Mission

Dr. Michael Williams

Dr. Williams grew up in New Braunfels, Texas and completed a 4-year tour of duty with the United States Coast Guard. After an honorable discharge he pursued a career in Upper Cervical Chiropractic because of the positive impact UCC care made on his own health.

You see Dr. Williams was a patient before he became the doctor. He too was suffering from a misaligned upper cervical neck. Causing chronic migraines and other health related issues. After receiving his first upper cervical correction, Dr. Williams immediately began receiving positive feedback from his body. He knew at that time he had found his calling, or had his calling found him?

Dr. Williams moved to Dallas where he received his doctorate of Chiropractic in 2008. Upon graduation he needed more specific training in the upper cervical field. He moved to Austin and began practicing and fine tuning his skills under one of the busiest and most successful Upper Cervical practices in the United States. Through extensive training and hard work, he mastered the Upper Cervical technique of Orthospinology and in 2011 opened Williams Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Wellness Center in San Antonio. He is a certified Orthospinologist and is on the Advisory Board for Orthospinology. Dr. Williams has spoken at, as well as emceed, the Orthospinology Annual Symposium for the last several years.

Dr. Joe Ritola

Dr. Ritola was born and raised in rural Northern Michigan and was a multi-sport athlete in his youth. It was a significant lower back injury sustained while playing high school football that initially led him to seek out chiropractic care as a patient. The amazing results he obtained had a huge and lasting impact on him and led him to seek out a career in the natural healing arts.

For many years, conventional chiropractic care had helped him manage the physical effects of years of playing contact sports, multiple motor vehicle collisions, and a history of repetitive stresses on his cervical spine. More recently, however, traditional chiropractic approaches proved to be less and less effective and ultimately drove him to seek out something different.

A concerned friend and colleague referred him to Dr. Williams and his unique approach to Upper Cervical Chiropractic. Under Dr. Williams’ care he experienced a dramatic improvement in the persistent upper neck/shoulder pain and stiffness that had plagued him for several years.

Dr. Ritola was amazed that such a gentle approach could yield such profound results and he felt called to learn and share this technique with his patients.