About the Practice

The story of Powersource Chiropractic.

Building a healing practice on trust, science and compassion.

Our Mission

To remove the interferences to your healing power.

Our mission at Powersource is to empower our patients to take the necessary steps to create wellness in their lives by removing the interferences to their body's own healing power source. We believe that since our bodies have an inborn ability to heal, regulate and adapt, we all have the potential to restore wellness within our lives — given that the interference is removed.

Our Vision

A community where wellness is a way of life.

We envision a San Luis Obispo community where wellness is not something pursued after illness strikes, but a way of life that's actively cultivated and protected. We see families that eat well, rest well, think well and move well. We see workplaces that prioritize employee health. We see pregnant women and children supported through every stage. This is the world we're building, one patient at a time.

Dr. Scott Dubrul and Dr. Michael Sterling
Our Practice

A wellness architecture, not just chiropractic care.

Powersource brings together decades of clinical experience and advanced training across functional medicine, pregnancy-specific chiropractic and nutritional assessment — a comprehensive lens applied to every patient who walks through our door.

Our philosophy is simple: your body is designed to heal. Sometimes it just needs the right support. That support might be an adjustment, nutritional guidance, stress management coaching, or a combination of all three. We listen, evaluate and craft a personalized treatment plan that honors your unique health journey.

Outside the clinic we are deeply rooted in the San Luis Obispo community — a commitment to continuous learning and genuine human connection that shapes every interaction at Powersource.

Manual therapy
Manual Care

Hands-on adjustment

Nutrition guidance
Nutrition

Fuel for healing

Family wellness
Family

Care at every stage

The Framework

The Path of Wellness.

Every patient who walks through our doors is unique — a different body, history, set of goals. The Path of Wellness is a personalized framework that honors your individuality while guiding you toward sustainable health.

01

Assess Your Starting Point

Before we treat anything, we listen and evaluate. Through comprehensive intake, functional testing and conversation we understand your baseline. Do you eat well, rest well, think well, move well? Together we answer these questions and the assessment becomes your roadmap.

02

Remove Interference

Interference takes many forms — spinal misalignments, muscle tension, nutritional deficiencies, stress, poor ergonomics, hormonal imbalances. Using chiropractic adjustment, manual therapy, functional medicine and lifestyle coaching we systematically remove them so your body's healing power can do its work.

03

Teach & Empower

Our role isn't to create dependency. We teach. We show you the exercises that stabilize your spine, the nutrition principles that fuel your body, the ergonomic adjustments that protect your posture, the tools that calm your mind. You leave with knowledge and habits — not just temporary relief.

04

Sustain Long-Term Health

True wellness is a lifestyle, not a protocol. We support your long-term health through maintenance care, community wellness programs, workplace ergonomics consultation and ongoing education. Your Path of Wellness is never complete — it's always evolving, and we're here to guide that evolution.

Process, Not Destination

A philosophy rooted in process, not destination.

You'll notice our mission speaks of the Path of Wellness, not the Path to Wellness. This distinction is intentional. To implies a destination — a finish line where you arrive and stop. But your body is constantly adapting, aging, facing new challenges. Wellness is a dynamic process of continuous improvement, not a place you reach and then maintain.

On the Path of Wellness you are always growing. Whether moving from pain to function, from function to athletic performance, or from good health to optimal health, there is always a next level. It means you're never "done." It means there is always something to improve.

Natural growth and renewal
Our Commitment

We commit to your success, not just your visits.

We commit to listening without judgment, treating with evidence-based methods and supporting your autonomy in health decisions. We commit to transparency — explaining what we find, why we recommend certain treatments, and what results you can expect. And we commit to being part of your community, invested in the health of San Luis Obispo.