Meet Dr. Benjamin Ryan — Chiropractor, Husband, Father, and Lifelong Student of Health
For over 23 years, Dr. Ryan has helped Massachusetts families — from newborns to seniors — move better, feel better, and live healthier. His approach is rooted in one core belief: the body has the ability to heal itself. It just needs the interference removed.
The Origin Story
From a Harrison Ford Film to a Lifetime of Helping People Heal
Dr. Ryan's path to chiropractic started, of all places, in a high school movie theater. From a young age he knew one thing with certainty: he wanted to help people. What form that would take, he wasn't yet sure — until he watched Regarding Henry. The 1991 drama stars Harrison Ford as a successful New York attorney who survives a shooting and must relearn basic speech and movement through rehabilitation. "I instantly connected with the physical therapist in that film," Dr. Ryan recalls. "Before that movie, I had no specific direction for how I'd help people. Afterward, I knew exactly what I wanted to do." The seed of a career was planted.
In his junior year of college, everything changed. His grandmother, Anna, developed severe left arm pain with pins and needles — so bad she couldn't lift her arm without agony. An orthopedic specialist told her she'd need surgery. Given that she had already undergone a spinal fusion from a prior car accident, surgery was the last thing she wanted.
A family member suggested she try chiropractic. Within a few short months, Anna was moving her arm freely — completely pain and tingling free. She went back to her orthopedist, waving her arm triumphantly: "I didn't need surgery!"
Dr. Ryan never saw his grandmother receive a single adjustment. He only saw the results. That was enough. He started researching chiropractic school and discovered that his academic path at Gordon College — where he was studying Movement Science — lined up perfectly with the prerequisites. Even better, he'd be able to do everything he had learned in physical therapy, and a whole lot more.
He enrolled at the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, IL, earned a second bachelor's degree in Human Biology along the way, and graduated with his Doctorate of Chiropractic in December 2002. He has been helping patients heal ever since — 23 years and counting.
"I never saw my grandmother get treatment. I only saw the results. That was enough."— Dr. Benjamin Ryan, on discovering chiropractic
"Two weeks before my son's delivery, he was breech. The Webster Technique is a gentle way of adjusting the spine and assessing ligament tension. In two treatments — he flipped."— Dr. Ryan, on the technique he learned in 2005
Education & Training
Three Degrees. Two Decades of Continuing Education.
Dr. Ryan holds more academic credentials than most chiropractors — and keeps adding to them every year through health and nutrition seminars.
A deep foundation in how the human body moves — biomechanics, anatomy, and physiology — that underpins every patient evaluation Dr. Ryan performs today.
Earned concurrently with his Doctorate, this degree deepened Dr. Ryan's understanding of physiology, cellular biology, and the science behind how the body heals.
A rigorous 4-year doctoral program covering spinal biomechanics, neurology, radiology, diagnosis, and clinical practice — graduating Dr. Ryan as a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic in Massachusetts.
A gentle chiropractic technique designed for pregnant patients — assessing and adjusting the sacrum and uterine ligaments to support optimal fetal positioning. Dr. Ryan learned this technique in 2005, just before his son was born. Two weeks before delivery, his son was breech. In two treatments using the Webster Technique, he flipped — avoiding a C-section entirely.
A non-invasive system of whole-body nutritional analysis that identifies exactly what the body needs — no guesswork. Dr. Ryan has been a trained NRT practitioner for over 15 years.
Dr. Ryan attends health and nutrition seminars every year to stay current. He also has extensive training in prenatal and postnatal care for both mothers and infants, and is skilled in Foot Levelers custom orthotic fitting.
Philosophy of Care
Remove the Interference. Let the Body Heal.
Dr. Ryan's philosophy starts with a profound respect for the body's innate intelligence. The body has the ability to heal itself. It doesn't need to be fixed from the outside — it needs the interference removed so it can do what it was designed to do.
