Podcast #80 - Dustin Houser

Forward - The Podcast of the Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance

Dr. Houser was born and raised in Morganton, NC. After graduating from Freedom High in 2007, he attended Appalachian State University where he graduated with a degree in Exercise Science, with concentrations in pre-professional studies. His minors were in Biology and Psychology. He went on to complete his Doctor of Chiropractic degree at National University of Health Sciences, attending both of their campuses, Florida and Illinois. He began practice in Winston-Salem, NC, and then moved to practice in Durham, NC. He is now happy to be back home at Alpine Chiropractic Clinic, and providing excellent chiropractic care to the people of the community he grew up in. Dr. Houser has been active in athletics since childhood, playing baseball as a child, wrestling in middle school and high school, and playing tennis and pick-up basketball games in college. During his time in Tampa Bay, he was a member of a beach volleyball league, and also served as a volunteer at several local races, triathlons, AVP tournaments, and The Sunshine State Games. While practicing in Durham, he worked under the previous team chiropractor for NC State and Duke Athletics. He also served as covering medical provider at the AVP First tournament in Raleigh, NC.

Dr. Houser was a student ambassador at NUHS-FL & NUHS-IL. He served as the President of the Motion Palpation (MPI) club at NUHS-FL. He has also served multiple terms as ambassador for the Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance (FTCA). He is currently serving on the board of directors for the Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation, which is a non-profit organization focused on raising funds to support the local hospital system in Burke County. His professional interests are in sports medicine, rehab, diet/nutrition, and lifestyle counseling. His personal interests are music, sports, video gaming, and outdoor activities with his wife Tara, and their dogs Whiskey & Sadie.