Dr. Michael Foudy, D.C.

Education and training

Dr. Foudy started at Saddleback Community College, where he earned his AA in Biology in 1984. From there he went to the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, earned his BS in Human Biology, and graduated Doctor of Chiropractic in 1989. He has been treating patients in Mission Viejo ever since.

He is trained in Diversified, Sacral Occipital Technique, Thompson drop table, Cox flexion/distraction, and Activator method, and certified on the Accu-Spina IDD platform. He also holds a California Radiography X-Ray Supervisor and Operator license and is certified in paraspinal electromyography. That is why the X-rays and the surface EMG happen in his office, on his equipment, read by him.

Olympic and World Cup years

From 1996 to 2004, Dr. Foudy traveled with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team as team chiropractor. Two Olympic cycles, two World Cup cycles, including the gold medal run. The work shaped his approach to structure-first, function-driven care.

Recognition and memberships

Chiropractor of the Year, 1999 (Chiropractic Leadership Alliance).

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

What he is known for in the office

• The show-and-tell consultation: exam, EMG, X-rays, walked through with you.
• The Accu-Spina decompression program for disc-driven cases.
• Plain language. He calls the EMG an EKG of your nervous system, because it is.
• The braces-and-retainer model for plans: a corrective phase, then maintenance to keep what we built.

Outside the office

Surfing keeps the shoulders moving. Golf keeps the spine rotating. Hiking with his wife keeps the heart pumping. He also serves on the Board of Governors of the Saddleback College Foundation, giving back to the school where his own education started. He walks his talk because he expects his patients to walk theirs.