Meet Dr. Laura Ferrao
Holistic spine practitioner, upper cervical specialist, and mom. Founder of Healthy Spine Austin.
In college, Dr. Laura struggled with shoulder pain. One gentle adjustment brought immediate relief and opened her eyes to how powerfully the body can heal when the spine is aligned.
Since 2013, her focus has been the same: find the root cause, correct it gently, and let the body heal, so patients need her less, not more.
On a mission trip to the Dominican Republic, she adjusted a newborn hospitalized for colic. After a gentle adjustment to his Atlas, the top bone of the spine, he stopped crying, smiled and fell asleep. That moment is when she knew she had to pursue the gentlest, most precise form of spine care: upper cervical care.
Years later, while recovering from childbirth and a car accident, Dr. Laura turned to energy work for her own healing. That journey became Spinal Distance Healing, so patients anywhere in the world can receive care from home.
“You know when you've met people who have found their calling in life. … Dr. Laura is one of these people.”
Where it all began
"I remember sitting in biology class, studying the behavior of cells. I was amazed by the incredible harmony in which the trillions of cells in our bodies work together, every second of every day. Your heart knows how to beat. Your lungs know how to breathe. Your cells communicate, repair and adapt, all without our conscious direction.
That day, I had an awakening. I saw God's intelligence and power expressed through the human body in a completely new way. And I thought: if I could find a way to work with that intelligence, I would never fail.
Years later, that became one of the reasons I fell in love with this work. In our field we call it innate intelligence: the inborn wisdom of the body that is constantly working to regulate, adapt and heal."
"My job isn't to put that intelligence into you. It is already there. My job is to help your body and nervous system express it."
Why she stopped taking X-rays
For eight years, Dr. Laura took X-rays every day. While pregnant, she began searching for a gentler way, and she has cared for patients without radiation ever since. Here is the story in her words.
Training & credentials
Sharing what she knows
From teaching physicians about upper cervical care to showing kids how healthy food fuels a healthy body, Dr. Laura loves helping her community understand how the body heals.
A note of gratitude
On her last day in the office for the year, Dr. Laura gave thanks for every patient who walked through her door, every soul healing session, and every distance session, near and far.
Outside the office
When she's not with patients, you'll find Dr. Laura hiking, meditating, running, at barre, or cooking with her young children.
She loves having a family practice: moms, dads, kids and grandparents, all under one roof. She keeps her own family in alignment too. It's their first line of defense for staying healthy, naturally.
As a doctor, mother and wife, her mission is to help you and your family remove the obstacles to healing through alignment, clean airways, good nutrition and the power of your body's own intelligence.
Daily inspiration from Dr. Laura
Healing tips, real patient moments and a peek inside the office.
