My Grandpa, Dr. Dave Mitchell, passed away last week at 98 years old. He is 100% the reason that I became a Chiropractor. I watched him from the time I was very little taking care of people, “fixing” people, helping people, serving people inside and outside of the four walls of his practice. I watched him adjust people on tailgates of trucks and bleachers at ballgames and haybales at rodeos. He spent almost 50 years in his practice, Mitchell Chiropractic Life Center in Alamogordo, NM (which still thrives today) and then Albuquerque, NM. After retiring from his regular practice he went on to serve Southern NM from Ruidoso to El Paso and every place in between adjusting race horses, jumping horses and rodeo performance horses and their owners! He was still giving adjustments up into his 90’s-he never stopped taking care of the people (and the animals). My Grandpa was an inspiration and mentor to so many Chiropractors over the years, teaching Thompson Technique seminars (this is the technique we use at Clearview utilizing the drop tables). He was in Davenport, Iowa at Palmer College of Chiropractic when Dr. Clay Thompson was developing the technique and tables that we use today. I am the 11th out of 12 Chiropractors in my family now, and my Grandpa has played a huge role in what we do and how we serve you here at Clearview. Dr. Corey & Dr. Erica are starting that same trend in their family, too! By the end of 2027, there will be 5 Chiropractors in their family! It is my great honor and joy to share a little bit of Dr. Mitchell’s legacy with you; 20 years of Clearview Chiropractic Life Center stands upon the solid foundation he laid back in 1956 at Mitchell Chiropractic Life Center in New Mexico.
Dr. Dave Mitchell, Thompson Technique Seminar February 2006