Dr. Zach Hansen
Spearfish native, Navy veteran, husband, dad, and chiropractor. Dr. Hansen built Mountain Movement around a practical idea: listen first, understand how the body is moving, and create a plan that helps people stay active.
He wanted to help people before a short-term problem became a long-term limitation.
Before becoming a chiropractor, Dr. Hansen worked in military medicine and later as a surgical first assistant. Those experiences gave him a close look at what happens when injuries, pain, and movement problems are allowed to build over time.
Mountain Movement Chiropractic grew from the desire to give people a practical path forward: understand the problem, use appropriate hands-on care, and build a plan that supports work, family, recreation, and everyday life.
Experience that shaped how he listens, evaluates, and treats.
Dr. Hansen’s path moved through military medicine, surgical care, physiology, and chiropractic. Each stage reinforced the value of clear communication, careful assessment, and a plan tied to the patient in front of him.
Fleet Marine Force Corpsman
After high school, Dr. Hansen served in the U.S. Navy and advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. His experience built a strong foundation in patient care, responsibility, and staying calm when people need clear answers.
Surgical First Assistant
Working in surgery showed him the consequences of injuries that become chronic and the importance of helping people address problems before they become larger limitations.
Care Built Around Movement
Chiropractic gave Dr. Hansen a way to combine hands-on care, movement assessment, and practical guidance while staying closely connected to each patient’s goals.
A career connected by patient care.
The setting changed—from the military, to surgery, to a chiropractic office—but the work remained centered on helping people understand what was happening and what they could do next.
Grew Up Active in Spearfish
Sports and outdoor life created an early appreciation for what it means to rely on your body and how frustrating it can be when movement is limited.
Served in the U.S. Navy
Dr. Hansen worked as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman and advanced to Chief Petty Officer, gaining years of experience in military medicine and direct patient care.
Worked in Surgical Care
As a surgical first assistant, he saw how pain and injury can affect a person when the problem continues to build or normal movement is never fully restored.
Returned to School for Chiropractic
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physiology from the University of Wyoming and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Cleveland University–Kansas City.
Opened Mountain Movement in Spearfish
The practice brings his clinical background home to the community where he grew up and now raises his own family.
Clinical training with a practical point of view.
Dr. Hansen continues to build on his formal education with movement-based and soft-tissue training that supports the way he evaluates and treats musculoskeletal problems.
Care that feels personal without making the process complicated.
The goal is for patients to leave understanding what Dr. Hansen found, what the next step is, and how the plan connects to the things they need their body to do.
A Real Conversation First
Dr. Hansen starts with what hurts, what has changed, and what the problem is keeping you from doing.
A Movement-Focused Examination
The exam looks at the painful area, related regions, and the mechanical or functional limitations that may matter.
An Honest Recommendation
If chiropractic care fits, Dr. Hansen explains the plan. If another provider or additional evaluation is the better next step, he will tell you that too.
Practical Care Between Visits
Home guidance is kept focused, realistic, and connected to the movement or activity you are working toward.
The Black Hills are not just where he works.
Dr. Hansen lives in Spearfish with his wife, daughter, and son. Outside the office, he is usually mountain biking, skiing, hunting with his upland bird dog, or finding another reason to be outside with his family.
Start with a conversation about what is getting in your way.
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