Roswell Meet Dr. Kristen Welsh
“Dr. K”
Roswell Chiropractor, Dr. Kristen Welsh
Meet Dr. Kristen Welsh — “Dr. K”
Some people choose their career. Dr. Kristen Welsh had hers chosen for her — by a moment that changed her entire family forever.
It started with a spine. Actually, it started with two.
At just 10 years old, while living in Texas, a young Kristen unearthed the vertebra of a mosasaur — a prehistoric marine reptile — on a family dig. A future chiropractor, already fascinated by spines, long before she even knew what chiropractic was.
A proud Marist School graduate (class of 1990), Dr. K has called the greater Atlanta area home since 1984 — making her as rooted in this community as it gets.
That same year she graduated Marist, she accepted a congressional nomination from Representative John Lewis to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. During her freshman year, her twin brother was struck by a car while riding his bike. The injuries were catastrophic — a lacerated liver, a collapsed lung, multiple surgeries. When doctors were unable to inflate his lung and his blood count continued to fall, the prognosis was grim.
Then their mother — Dr. Claire Welsh, a chiropractor who had recently opened Care More Chiropractic — adjusted his Atlas, the top bone in his neck.
His lung inflated instantly. His prognosis turned. He made a full recovery.
That moment didn’t just change Dr. Kristen — it changed her entire family. Her father witnessed what chiropractic could do firsthand and made a decision that would define the rest of his life. He left a successful career as a Fortune 500 executive to pursue his own chiropractic doctorate, graduating from Life University and joining Care More in 1996.
Chiropractic didn’t just save her brother’s life. It called an entire family home. And the family keeps growing — Dr. K’s twin brother is married to a chiropractor, making her the third DC in the family.
Dr. Kristen graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1994 and served her country as a commissioned officer, leaving the military in 2000 at the rank of Captain — ready to answer the calling she had carried for a decade.
She enrolled at Life University that same year, and while earning her Doctorate in Chiropractic, she worked every job at Care More Chiropractic — front desk, chiropractic assistant, billing, scheduling. There is no role in this practice she hasn’t done with her own hands.
In 2004, she graduated from Life University Magna Cum Laude. On that stage, her father, Dr. Steve Welsh, DC, delivered the commencement address, surrounded by family who understood exactly what that moment meant.
It was a full-circle moment years in the making.
Dr. K joined Care More Chiropractic full time in 2004 and has led the practice since 2013, carrying forward the legacy her mother built from the ground up in Roswell, GA, more than three decades ago.
Today she holds a Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma (CCST), one of the most respected post-graduate credentials in the field. Having been in a motor vehicle accident herself, she brings both clinical expertise and deeply personal understanding to every personal injury patient she treats.
She is also Webster Certified through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), a specialized certification in chiropractic care for pregnant women. The Webster Technique focuses on pelvic balance and alignment during pregnancy and is actively recommended by OBs, midwives, and doulas for expectant mothers seeking natural, gentle support throughout their pregnancy journey. For many of her pregnant patients, Dr. K isn’t just their chiropractor — she’s an essential part of their birth team.
She serves families, children, pregnant moms, seniors, athletes, and accident victims. And as a mom herself, she knows what it means to juggle a full, beautiful, demanding life while refusing to let your health take a back seat.
Her patients don’t call her Dr. Welsh.
They call her Dr. K.
Because when you walk through her doors, you feel it immediately — this is a doctor who genuinely cares more.
Dr. Kristen Welsh, DC — Credentials at a Glance
Doctor of Chiropractic — Life University, 2004 (Magna Cum Laude)
B.S. — United States Air Force Academy, 1994
Marist School, class of 1990
Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma (CCST)
Webster Certification — International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA)
Former U.S. Air Force Officer (commissioned 1994, separated 2000)
Lead chiropractor at Care More Chiropractic since 2004
Practice leader since 2013
Ready to meet Dr. K in person? Schedule your first appointment or call us at (770) 640-6600. New patients are always welcome.