Benjamin D. Holmes, PhD, DC

There are two things I love about being a chiropractor: the individuals I get to care for and the opportunity to couple the science of musculoskeletal function with the art of compassionate hands-on care. Each patient I see is unique, and each one requires a personalized combination of that science and art. And I get to figure that out every time I step into the treatment room.

Before coming to Duke I practiced at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. There, I came to recognize the efficacy of team-based spine care. Chiropractic provides relief for a broad spectrum of spine-related disorders, such as back pain, neck pain, tension headaches, sciatic pain, and myofascial pain. But chiropractic is not right for every condition, nor for every patient. As chiropractors, my partners and I take pride in our ability to get patients with spinal disorders to the right provider, for the right care, at the right time.

When I'm not in the clinic, I also enjoy conducting research, raising kids, practicing yoga, serving in my faith community, reading classics and biographies, contemplating the cosmos (especially outdoors), and dancing with my wife.