In 1962 my father, Dr. Dale Huffer, had a tree come down on him, fracturing two vertebrae at the base of his neck. After a year of medical care with no help/relief and being told his symptoms were all in his head and that he needed to see a psychiatrist, he went to a Chiropractor, and after one adjustment he had 80% relief! He walked out of that DC office with tears of inspiration and told my mother he would give anything to be able to help people that way. Four years later, when I was in first grade, we moved to Davenport, Iowa, where he attended Palmer College of Chiropractic. Growing up, it was common to see patients, children and adults alike, with fevers, asthma, sciatica, athletic injuries, headaches, digestive issues, and multiple other conditions being carried in and walking out symptom-free time and time again. Witnessing these miracles inspired me to want to do the same.
I attended Defiance College to play basketball and take undergraduate studies before moving on to graduate school for my Doctorate at Palmer College of Chiropractic. I’ve been in practice in Jackson Center since 1983 and was blessed to practice for 13 years with my father. In 2000, after 17 years of practice, I returned to Palmer College to study for my second Doctorate in Healthcare Philosophy. This, in turn, led to three published papers in that field and a commitment to teach/lecture as a Faculty Extension Professor in the Philosophy Department at Palmer College and most recently at Life University. I’ve always been passionate about helping people by addressing the true cause of their health issues; by educating each person about the importance of :
1. Balanced Nervous System.
2. Lifestyle changes to support/enhance nervous system balance.
3. Nutrition-Huffer Chiropractic has a full-time nutritionist, Leisha Elchert. She, along with the doctors, leads our team in teaching our clients about “Autophagy” and eating a diet that makes our body less inflamed at the cellular level.
4. Stress-addressing the emotional component via bringing the spiritual component into the healthcare approach. We utilize (B.E.S.T) -Bio –Energetics-Synchronization-Technique and
5. Brain-based-Neuro feedback/Biofeedback to change abnormal brain patterns and abnormal Neuroplasticity.
My own personal health has always been a high priority, and we at Huffer Chiropractic try our best to lead by example with weekly adjustments and healthy lifestyle choices to emanate optimal performance/health. Most of my practice is clients/families enjoying Optimal Performance and higher quality lives via the Chiropractic lifestyle.
Family has always been a priority for my wife Lori and me. We are blessed to have four healthy children as well as six grandchildren! Chelsea lives next door to the office with an assisted living aid. Brooke is married to Josh, and they just bought a house in Jackson Center. She is a nutritionist at two chiropractic offices. They have a little girl, Charlotte Grace a.k.a. Charli, and a boy, Jagger Joshua. Makaine, is married to Chas. They live in Lima. She is an intervention specialist and teaches at Wapakoneta. They have three children Finnley, Vivian & Zayden. Dillon married Taylor after returning from 3 years as a practicing DC in New Zealand. He presently lives in Marysville and owns/operates Huffer Chiropractic/C4OP’s satellite office in Dublin, Ohio. Dillon and Taylor have a son Foxton Drake Huffer.
I’m a huge sports fan, and I am blessed to work with multiple elite athletes, assisting them to achieve optimal performance. We continue to keep our fitness a priority, as well, with weekly adjustments, clean organic eating, regular exercise, and daily spiritual enrichment!
Much like my father, in 1962, who took an apparent tragedy and turned it into a blessing by choosing to respond, via a chiropractic adjustment, to change the direction of his life. We have been blessed to lead over 100 individuals to become DCs today and millions of people are enjoying better health/lives because of my parent's decision to become something bigger. Our team at Huffer Chiropractic continues to carry on this legacy, empowering people to respond to their health challenges by addressing the cause; Emotional, Chemical, and Physical, to create better lives for themselves and their families.