In today's world, that interference comes from everywhere: screen time, poor posture, processed food sources, water quality, air quality, and the chronic stress of modern life. These forces quietly accumulate, taxing the nervous system and disrupting the body's ability to communicate with itself.
At Ryan Chiropractic Wellness, care is never just about treating where it hurts. Every visit includes a clear explanation of what is being treated and why — because an informed patient is an empowered patient. Dr. Ryan believes understanding your own body is the first step toward lasting health.
That includes understanding the language of chiropractic itself. Many patients are intimidated by clinical terms — so Dr. Ryan breaks them down into something meaningful.
It's also worth saying clearly: Dr. Ryan believes there is a time and place for traditional medicine. Chiropractic is not a replacement for emergency care, surgery when it's truly needed, or medications that save lives. What he advocates for is a collaborative approach to health — one where the body's own healing ability is supported first, and conventional medicine is there when it's genuinely the right tool. The goal has never been to be anti-medicine. It's to be pro-body.
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Our Practice
20 Years Rooted in Georgetown, MA
Ryan Chiropractic Wellness has grown, moved, and evolved — but its commitment to Georgetown families has never wavered.
The practice opens its doors at 65 Central Street, above CVS in Georgetown. Dr. Ryan — who had purchased his first home in Georgetown just the year before — begins building relationships with local families.
To avoid confusion with a nearby practice also named New Life Chiropractic, the practice is rebranded. A new name — and a stronger identity rooted in the doctor behind the care.
After 12 years at 65 Central Street, a fire forces the practice to relocate. For one year, Dr. Ryan shares space at the front of 66 East Main Street alongside Family Care Associates and Massage Experts — two other businesses displaced by the same fire.
The practice settles into its current private suite at the back of the 66 East Main Street building — warm, accessible, with ample parking. In the same building as Dunkin' Donuts. (The coffee is close. The parking is easy. Patients love it.)
To better serve patients on the South Shore, a second location opens at 152 Dean Street, Building 2 in Taunton — bringing the same personalized care to a new community.
A Georgetown Connection
"Dr. Ryan bought his first home in Georgetown in 2004 — the very home his front desk manager Michelle grew up in as a child. The world truly is small."
Michelle Conti has been the welcoming face of Ryan Chiropractic Wellness since September 2023. A former Georgetown resident herself, Michelle brings warmth, familiarity, and deep community roots to every interaction. When you call or walk through the door, you're in good hands from the very first moment.
Both Locations
Georgetown Office
66 East Main Street, Suite H
Georgetown, MA 01833
Taunton Office
152 Dean Street, Building 2
Taunton, MA 02780
The Team
The People Behind Your Care
Small team. Big heart. You'll see the same familiar faces every visit.
Husband, father of six, chiropractor, and amateur photographer. Dr. Ryan has spent 23 years helping Massachusetts families move better and live healthier — one adjustment at a time. He and his wife Jamie (a psychotherapist with practices on the North and South Shore) reside in Raynham, MA.
Michelle is the warm, welcoming first voice you hear when you call and the first face you see when you walk in. A former Georgetown resident herself, she brings genuine community roots to every interaction and keeps the office running with care and efficiency.
Outside the Office
The Person Behind the Doctor
Patients choose providers they feel they know. Here's a little more of who Dr. Ryan is beyond the adjusting table.
Three girls, three boys. Dr. Ryan re-married in 2017 and lives in Raynham, MA with his wife Jamie. His own family is his greatest reminder of why whole-family chiropractic care matters.
Dr. Ryan has a deep love for photography — especially landscapes, sunrises, and sunsets. The same patient, observant eye he brings to clinical care follows him into the field with a camera.
Travel is a passion — and every trip is a chance to find a new sunrise, a new landscape, and a new perspective. The world is a big, beautiful place.
Dr. Ryan bought his first home in Georgetown in 2004 — one year before opening the practice. His commitment to this community isn't professional. It's personal.
His wife Jamie is a licensed psychotherapist with dual practices on the North and South Shore. Together, they embody the belief that whole-person health — mind and body — is the foundation of a full life.