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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

Hunter Ford DC

Our goal is simple: to help people get out and stay out of pain to live happier and healthier lives.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from our (growing) families to yours!

The Ford family is expecting baby #3 in the spring, and Mikael Powers welcomed their second baby, Rowan (below), last month.

Other Updates:

We are excited to announce we just installed an infrared sauna in our office and are now offering sauna sessions that include red light therapy. Please reach out if you have any questions about any of the therapies we offer.

Starting in the new year, we will be open on Saturdays from 9am-12pm. Click the link in bio to book your appointment today.

The office will be closed for the rest of this week (December 24th-26th) as well as January 1st. Office hours will resume as normal every other day.

As always, we appreciate every single one of you for your continued support in 2025 and look forward to helping you optimize your health in 2026.

12/18/2025

The site of symptoms isn’t always the problem. The same goes in reverse as very often I see issues in the shoulder causing neck pain.

If you’re having either, please reach out and let us help you get out of pain and back to doing what you love.

Share this with your friend who needs to come in for a proper exam and treatment.

11/22/2025

Who needs some relief before Thanksgiving?

11/12/2025

Welcome to our page. We specialize in chiropractic and sports medicine.

Our goal is to help you get out of pain and stay out of pain, to enjoy a happy, healthy life.

We serve the Santa Barbara community on the Mesa, but also post weekly tips to help stay out of pain at home.

Call or DM us with questions or to schedule your appointment. Link in bio!

10/24/2025

Feel Good Friday!

Good times keeping Rich going!

Call us or book online in bio to see us both.

10/15/2025

Interested in personalized training with us to reach your goals and get out of pain?

Comment shoulder to see how you can get a free personalized program for you.

10/08/2025

When’s the last time you’ve been adjusted?

Call us today to schedule an appointment!

07/11/2025

Supplement sale…

The supplement company I work with and trust highly just is doing their version of a prime deal, offering 25% off for the next 2 days, so I wanted to extend the savings to you!

The code SUMMER25 will save you 25% even if you’ve ordered with me in the past. Link in bio.

I sent out an email yesterday to those on my email list. If you’re not and want to be, DM me or let me know at our next visit (it’s mainly just my Christmas card each year).

Here are a few of my favorite supplements that I personally use daily:

1. Twice Daily Multi (contains Vitamin D and methylated B12): Good for sleep, stress and jaw tension/grinding.
2. Magnesium Glycinate Powder (highly bioavailable magnesium): Good for sleep and relaxing muscles.
3. Whole Body Collagen: Great for joint health and recovery
4. Electrolyte Synergy (Contains high dose of Vitamin C): Great for hydration and immune health
5. Grass Fed-Beef Protein (Clean anti-inflammatory protein source): Great for reaching protein and strength goals
6. Creatine Monohydrate: Great for muscle recovery as well as brain health

A few more honorable mentions include CurcumEvail (bioavailable turmeric) as well as inflammatone (basically a healthy version of Advil).

Please reach out with any questions and share this with your friend you know could use some supplements in their life!

11/27/2024

Consistency 👇

The second photo is my first run (almost ever if you check my previous Strava). It was a cold and dark morning on January 2nd. What was different about that day vs every other day the prior 10 years? Simple, I set a goal and decided to keep it. 100% mental.

How did I physically complete the goal of doing a triathlon with no history in any of these sports? One word perfectly shown in the first photo: consistency. Slow and steady wins the race and prevents injury. Running consistently usually just once a week allowed me to go a minute and a half faster per mile and 4x the distance in the recent half marathon! I was literally shocked to see the changes that come simply by doing something consistently.

Since choosing the goal is the most important part, think carefully about it. Choose something sustainable that will make you healthier and proud of yourself in a year from now. Anything that gets you moving more is great start. We are capable of so much more than we think. Go prove it to yourself!

Next step is make a plan, including when are you going to start? Although not bad to change habits with changing seasons or fresh starts, you don’t have to wait until the New Year like I did. If you start next week you’ll be one month closer and what you thought would be hard now will seem easy come Jan 1.

Share with your friend who needs a little motivation or save for later if you need it yourself. Also, if you’re in too much pain or have other limitations keeping you from reaching your goal, please reach out. We have a team that can help.

Ps. We will be back to the regularly scheduled health content, with the shoulder up next. Please comment or DM if you’ve found any of the triathlon lessons helpful 🙏

11/22/2024

Swimming…

Swimming has been the hardest of the 3 activities to do well, but it is the one I feel the best after doing. I’ve swam about once a week since the beginning of the year, but it took about 3 months to even breath correctly; and i am still learning and improving each time. I highly recommend watching YouTube videos on form and sticking with this difficult but rewarding form of exercise.

Swimming has many benefits including the obvious of great, low impact cardio. It is also mainly upper body, which is different than most other cardio, and like biking after leg day can be a great way to keep the muscles mobile after lifting in the gym. Finally it is great for the shoulders and surprisingly improving stiffness in your neck as it takes both through significant active range of motion. The more limber your lats, the faster you’ll be, so check out the old video on rolling your lats if that isn’t part of your routine.

If you are planing on a Tri, definitely train in the ocean as well as pool, as they are very different beasts. Also, a swimming wetsuit was very helpful and I felt like I was floating wearing the xterra wetsuit race day!

Any tips on my form?

10/19/2024

Running!

The main thing I learned from running is that it isn’t bad for your hips. I’d been biased seeing many runners in my office dealing with hip pain, however my hips actually got less tight the more I ran. As with all load management, not doing too much too soon is critical. Specifically for running, having strength and balance is very important, so working in single leg strength training can help.

The main thing I like about running is the opportunity to push yourself mentally and physically. My most enjoyable runs were ones where I pushed past what I thought I could do, showing myself I am more capable than what I think and likely limit myself in many areas of life.

Running is also quick and free, besides some good running shoes (Hoka’s helped significantly shift strain on ankles/calves to the entire leg). Walking is obviously a great alternative if you aren’t ready for running yet.

What’s your favorite route to run in Santa Barbara?

10/09/2024

Accountability partners!

Exercise and friendship are both very important, so why not combine the two together? You’re more likely to do and enjoy your exercise if you are doing it with other people. I can’t even imagine the number of workouts I would have skipped (especially in the mornings) if there weren’t 1 or 2 other guys waiting for me there.

Tag your friend you want to spend more time with and get healthy with at the same time.

Not sure where to start? Try a half hour partner training session with our trainer

Address

1933 Cliff Drive, Unit 11
Santa Barbara, CA
93109

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+18059653302

Website

http://fordchiropracticsb.com/, http://www.getdorso.com/

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