About Muscle Works Chiropractic

I grew up in the Seattle area, where a love of the outdoors and competitive sports first got me curious about how the human body works — and why it sometimes stops working the way it should. I earned my Bachelor of Science from Utah State University, then moved to Dallas, Texas to study at Parker College of Chiropractic. It was there that I started to question the standard model of chiropractic care: crack the back, hope it holds, schedule another visit next week. Something was missing.

After I graduated with my Doctor of Chiropractic degree, I opened my first practice in Arizona. Over several years of treating patients, I noticed a pattern — the people who got the best, longest-lasting results were the ones whose muscles were working properly. The patients who kept coming back with the same complaints were the ones whose underlying muscles had effectively gone offline. That insight changed how I practice. I dove deep into muscle activation, kinesiology, FAKTR, Active Release Technique, and acupressure, and built a whole-body, muscle-first system that treats the cause, not just the symptom.

In 2013, my wife and I moved our family to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The reasons were simple: the lakes, the mountains, the four seasons, and a community where we could raise our five kids with room to run. I opened Muscle Works Chiropractic with one goal — to give the people of North Idaho a smarter, gentler, more effective alternative to the old crack-and-go chiropractic experience.

Here's how I think about your body: your skeleton is held in place by muscles. When a muscle shuts down — from injury, stress, overuse, or even a bad night's sleep — the bones it supports drift out of position, and the muscles around it have to work overtime to pick up the slack. Fix the muscle, and the bones follow naturally. That's why I use the gentle Activator Method for spinal work and pair it with Muscle Therapy, myofascial release, acupressure, and shockwave therapy — so we address both the structure and the soft tissue that holds it up.

I'm also a VA-credentialed chiropractic provider, offering fully-covered care to veterans in the Coeur d'Alene community with a VA community care referral. I come from a military family, so serving those who have served is personal to me.

My goal isn't to keep you coming back forever — it's the opposite. Most of my patients see significant relief in six to ten visits and then graduate to maintenance or self-care. When you're not in my office, I hope you're out doing what you love: on the trails, on the lake, on the field, or chasing kids in the backyard. That's what Muscle Works is built for.