers her families with knowledge on nutrition, stretching and exercises they can do at home to help maintain their treatments longer.
Dr. Parker’s husband tells others that what sets her apart in her field is her, “compassion and dedication to helping as many families as possible”. Her patient’s personal time and schedule are important. She places a high priority on giving individualized, timely and elite care.
Dr. Parker and her husband have two high-energy boys named Jarrett and Jaxton. Her hobbies include spending time with her family, reading medical research articles, cooking allergen-free and learning ways to become more “crunchy”.
