Meet Our Expert Holistic Wellness Team
Dr Adam Carter
B.App.Sc Chiropractic
Principal Chiropractor
Dr Adam Carter is the principal chiropractor at Carter Chiropractic and Dubbo Acupuncture Centre, having founded the Clinic in March 1987 as Carter Chiropractic in Brisbane Street Dubbo. Dr Adam was born in Dubbo NSW and grew up on a grazing property between Dubbo and Yeoval, attending school at South Dubbo Primary and High Schools.
A Chiropractic career became inevitable for Dr Adam during his high school days, initially attending a chiropractor for cracking noises in his neck, Adam quickly noted the wider benefits of Chiropractic as a life time issue with bed wetting and headaches was rapidly resolved through Chiropractic care. The benefits of Chiropractic care was familiar to Dr Adam's family with his father a loyal Chiropractic patient referred by a Medical Doctor for help and with a brother and cousin both practicing Chiropractors, Dr Adam's career was predestined.
Graduating from what was the first five (5) year University Chiropractic degree in Australia, at what is now RMIT University in Melbourne, Dr Adam returned to Dubbo to establish the clinic in 1987.
Dr Adam is a foundation member of the Chiropractic Association of Australia and has a special interest in Neurology and further enhances his knowledge through post graduate courses and regular professional continual education.
The belief that all people from the new born to the elderly should receive lifetime supportive chiropractic care to maximise their spinal mobility and the function of their nervous system to achieve optimal health and enjoyment of life is integral part of Dr Adam's daily chiropractic paradigm.
Dr Raisa Kolesnikova
Master of Applied Science (Acupuncture)
Master of Applied Science (Chinese Herbal Medicine with Honors)
Dr Raisa Kolesnikova is our Acupuncturist, she is the only university trained acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner in Dubbo NSW. Dr Raisa completed a nursing degree at Sydney university and practiced as a nurse until she realised she could personally aid more people’s quality of life as a practitioner and took up her postgraduate education at RMIT University in Melbourne, studying the 3-year acupuncture program and then completing the 3-year Chinese Herbal medicine degree and graduating with honours.
Having grown up in Western China, Dr Raisa was culturally and practically well aware of the health benefits of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and this with her western medical health training was an obvious career choice.
In 2004 Dr Raisa joined the team at Carter Chiropractic, Dr Raisa has a keen interest in the management of pain with Acupuncture, but is most excited with the health changes achieved in an amazing variety of conditions with the utilisation of both Acupuncture and herbs.
People need to be aware that Acupuncture is a full 5-year undergraduate degree or a 3-year postgraduate degree, it unlike the 2 weekend dry needling courses studied by chiropractors and physiotherapists that many believe to be acupuncture.
All Acupuncturists and Chinese herbal medicine practitioners are registered by AHPRA to ensure their standards of knowledge and continual education, just like medical practitioners and chiropractors.
Dr Dominic
Chiropractor
Welcoming Dr Dominic to Carter Chiropractic. We’re pleased to welcome back Dr Dominic, who will be joining the clinic from Monday 4 May 2026.
Dr Dominic previously worked alongside Dr Adam for 3 years and returns with a wealth of experience caring for patients across Dubbo and the Central Coast of NSW. Most recently he has spent 12 months performing locum work throughout Australia, working across multiple clinics being exposed to different treatment styles and modalities to further broaden his knowledge.
To help Chiropractic students, Dr Dominic was also a regular supervisor at Macquarie University's Chiropractic clinics, helping final-year students navigate the transition from students to qualified chiropractors.
Having received chiropractic care from a young age, Dominic understands firsthand the role it can play in managing pain, improving your health, supporting movement and ensuring you enjoy your everyday life.
Dr Dominic was raised on the Central Coast of NSW, with a strong sporting background, particularly soccer, cricket and water sports. He later studied Chiropractic at Macquarie University and had spent time at a university in the USA, whilst pursuing his sporting endeavours.
Since graduating in 2019, Dominic has worked with a wide range of patients, from athletes and tradies to gardeners and families, supporting them in getting back to the activities they enjoy.
His approach is practical and personalised, combining hands-on care with movement, exercise, and lifestyle advice.
Dominic is a talented Chiropractor, with a wide chiropractic skillset, from classical spinal adjustments, light force Activator technique, Thompson drop piece adjusting and Graston technique, which focuses on soft tissue release. He is also undertaking his intermediate stages of training in DNS rehabilitation.
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