Meet the Doctors

Dr. Trevor believes that part of a healthy body is being fulfilled in every aspect of your life. Health and Trevor Darnell, D.C. uses the gentle, yet powerful art of chiropractic to eliminate interference to the nervous system, releasing the body’s innate power to heal. Dr. Trevor expertly combines both tonal and structural chiropractic techniques to enhance health, improve performance, and help people to live a higher quality of life.

He graduated from the prestigious Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2008, where he received the Virgil Strang chiropractic philosophy award and the Vogt leadership scholar. Dr. Trevor returned to Rapid City and opened Torch Chiropractic the following year, with the vision of helping people in the Antrim and Kalkaska area reach their full health potential through chiropractic and natural health care. He believes that healthier individuals create healthier families and a healthier community.

He adjusts people of all ages, from newborns dealing with the first stressors of life to those dealing with a lifetime of stressors. Dr. Trevor completed a post graduate certification through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) focused on the care of pediatric and prenatal patients. He has helped many mothers, through easing the discomforts of pregnancy. He is certified in the Webster Technique for the special care required for mother and baby.

As a competitive runner and triathlete, he understands the important role that chiropractic care plays in enhancing athletic performance at all levels of participation and avoiding common injuries. He works with local sports teams and student athletes keep them in top shape. He appreciates that we all have different races to run and counsels individuals regarding how to make and meet their health goals.

Dr. Trevor enjoys an active family life with his wife and four children. In addition to the many activities that a Northern Michigan life offers and involvement in our great local communities, Dr. Trevor keeps a busy race schedule and is often seen training for his next Ironman Triathlon.

As a family and performance chiropractor Dr. Erik believes in helping everyone because “life” is an athletic event that we all engage in no matter what your age.  He specializes in helping athletes, families and people of all ages and abilities in order to optimize their health and performance.  

Dr. Erik sees plenty of active people and families, he is also Webster’s certified which is a technique used on pregnant women and is an active member in the ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Association). 

Dr. Erik has completed several hours of postgraduate training to make sure he has plenty of tools in his toolbox for any patient situation.  Some of his additional training consists of Garston M1-M2 IASTM certifications, Rocktape, Extremity Adjusting (CCEP in progress), and Webster’s certified through the ICPA along with other courses in specific pediatric adjusting. Dr. Erik was very active growing up, with weightlifting and basketball being his primary focus. It was in high school when he went to a Chiropractor for the first time to help with some lower back pain and a possible rib subluxation that had occurred after a regular training session in the gym. He saw immediate results in how he felt and moved post adjustment. At that point trips to the chiropractor become part of his regular wellness routine. 

Dr. Erik went on to play collage basketball. He kept up with regular chiropractic care and continued to see the benefits of staying well adjusted. Then he graduated with his a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology and a minor in Psychology from Central Michigan University. When he would come home on weekends he would come in and get adjusted by Dr. Trevor occasionally. It was then Dr. Erik took it upon himself to shadow some DC’s and see what a typical office day was like and learn a few things about the profession. Previously he was considering physical therapy school but soon switched his mind after visiting the chiropractic offices. That is when he decided to move to Georgia and attend the world renowned Life University to begin their professional chiropractic program. 

He graduated with honors in 2018 with a Doctorate of Chiropractic. When Dr. Erik is not at the office he can be found spending time with family, which consists of Dr. Erik’s soon to be wife Dayna, their young son Evan and dog Zeke. They all enjoy going to the gym as a family, hikes, bike rides and of course enjoying all of the beautiful lakes that northern Michigan has to offer. 

With Dr. Erik growing up in the Bellaire area, he couldn’t think of a better place to raise a family and offer his services to the surrounding communities.