Meet the Doctor

Dr. Ricky Hanks is a licensed Chiropractor serving the Dallas community.

Dr. Ricky Hanks has been freeing people from pain in the clinic in Dallas, TX.  As a Chiropractor with experience, Dr. Hanks is committed to promoting optimal health and well being of patients.

Dr. Hanks uses a "whole person approach."  This approach to wellness means looking for underlying causes of any disturbance or disruption (which may or may not be causing symptoms at the time) and make whatever interventions and lifestyle adjustments that would optimize the conditions for normal function.  Using this unique approach, Dr. Hanks is able to help you to accelerate and/or maintain your journey to good health.

Dr. Ricky Hanks was destined to be a Doctor of Chiropractic from the time he was a little boy growing up in Lake Highlands, a suburb of Dallas, Texas.  The first sign of his destiny was his gift for always wanting to help others.

His love for Chiropractic started in the tenth grade at Lake Highlands High School.  As the athletic trainer for the football team, he worked with athletes suffering from sports injuries.  It was at that time, a friend introduced him to a Chiropractic doctor who taught Dr. Hanks about a different kind of healing. 

After high school, Dr. Hanks completed his prerequisite hours and was accepted as a student at the Parker College of Chiropractic and earned his degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1986.  As a Doctor of Chiropractic, he worked as an associate in clinical practice for 12 years in South Texas.  In 1999, Dr. Hanks returned to the Dallas and Lake Highlands’ area and opened Hanks Chiropractic Center.

Dr. Hanks’ burning desire is to educate people on the benefits of Chiropractic care as a drug-free wellness/prevention tool so they may discover their ability to live at or as close to 100% of their in borne God-given potential.  He feels his key to success is gratitude everyday and belief in God as he controls his life.  Every single referral Dr. Hanks receives is a blessing.  Dr. Hanks feels that referrals are a direct reflection of that person’s belief in his abilities as a professional and a Chiropractor. 

Dr. Hanks has over 25 years of experience.  He is trained in postural correction, Diversified, and Thompson.  His practice offers Chiropractic care, diagnostic services, therapeutic massage and the most advanced state-of-the-art physiotherapies available including decompression, active therapeutic movement (ATM2), and laser therapy.  Dr. Hanks is a lifetime member of the Parker College of Chiropractic Alumni Association.  He is also a Medallion Club member of the Texas Chiropractic Association. 

Dr. Hanks and his wife Shirley are constant supporters of many charitable organizations including Kidney Texas, The Cooper Institute, Nexus, TACA and the PAVE program – just to name a few.  They have a 16-year old son, Max, and a Springer Spaniel named Indy.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate – Tyler Junior College; Dallas Community College District
1986 Graduate – Parker College of Chiropractic – Doctor of Chiropractic
Post-Graduate – Chiropractic Biophysics, Dan Murphy’s Soft Tissue Symposium, Activator
Methods, Completed Postdoctoral Course of Chiropractic Forensics (120 hours)

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

Member of the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Texas Workers’ Compensation Approved Doctor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1986 to Present – Chiropractor
Good Life Wellness Coordinator for Southwestern Bell, South Texas Division 1988-1993
Parker College of Chiropractic Mentoring Program
Texas Chiropractic Association District 5, Inc. - Treasurer

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Parker College of Chiropractic – Dallas, Texas