Dr. James Chestnut

Dr. Chestnut is the founder and lead faculty member of the ICA’s Council on Evidence-Based and Lifestyle certification program, which replaces the former ICA Wellness Council, founded by Dr. Chestnut in 2004.

In addition to receiving his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2000, Dr. Chestnut holds a Master of Science in exercise physiology with a specialization in neuromuscular adaptation, a Bachelor of Education, and the Evidence-Based Chiropractic and Lifestyle Practitioner certification from the ICA.

Dr. Chestnut has lectured to both practitioners and the public around the world on the scientific evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness and safety of chiropractic, the neurophysiological effects of VSC/motion unit dysfunction and chiropractic adjustment, the validity and logic of the chiropractic health paradigm, the evidence of the primary causal impact of lifestyle on health, and the clinical implementation of evidence-based assessment and care. Dr. Chestnut is a recipient of the ICA “Researcher of the Year” for 2005, “Educator of the Year” for 2007, the Stuart Rynsburger Award for Outstanding Service to Chiropractic from the United Chiropractic Association in the U.K. for 2016, and the Canadian Chiropractic Scientist of the Year Award from Life University in 2020.