After graduation Dr. Nell and her husband, Dr. Sid, moved backed to Georgia and opened their first practice in Austell. From this point forward it is difficult to mention one of these amazing people without mentioning the other. While maintaining her own identity and accomplishments, Dr. Nell became the "back bone" to everything her illustrious husband accomplished. Bonding with her husband in everything they did, and supporting Dr. Sid in every way possible, her life has truly been one of self sacrifice.

After graduating from the Palmer School of Chiropractic, Dr. Sid and Dr. Nell set forth on their dream to bring health and vitality to others through chiropractic. They opened their first clinic in Austell, GA. This would be the first of what would eventually be almost 20 Chiropractic offices in the Atlanta area.

In 1956 the first Williams Chiropractic Health Center opened in Austell, GA in offices at the corner of Spring Street and Jefferson Street.

Roadside sign promoting Chiropractic and the Williams Chiropractic Clinic.

Dr. Nell at work inside the first Williams Chiropractic Clinic in Austell, GA. Dr. Nell is the lady walking in front of of the desk towards her next patients.

Dr. Nell taking X-Rays of a new patient in Austell.

Dr. Nell is shown here performing a chiropractic examination on a young patient. This particular patient just happens to be her daughter Kim, who became a chiropractor herself many years later!

Drs. Sid & Nell Williams very quickly became a Dynamic Duo in the chiropractic field. Many things are attributable to their success but part of what made them so special was their development of their Lasting Purpose philosophy.

Lasting Purpose is an overall term for a philosophy which advocates the establishment of a mindset for Loving, Serving, and Giving out of your own abundance, just for the sake of doing so with no ulterior motives in mind.

This mindset became who they were as individuals and was reflected in their service to others. Applying this philosophy to their daily lives attracted patients in ever increasing numbers.

Lasting Purpose In Action - Dr. Nell and Dr. Sid applied their Lasting Purpose philosophy to all people. Even in the turbulent 1960's in Atlanta, GA they were not afraid to serve what would commonly be called "under served areas" today. They believed that everyone deserved the opportunity to choose a more holistic and natural form of healthcare through chiropractic no matter who they were.

In addition to their chiropractic practice in Austell, Drs. Sid and Nell opened a series of Triple H Clinics in Atlanta. Triple H stood for Health, Harmony, and Happiness. This photo is of the first Triple H Clinic in Atlanta.

This May 1958 newspaper clipping was a reflection of the times. While she was a legitimate Doctor of Chiropractic herself, she was still referred to as Mrs. Williams. The brief article also got her college wrong as she graduated from Lee's-McRae in North Carolina, not the University of North Carolina. While there were women in the chiropractic profession those days, there were not many. Even so, she never let this hold her back and she continued to serve her patients with Dr. Sid.

Triple H Clinic located at 755 Simpson Street in Atlanta, GA. opened in the spring of 1964. One of the over 20 chiropractic clinics opened and operated by Drs. Sid and Nell. This particular clinic was run by their good friend Dr. D.D. Humber (shown here standing to the right of Dr. Sid) but it was Dr. Nell who laid the groundwork to get this clinic up and running.

To further their commitment to spreading the word about chiropractic, Drs. Sid and Nell also started Si-Nel Publishing. Through Si-Nel they wrote and published many different printed tracts to help educate the public about Chiropractic.

Health For Life was published in a newspaper format and was made available to chiropractic patients around the country through their chiropractors offices. Today's Chiropractic, first published in a newspaper format, eventually became Today's Chiropractic Magazine and became a major periodical informing everyone in the Chiropractic Profession.

Chiropractic equipment and supplies were sometimes difficult to source. As such, Si-Nel also became a source through which chiropractors could locate and purchase those supplies.

DYNAMIC ESSENTIALS

Drs. Sid and Nell wanted to not only help their patients through chiropractic, they also wanted to help their fellow chiropractors to improve their practices in order for them to be more successful and enable them to help more patients as well. To achieve this goal they founded Dynamic Essentials (DE) to train and motivate chiropractors, and to educate students and lay people in the philosophy, principles and practice of chiropractic.

Dr. Nell spoke at every Dynamic Essentials meeting for more than 40 years on a wide variety of topics. This article reveals her ability to speak to one of the key topics that is so critical to a chiropractic offices success - the wife, the assistant, and the receptionist, or what most people would call "the front office" today. Dr. Nell was not just an incredible chiropractor, but she also had great knowledge and insight into how a successful chiropractic clinic could be run and operated. In this seminar she would share that insight with others in the chiropractic arena in an effort to support their success.

Building through her DE experience Dr. Nell literally "wrote the book" on how to run a successful chiropractic practice. In 1981 she published the Basic Chiropractic Assistant Textbook. This book has been used by thousands of chiropractic offices as a guide to running their practice.

Dr. Nell is shown here lecturing at a Dynamic Essentials meeting in 1981.

LIFE FOUNDATION

In June of 1964 Drs. Sid and Nell Williams met with 6 like-minded chiropractors at Mickey's Fine Food restaurant in Mableton, GA. It was here that she and Dr. Sid presented their original concept for Life Foundation. Inspired by their Lasting Purpose philosophy, this organization would seek to promote "Advancement in Health Education, and Research Projects for the public".

Working in tandem with the Dynamic Essentials meetings, Life Foundation would be the avenue through which many of their biggest goals could be realized, including the establishment of a chiropractic college in Georgia!

As a Founding Member, Dr. Nell would be an active participant in Life Foundation's programs and activities for the rest of her life.

In 1974 Drs. Sid and Nell Williams opened Life Chiropractic College in Marietta, Georgia. Starting a fledgling college is not an overnight success! While Dr. Sid focused on getting the college up and running, Dr. Nell took on the dual roll of supporting Dr. Sids efforts at the school while simultaneously keeping their chiropractic offices running and seeing patients.

This photo is of the last Williams Chiropractic Center. It remained open and served patients until 1984. During this time it was often Dr. Nell's work at this very clinic, and her continued service to their chiropractic related businesses, that paid the bills and kept the school, and the family, afloat.

Drs. Sid and Nell at the opening of Life Chiropractic College in 1974.