Dr. Richard D. Ehret, DC

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Get to know Chiropractor Dr. Richard D. Ehret, who serves patients in Mill Valley, California.

Striving to help patients regain their sense of well-being, Dr. Ehret is a chiropractor and neuromusculoskeletal professional specializing in full spine, cranial, and extremity adjustment. The Founder of Ehret Chiropractic in Mill Valley, California, he utilizes both hand and instrument adjusting to rehabilitate injuries, arrest and reverse degeneration, as well as boost wellness.

“My purpose is to help restore and maintain the health of my patients. My practice is based on a spirit-mind-body concept of health. I utilize chiropractic adjustments and other techniques that enhance the body’s own recuperative, regenerative, and restorative powers. I also educate patients to the disease-health continuum so that they can cooperate in the healing process” expressed the doctor.

Back in 1976, Dr. Ehret was involved in a serious auto accident. He received chiropractic care and realized firsthand the benefits of treating biomechanical problems biomechanically. He noticed the tension he was holding in his body and then began to notice it in everyone. 

Later, when he was introduced to chiropractic philosophy, he found it to be consistent with yoga and Tai Chi philosophy, which encouraged him to pursue a career as a chiropractor. It was in 1984 that he obtained his Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic – West campus, after which he opened his private practice in 1986. 

Now, with over three decades of experience in his field, Dr. Ehret focuses on all five bodies and integrates their function: material, vital, sensory, intellect and soul. He firmly believes that periodic chiropractic adjustments can help keep body tension to a minimum, consciousness present, and facilitate maintaining a state of ease.

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine that mainly deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. A chiropractor uses spinal adjustments, manipulation, and other techniques to manage patients’ health concerns, including neck pain and back pain. They aim to improve patients’ functionality and quality of life by properly aligning the body’s musculoskeletal structure and enabling the body to heal itself without the use of medication or surgery. 

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