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Meet Your Health Care Team

The mission on Atlas Family Chiropractic is to provide lasting pain relief, while maximizing the health potential of those people that seek our care.  We provide state of the art chiropractic care and educational resources that serve to motivate our patients to seek a wellness lifestyle, with an attitude of responsibility for their health.

The following people make up our chiropractic staff.  We are here to serve you and help you reach your health care goals, to the best of our ability.

Introducing Dr. David Nygaard, DC, MS, MBA 

Dr. Nygaard utilizes the science and philosophy that the body is a self-healing, self-regulating organism.  He is a Board Certified Atlas Orthogonist and is the only Atlas Orthogonist specialist in Western North Carolina.  He saw over 1,900 new patients in his first seven years of practice in Asheville!  Dr. Nygaard holds a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa; and trained with the founder of Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic, Dr. Roy Sweat in Atlanta, Georgia.   He has published articles in chiropractic journals and spoken at advanced seminars regarding this highly specialized, non-invasive chiropractic approach.

Originally from Janesville, Wisconsin, Dr. Nygaard holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources, a Master of Guidance and Counseling and Bachelor of Science in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.

Dr. Nygaard lives in Asheville with his wife, Barbara Marlowe, and Levi, a Golden Retriever.  His interests include running, basketball, hiking, canoeing, music, ballroom dance, animals and personal growth and healing.  Dr. Nygaard is active in the Mankind Project, a worldwide men’s movement.

Supporting Staff for Dr. David Nygaard

Meg , F/T Clinical Assistant and Rehabilitation

Meg has over 16 years of experience in the medical field both in clinical and administrative positions. She also holds a NC Chiropractic X-ray Technician Certification with the North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Her study & fascination of Metaphysics also brought her to become a Reiki Tummo Practitioner, with training from the Padmacahaya International Institute for Inner Study.   Meg and her partner enjoy time with 3 daughters & 2 cats.  In her free time she enjoys painting, hiking, writing, reading, and gardening.

Tenille, F/T Front Desk

She came to us with not only medical office experience but years of banking experience in Michigan. You can tell by her smile she is vibrant and loves people.

Nicole, P/T Medical Records Manager

Nicole is a F/T college student and she has 4 years of medical records & front desk experience.  During her free time, you can find her at the mall or Barnes and Noble.

Sonya P/T Rehabilitation

Sonya is here for fun on Thursdays! She loves Chiropractic and is working on yoga teacher training (Hatha Yoga) and Thai Massage. Sonya's "other job" is owner of TrulyTwistedMarketing.com where she does marketing and web development for small businesses. Sonya lives in Hendersonville with her two sons - ages 13 and 9.

Laura, P/T Accountant and Accounts Payable

Laura comes to us with years of accounting experience in the area, and provides us with skilled accounting for all our business needs.

Josh,  P/T Clinical Rehabilitation/Personal Trainer

Josh is a P/T member of Atlas but his presence is known. He manages our Business accounts as well as helps with Clinical Rehabilitation when necessary. He also works as a personal trainer - his passion. Josh is a dependable and funny guy!