Roswell Chiropractor : Dr. Claire Welsh
Dr. Claire Welsh — Founder, Care More Chiropractic
Dr. Claire Welsh — Founder, Care More Chiropractic
Some practices are built on business plans. Care More Chiropractic was built on something far more personal — a sports injury, a life-changing adjustment, and a mother who decided that if chiropractic could do that for her family, she was going to spend her life sharing it with others.
Dr. Claire Welsh founded Care More Chiropractic in 1990, and for more than three decades she was the heartbeat of this practice. Today she is retired from practice — but her legacy is very much alive in every patient who walks through these doors.
The Beginning
Dr. Claire was born and raised in New York, attending the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula before earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Good Counsel College of White Plains, Pace University. Her early career was anything but conventional — she worked as a bacteriologist at a medical hospital, conducted undergraduate research on the effects of Vitamin C on bacterial growth, taught special education at the high school level in the midwest, and later taught preschool in Plano, Texas.
It was after moving to the Atlanta area that everything changed. A sports injury sustained in an aerobics class led her to chiropractic care for the first time. What she expected was relief. What she found was a complete transformation — in her own health, and in her family’s health. She knew immediately that this was what she was meant to do.
She enrolled at Life Chiropractic College, where she served as clinic representative and liaison between faculty and students, consistently appeared on the National Dean’s List, and received numerous merit awards and honors throughout her academic career. In December 1988 she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic, Magna Cum Laude. Upon graduation she was inducted into the Pi Tau Delta International Chiropractic Honor Society and listed in Who’s Who of American Universities.
About a year later, on January 2, 1990, she opened Care More Chiropractic in Roswell, GA — and never looked back.
Building the Practice
What Dr. Claire built over the next three decades was extraordinary. She didn’t just build a chiropractic practice — she built a community institution. Patients who came in as young adults brought their children. Those children grew up and brought their own families. Care More became the kind of place where chiropractic wasn’t just something you did when you were in pain, injured or sick — it was part of how you lived.
In 1992 her husband, Dr. Steve Welsh — a former Fortune 500 executive so moved by what chiropractic had done for his family that he left his corporate career entirely — attended Life University where he graduated Cum Laude in 1996 and joined the Care More team. Together they grew the practice into one of the most respected chiropractic offices in the Roswell community.
And in 2004, their daughter Dr. Kristen Welsh graduated from Life University Magna Cum Laude and joined the practice full time — the moment a family legacy became a multigenerational one.
A Career of Service
Dr. Claire’s contributions to the chiropractic profession extend far beyond Care More Chiropractic.
Georgia Council of Chiropractic
Dr. Claire served on the GCC Board of Directors from 1996 to 2006, holding roles including Secretary, Vice President, and President. She was honored as GCC Chiropractor of the Year in 2001 — recognized by her peers as the top chiropractor in the state of Georgia.
International Chiropractic Association
In 2006 she was elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the ICA — one of the profession’s highest honors. She served on the ICA Board of Directors from 2015 to 2021, including as Southern Region Director and Chair of the ICA China Development Committee.
Life University
Dr. Claire was inducted as an Inaugural Distinguished Fellow of Life University in 2004 and served as PEAK Post Graduate Faculty for twenty years, mentoring chiropractic students inside the Care More office. She most recently completed her term as President of the Life University Alumni Association — proof that even in retirement, her commitment to the next generation of chiropractors never wavered.
Research & Publication
In 2009 Dr. Claire co-authored a published case study on prenatal chiropractic care using the Webster Technique, appearing in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health — Chiropractic.
The Legacy
Dr. Claire’s three children — Kristen, Stephen, and Kevin — are among her proudest accomplishments. She has watched Kristen carry the Care More torch forward with the same dedication and precision she brought to it herself. Dr. Steve and Dr. Claire have four grandchildren — Isabelle, Shelby, Lexi, and Jack — who they describe as simply amazing.
Care More Chiropractic exists today because Dr. Claire Welsh believed that chiropractic could change lives. Thirty-five years of patients — and one daughter who became a chiropractor herself — prove she was right.
Ready to experience the Care More difference for yourself? Schedule an appointment with Dr. Kristen Welsh (“Dr. K”) — call us at (770) 640-6600 or book online today.