Dr. Stephen Harris has been a licensed Chiropractor since 1976.

Dr. Steve Harris has been freeing people from pain since 1982 in his clinic in  Sugar  Land, Texas. As a Chiropractor with experience, our professionals are committed to promoting the health and well being of his patients.

Dr. Harris uses a "whole person approach" when taking care of his patients. By combining the very best hands-on-technique, state of the art physiotherapy procedures, and providing the newest and best natural vitamins and mineral supplements on the market today, Dr. Harris is able to help you to accelerate and/or maintain your journey to good health.

 

 

Education:

• 1973-1976 Logan Chiropractic College St. Louis, Missouri Texas
• Chiropractic College – 450 post graduate hours completed
• Attended Oklahoma Christian University and University of Houston

Professional Experiences:

• 1982 – present:  Harris Neck and Back Clinic, PC dba Sugar Land Health Center Sugar Land, TX 77478-4439
• 1977-1982: Private Practice of Chiropractic Houston, Texas
• 1976-1977: Doctor of Chiropractic at Pry Chiropractic Clinic Houston, Texas

Memberships & Associations:

• American Chiropractic Association
• Texas Chiropractic Association
• Diplomate of National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (May 1, 1976)
• Deacon, First Colony Church of Christ; Charter member 1985 - present
• Charter President of Sugar Land Rotary Club 1986-1987

More information about Dr. Steve Harris

Noted Chiropractor, Humanitarian, Author,
Dr. Steve Harris - A Man of Success
By Dori Wind

“Success is spelled: GOD,” says Dr. Steve Harris, an award-winning community activist, author and local chiropractor. Behind Dr. Harris’ unassuming and friendly manner, there is an impressive individual capable of moving international mountains, as well as solving local problems.  Dr. Harris is the founder of Harris Neck & Back Clinic in Sugar Land and has been a practicing chiropractor for more than 32 years. He is a contributing author in a comprehensive book on neck pain referred to as “today’s neck bible.” Among the numerous honors he has received is one naming him one of the top chiropractors in the greater Houston area.     

Just as important as his chiropractic achievements, however, are the numerous humanitarian projects that he has inspired and organized to be lasting examples of change and improvement for future generations. He likes tackling problems such as the eradication of hunger and poverty in developing countries and says, “When I pick a project to do, I pick a faith project.  I know I am in over my head, but somehow God always shows me an answer and sends me the people I need to work with to accomplish the goals.”

One of the groups that has allowed Harris to change the world is the Sugar Land Rotary Club.  Harris has been an active member of Rotary for 32 years, was the Charter President of the Sugar Land Rotary Club and the regional governor of Rotary. Through Rotary, he became involved in projects to end hunger, poverty and polio throughout the world. At the request of fellow Rotarian, Frank Huezo, Harris became involved in a project in Chinandega, Nicaragua, known as the “Children of the Dump.”   Italian priest, Father Marco Dessy, had discovered hundreds of destitute children, in Chinandega, who survived by scavenging for food at the city dump.  The children had to fight off other kids, adults, animals and cattle to obtain what little food they could find.

Father Dessy had built a school near the dump for these 600 children with the help of Rotary.  Just as the school was getting established, the area was hit and devastated by Hurricane Mitch.  Huezo called and asked Harris for help.

Dr. Harris relates that when he got the request to work on the project in Nicaragua, he said, “yes,” prayed over it and then called on Rotary for support.  Of all the projects Harris has worked on, he explained that this one has had the most important and lasting impact.  Through his connection with another group, Hunger Plus, he advised Huezo that they would supply food for disaster relief.  Hunger Plus used Breedlove dehydrated food which provided nutritional meals at a cost of 4.6 cents per serving.  Harris contacted them and a shipment of one million servings was sent to the city. 

The Breedlove food cleared up the signs and symptoms of malnutrition in these refugees.  When Father Dessy saw this was more nutritious and less costly he continued to use this food at the school which reduced his cost by 60%.  Nutritious food was the carrot that motivated the dump children to attend school.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, 2,000 people were left living next to the dump. This tragedy was now the impetus for Father Dessy and Rotary to expand their vision.  Several groups came together to buy land and relocate the displaced families to individual small farms of their own.  In a speech given to the International Rotary Convention in San Antonio in 2001, Dr. Harris explained that this project had the ability to move people from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. The project encompassed providing food, low-cost housing, water and sanitation, chicken and micro farming, literacy and education, as well as medical care. 

The story of the “Children of the Dump” was made into a documentary by Art Rascon with ABC, Channel 13, in Houston and subsequently won an Emmy Award.  Harris is proud of the fact that Chinandega was the first project to show that people can move from poverty to self-sufficiency one village at a time. Several more villages are now emulating the successful practices established in Chinandega. Harris embraces the philosophy that, “No person is greater than the way they treat the lowliest of mankind,” and that “No service is more pure than helping the helpless help themselves.”  Harris, Huezo and Father Dessy were asked to speak at the United Nations in New York City in 2002 about this blueprint for breaking the cycle of poverty for entire villages.

A second project in which Harris was instrumental in achieving a positive outcome for a community is much closer to home.  In the “four-corners area” of Sugar Land, he became involved in helping a mother of five to provide for her family.  He and other volunteers provided a heater, refrigerator, clothes, food and other necessities for the family.  In exchange for this help, Harris challenged her to get involved in cleaning up her neighborhood.  Despite the fact that she had some health issues and very limited resources, she took his challenge to heart.  When he returned the next week to check on the family he was surprised to see a huge pile of trash near her home.  When he asked where it had come from, she said, “You said you were going to clean this neighborhood up so we put the trash next to the road to make it easier for you.”

This inspired Harris to see how to clean the whole neighborhood.  The residents were asked to bring their trash to the road and 225 volunteers from First Colony Church of Christ and Dulles High School National Honor Society students moved it to dumpsters.

In order to remove the trash, Harris talked with Sprint Waste and Landfill and arranged to have 80, 20 foot dumpsters delivered to the area to be filled with the trash. This took place on two Saturday work days. He describes Sprint as a hero of this community, and said, “We could never have cleaned up the area without their help. They were instrumental in revitalizing this neighborhood.”     

For all his life-changing work, Harris has received numerous awards, including being the most decorated Rotarian in the history of the immediate nine county area.  In 2003, he was presented with the international Rotary Service Above Self Award, and in 2005, with the international Distinguished Service Award.  He is also in the Sugar Land Rotary Hall of Fame. 

Of course when Harris isn’t busy caring for the rest of the world, he is in his office caring for his patients.  He says, they are the important ones for now, and he is happy helping them achieve positive healthcare outcomes. Dr. Harris remains active in the community and in the Sugar Land Rotary Club. To visit with him about his numerous projects or about a medical issue, call 281-980-1050 or visit the website at www.sugarlandhealthcenter.com . The clinic is located behind McDonalds near Williams Trace Blvd at 3425 Highway 6, #101, Sugar Land.

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