Dr. Derrick Houghton | Pflugerville Chiropractor

Meet Dr. Derrick Houghton

Welcome to Our first Pfaces of Pflugerville feature. Today we are getting to know Dr. Derrick Houghton, a Pflugerville Chiropractor, with Texas Family Chiropractic.

My husband and I  met Derrick when we moved to our forever home in 2012. I only know Derrick on a friendly level, so it was great to get to know him professionally.

I asked Derrick to tell us a little about growing up and his decision to become a chiropractor in Pflugerville.

I was born near Seattle Wa., and my father job moved us 13 times before I was in high school. I was always interested in sports and health. After playing football and basketball in high school I spent 5 years competing in bodybuilding. Qualifying for national level competition. At the same time I decided to chase after a pre-med program that gained me entrance to Life University School of Chiropractic.

I knew I wanted to work with people but did not know the basics of chiropractic. While in my third quarter(of 14) at Life U I was in a motorcycle accident. I spent a few weeks in the hospital and had a closed brain injury. At the same time I had an area in my lower back that had no feeling at all. After getting out of the hospital a chiropractic student checked and adjusted me. I regained my feeling and function soon after. This showed me first hand that chiropractic works. It makes me confident when talking to my patients that I can help them. Now it has been 16 years and more than 4000 patients and I still love what I do. I get to help teach people how to be healthy and it is fulfilling.

What do you love most about our growing city and what changes would you like to see in the next 10 years?

I like that our city still has a small town feel.

I like seeing my neighbors and patients at the store or high school game.

I would like to see the city change slowly.

I would like it to stay smallish..