As a child, Jacob Temple saw first-hand how chiropractic care helped his father and his grandfather’s health and inspired him to pursue a career in chiropractic.
“I had a lot of exposure to chiropractic growing up and our family chiropractor, William Judge, D.C. (Main, ‘80), ended up being a close family friend,” Jacob said. “I was adjusted early in life and I even noticed less frequent migraines, so by high school I was getting adjusted more regularly. Not only that, but I also wanted to be a better athlete and student and it helped.”
After high school Jacob attended St. Ambrose University, a five-minute drive from Palmer College. There he earned his undergraduate degree in biology and also played for St. Ambrose’s tennis team. As a health-focused individual, Jacob considered going into allopathic health care but favored a more holistic approach.
“The chiropractic profession absolutely fascinated me, and I knew by the time I was in high school that it was what I wanted to do,” he said.
“I wanted to learn from the source and fountainhead of chiropractic! While at St. Ambrose, I was able to easily access and experience the Palmer campus from only minutes away. Plus, I was getting adjusted there after moving to the Quad Cities,” he said.
His advice for incoming or early-trimester students is to apply to be a technique TA. “It’s a great work-study position that allows you to get paid while also solidifying the lessons you learned, which you’ll take right into the clinic with you when it’s time. Students sometimes ask questions I hadn’t thought of myself, so you’ll learn new things as well!” Jacob said.
When looking ahead, Jacob is interested in sports chiropractic and fond of pediatrics, but he’s open to all forms of chiropractic care. He has some interest in traveling, but could eventually envision moving back to LaSalle to open multiple successful wellness practices to give back to the community.
While he doesn’t consider himself a true endurance athlete, Jacob has run a half marathon, a 50K trail run and the BIX all in the last year. “I think it’ll be a good testament for my patients to see their chiropractor in good health and also how chiropractic care can keep them going no matter their passion, whether it’s a physically demanding job, sports or just life!” he said.
“My hope for the future of health care is that more people utilize the chiropractic profession so that people can have more access to the appropriate care. We get our teeth cleaned twice a year even though our teeth might feel fine, and we have annual checkups with our primary care physicians even when we feel good; the same can be said for chiropractic care since we can have subluxations without knowing anything is off,” he explained.
