A quote by Dr. Palmer, the Father of Chiropractic medicine, has been able to embody and resonate with Dr. Chapman’s decision to become a chiropractor, “Do not forget that chiropractors did not treat diseases. They adjust causes, whether acquired, spontaneous, or the result of accident.”  Dr. Chapman will always remember his first adjustment.  He walked into the Shiawassee Spinal Center in 2016, as an athlete and bodybuilder with severe back pain.  Jacob was being treated by a medical doctor, taking muscle relaxers and afraid his athletic days were behind him.  In the last effort to prevent spinal surgery and lifelong medical complications, he decided to see a Chiropractor.  That Chiropractor was none other than Dr. Kenneth Cushman at the Shiawassee Spinal Center.

Jacob walked into the Shiawassee Spinal Center a skeptic. Jacob wondered what kind of relief he could provide that his own doctor could not.  That skeptic was made a believer that day.  After one adjustment, his range of motion returned, his pain was alleviated, and Jacob felt like he could truly now perform to the best of his abilities.  Dr. Cushman treated the cause of Jacob’s symptoms instead of putting a band-aid on the problem.  He walked out of Dr. Cushman’s office that day; finally getting relief from the pain that had plagued him for the last few months.  Jacob was studying to become a Registered Dietician at the time.  He made the drive back to Mount Pleasant and made the decision to change my major and pursue my Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine.  Jacob wanted to share that same healing gift that Dr. Cushman had given to him.  

Dr. Chapman received his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Central Michigan University and later went on to obtain a degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic. Jacob and his now-wife Alexa decided to relocate to Port Orange, Florida so that he could study and learn the craft of Chiropractic medicine. After his four years at Palmer College Jacob moved back to Michigan and accepted the preceptor position at the Shiawassee Spinal Center. Jacob has been blessed with the opportunity to continue to cultivate, develop, and grow as a chiropractor and serve his community at the Shiawassee Spinal Center.