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Meet Dr. Foudy · Mission Viejo, California

37 years. Over 10,000 patients. An Olympic team on his resume.

Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C. has cared for spines in Mission Viejo for 37 years and treated more than 10,000 patients. From 1996 to 2004 he was the official chiropractor to the U.S. Women’s Olympic and World Cup Soccer teams, and in 1999 he was named Chiropractor of the Year. The same table-side standard he brought to a national team is the one waiting on Marguerite Parkway this week.

Open mornings most days. Thursday is afternoons only, 3:00 to 6:00 pm.

Dr. Michael Foudy standing in his white coat at Foudy Chiropractic in Mission Viejo
In his own words

“I think I know what I’m doing.

He says it plainly, and after 37 years he has earned it. Dr. Foudy treats chiropractic like a craft, the way a master carpenter talks about wood. He measures before he ever touches you, shows you what he found on your own scans and X-rays, and tells you honestly whether he can help. Most of the time, he can.

And when something is not his to fix, he says so. He would rather point you down the street to the right specialist than sell you care you do not need. That honesty is the reason patients stay with him for decades.

I’ve treated over 10,000 patients. I think I know what I’m doing.Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C.
We’re not measuring your pain. We’re measuring how the nervous system is functioning.Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C.
Education and licensure

The training behind the hands.

Dr. Foudy earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1989 and a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology along the way. He holds a California Radiography X-Ray Supervisor and Operator license and is certified in Paraspinal Electromyography, which is why the X-rays and the surface EMG happen in his Mission Viejo office, on his equipment, read by him.

Doctor of Chiropractic, 1989
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. The Mission Viejo practice opens the same year.
B.S., Human Biology
The science foundation under 37 years of structure-first care.
X-Ray Supervisor & Operator
California Radiography license. The digital X-rays happen in his office, on his equipment, read by him.
Certified, Paraspinal Electromyography
So the surface EMG, his EKG of the nervous system, is performed and read in-house.
Foudy ChiropracticThe Gold Thread

One career. One standard of care.

Some clinics hang stock photos. This one has a national team on its resume. The thread below runs from a 1989 license at LACC to the table you will lie on this week.

Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C., chiropractor in Mission Viejo, CA
Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C. · Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 1989

I've treated over 10,000 patients. I think I know what I'm doing.

Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C.

The career, in five waypoints

  1. 1989

    Licensed at LACC

    Doctor of Chiropractic, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. The Mission Viejo practice opens the same year.

    B.S., Human Biology

  2. 1996

    Atlanta Olympics

    Official chiropractor to the U.S. Women's Olympic Soccer Team. The team brings home gold.

    The gold medal run

  3. 1999

    World Cup year

    The U.S. women take the World Cup, and Dr. Foudy is named Chiropractor of the Year.

    Chiropractic Leadership Alliance

  4. 2004

    The final tournament

    Eight years of national team duty close with one last Olympic tournament.

    U.S. Women's National Team, 1996 to 2004

  5. Today

    Mission Viejo

    37 years in practice. Over 10,000 patients. The same table-side standard, on Marguerite Parkway.

    10,000+ patients and counting

Recognition and service

Named Chiropractor of the Year, 1999.

The award came from the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance in 1999, the same year the U.S. women took the World Cup. Beyond the office, Dr. Foudy holds active memberships and gives back to the school where his own education started.

  • American Chiropractic Association (ACA)
  • California Chiropractic Association (CCA)
  • Board of Governors, Saddleback College Foundation
How he adjusts

Six techniques, matched to you.

Your spine is like the circuit breakers in the back of your house. When one is out of alignment it blocks the signal, and an adjustment pops it back in so the signal flows again. Dr. Foudy does not run every body through the same move. He matches the technique to your spine, not the other way around, and adds AccuSpina spinal decompression with oscillation when the disc is the problem.

  • Diversified
  • Sacral Occipital Technique
  • Cervical Traction
  • Thompson Drop Table
  • Cox Flexion/Distraction
  • Activator Method
Dr. Foudy adjusting a patient's lower back at Foudy Chiropractic
An adjustment matched to the patient, in the open-room office on Marguerite Parkway.
Outside the office

He walks his own talk.

Surfing keeps the shoulders moving. Golf keeps the spine rotating. Hiking keeps the heart pumping. Dr. Foudy lives the lifestyle he prescribes, because he expects his patients to live theirs too. You have to brush your teeth, eat good food, and exercise. Your spine is the same.

I love what I do, and I’m not going to stop.Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C.
Good questions

What patients ask about Dr. Foudy

Come in

Let him show you where you stand.

First question: can he help you? Almost always, yes. Come in for one unhurried visit. He will measure exactly what is going on, show you what he finds on your own scans and X-rays, and tell you honestly whether he can fix it. You see it for yourself before you decide anything.