Meet the Doctor Behind Huntington Beach Chiropractic
Huntington Beach Chiropractic was founded in 2019 by Dr. Michael VanDerschelden, DC, who has practiced chiropractic for 13 years under California Chiropractic License #32929. He performs precision, data-driven chiropractic adjustments using digital X-ray and posture analysis, and patients have left 437 five-star Google reviews and 252 five-star Yelp reviews. Care plans are built from each patient’s own objective findings.
You’ve Been Adjusted Before. You Still Don’t Know What’s Wrong.
Most people who land here have already seen a chiropractor. They got adjusted a few times, then got sent home. Nobody showed them an X-ray. Nobody measured anything.
The pain came back.
So the real question isn’t whether chiropractic works. It’s whether this doctor will actually find the problem. That question is why Dr. Michael VanDerschelden, DC built this practice the way he did.
How Dr. Michael VanDerschelden Works
Every new patient starts with a workup. Digital X-rays. PostureRay X-ray analysis. PostureScreen posture analysis. All of it before a single adjustment.
Then you see your own findings on a screen, explained in plain language.
Your care plan gets built from those findings — not from a standard plan copied patient to patient. Mild neck tension and a degenerative lumbar condition need different visit frequencies, different techniques, different exercises.
The adjustment changes too. Dr. Michael VanDerschelden uses the Y-Strap to decompress the spine along its long axis, and the Magic Hug for the joint at the base of the skull. He adjusts extremities as well — feet, knees, hips, shoulders — because restriction anywhere can pull on the spot that hurts.
This practice doesn’t chase pain. It follows the structure.
Then it checks the work. Re-examinations produce before-and-after X-rays and posture comparisons, so you see whether your spine actually changed.
What This Practice Rejects
Adjusting a Spine Nobody Has Looked At
Most practices adjust from touch and from what you say hurts. No digital X-rays. No posture analysis. No baseline. That’s guessing. The symptom may quiet down. The structure never changes.
Dr. Michael VanDerschelden also rejects the question most offices use to measure progress: “How are you feeling today?” That’s a customer service question, not a clinical measurement.
Progress here is measured on re-examination. Documented change in spinal curvature. Measured postural shift. Range of motion, checked again. Feeling better is nice. It isn’t the evidence.
He learned this the hard way. His career started at one of the largest chiropractic practices in California — roughly 80 patients a day. He saw what that speed does to clinical quality. This practice is the opposite of that room.
CREDENTIALS
Credentials and Proof
- Doctor of Chiropractic (Honors) — Southern California University of Health Sciences / Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, December 2013. Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, 3.67 GPA.
- Bachelor of Science, Pre-Physical Therapy and Exercise Science — Western Washington University, Cum Laude.
- California Chiropractic License #32929, valid through June 30, 2027.
- Current active member of the California Chiropractic Association.
- 13 years in practice. Huntington Beach Chiropractic opened in 2019.
- Clinical experience with complex cases: scoliosis, paraplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-surgical spinal fusion.
- 5.0★Google rating · 437 reviews
- 252Yelp reviews, 5.0★
- 13 yrsServing Huntington Beach
- LicensedActive CA Chiropractor
437 Google reviews at 5.0 stars and 252 Yelp reviews at 5.0 stars. Individual results vary.
Two Doctors. One Building. Two Separate Practices.
Dr. Michael VanDerschelden, DC is married to Dr. Aimee VanDerschelden, DC. Both are licensed chiropractors. They share an address on Main St.
They do not share a practice.
Dr. Michael cares for adults at Huntington Beach Chiropractic — corrective care and wellness maintenance for the spine and extremities. Dr. Aimee provides prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric chiropractic care through her own practice, Momma’s Chiro.
If you’re pregnant or bringing in a child, she’s the right doctor. That care isn’t offered here. One phone call gets you to the right one of us.
Who This Practice Is Not For
Being direct saves everyone time.
- If you want a fast adjustment with no exam and no X-rays, this isn’t your practice. The workup happens every time.
- If you’re calling to compare per-adjustment prices, this isn’t a fit either. This practice doesn’t discount and doesn’t negotiate fees.
- If you found Dr. Michael VanDerschelden through his fasting or nutrition content, that’s his personal brand. Those services aren’t offered at this location. This practice is adjustment-based.
- And if you’d rather not look at your own X-rays and posture data, the model won’t work. The entire care plan is built from that data.
Still reading? Then you’re who this practice was built for.