Looking for a free lunch and learn speaker for your Houston team? CORE Chiropractic sends one of our doctors to your office with lunch for everyone and a 30 to 40 minute talk on desk posture and back pain. Your company pays nothing. We don't sell anything at the event and we don't collect anyone's contact information.
We run these for offices near our Galleria, Greenway Plaza and Memorial City clinics, mostly on Wednesdays from noon to 1:00. If you plan the wellness calendar for your company and need an event people will actually show up for, free food and a doctor who answers "why does my neck hurt by Thursday?" does the job.
Lunch and Learn at a Glance
- Cost: Free. Lunch included, no invoice afterward
- Length: Just under an hour: a 30 to 40 minute talk, then open Q&A
- Group size: 5 to 30 people
- When: Wednesdays, 12:00 to 1:00 pm, with other times by request
- Where: Your office or meeting room in Galleria/Uptown, Greenway Plaza/Upper Kirby or Memorial City/Energy Corridor
- Language: English, or fully in Spanish for groups near Greenway Plaza and Memorial City
- Lead time: Book 2 to 3 weeks ahead
- Your part: A room with enough seats, plus sharing the flyer we send you
Why Houston HR Teams Book a Chiropractor for Lunch
Most wellness calendars run on webinars and step challenges. A doctor standing in your break room, answering the questions people have been sitting on for months, gets a different kind of attention.
Back pain is the practical reason to book one. The 2021 Global Burden of Disease study found that low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide, affecting about 619 million people in 2020. The same study tied 38.8% of that disability to risk factors people can change, work conditions among them. For a team that sits eight hours a day, it shows up as sick days and as long afternoons spent shifting in a chair trying to get comfortable.
One lunch hour won't fix that by itself. What it does is show your people how desk posture loads the neck and lower back, then hand them changes they can make at their own workstation that same afternoon.
We've treated more than 40,000 Houston patients since 2006, and the Houston Chronicle has named us Best Chiropractor five years running. Education comes first in our clinics. This program takes that same approach to your office.
What Happens on the Day
- You send us a preferred date and a headcount. We confirm, then send a flyer and sign-up sheet with your company name and topic on them.
- The doctor assigned to your event contacts you ahead of time to confirm the topic and any dietary needs.
- We show up with boxed lunches or sandwich platters for everyone who signed up, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other common needs covered when you tell us about them.
- The doctor gives a 30 to 40 minute talk in plain language. No medical jargon and no dry slide deck.
- The floor opens for questions for the rest of the hour.
- We pack up and leave. No sales table, no sign-up sheet for anything, no follow-up call. Business cards sit on the table for anyone who wants one.
Lunch and Learn Topics for Employees
Pick one talk, or ask us to combine two. Every talk is written for a room full of people who don't work in healthcare.
Tech Neck and Your Workstation: What Your Phone and Monitor Do to Your Neck
How forward head posture builds over years of screen time and why it so often shows up as neck pain and headaches. We finish with the monitor height and phone habits that take load off the neck right away. This is our most requested corporate talk.
Why Your Back Hurts by 3 PM (and What to Do Before It Gets Worse)
How eight hours of sitting loads the lower back, and the daily habits that protect it over the long run. We also cover the early warning signs most people ignore until they can't. Useful for nearly everyone with a desk job.
Stress, Tension and Your Spine
What chronic work stress does to the nervous system and to the muscles of the neck and upper back. Attendees leave with simple tools for managing both, starting that afternoon.
Small Changes, Big Results: Everyday Health Habits
Movement, sleep, nutrition basics and the small daily choices that add up over years. Upbeat and practical, and it works for every fitness level in the room.
The Hidden Cost of Desk Pain: A Talk for Managers and HR
Built for team leaders and HR decision-makers. This talk connects chronic desk pain to absenteeism and presenteeism, and gives managers a way to treat musculoskeletal health as a business issue instead of a personal one.
Need a topic that isn't listed? Tell us what your team is dealing with and we'll let you know if we can build a talk around it.
Who Gives the Talk
Every talk is given by one of the doctors on our team, each trained to explain health topics to a non-clinical audience and hold a room during lunch. Based on your date and location, we assign a doctor to your event.
Dr. Philip Cordova, co-founder of CORE Chiropractic and co-author of Better Posture Fast, built the lunch and learn curriculum and still oversees the program. He has practiced as a chiropractor since 1997 and was named Houston Press Best Chiropractor in 2009.
For groups near our Greenway Plaza and Memorial City offices, we can give the whole talk in Spanish.
Who Books Our Lunch and Learns
If you plan wellness events for a Houston team of five or more, this was built for you. We regularly present for:
Lunch and Learn Service Areas in Houston
We bring lunch and learns to offices across Houston, with most events in the business districts around our three clinics.
Offices in the 77056 and 77057 zip codes, including the Post Oak Boulevard corridor, the West Loop, Williams Tower and Tanglewood.
Offices in the 77027, 77046 and 77098 zip codes, including the Greenway Plaza campus, the Richmond Avenue corridor, Montrose and West University Place. Spanish-language talks are available here.
Offices in the 77024 and 77079 zip codes, including Town and Country Way, CityCentre, the Air Liquide Center and the Katy Freeway corridor. Spanish-language talks are available here.
Outside these areas? Ask anyway. We take requests across greater Houston when a doctor is free.
Lunch and Learn FAQs
Is the lunch and learn really free?
Yes. There's no charge for the talk or the lunch, and no invoice afterward. People remember who helped them when they need a chiropractor later, and that's the whole business case for us.
Is there a sales pitch at the end?
No. We don't sell anything or collect anyone's contact information. We leave business cards on the table and that's it. If someone wants to call us later, that's their choice.
Do employees have to share any health information?
No. Nobody fills out a form or answers health questions. The Q&A is open, and people ask whatever they want to ask.
How many people do you need?
At least 5 and up to 30. If your group is bigger, reach out and we'll talk through options.
What do we need to provide?
A room with enough seats and a headcount. We bring the lunch and the speaker.
When do you schedule lunch and learns?
Mostly Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, first come, first served. Dates fill up, so reach out 2 to 3 weeks ahead.
Can the talk be in Spanish?
Yes, for groups near our Greenway Plaza and Memorial City offices. Let us know when you book.
Do you handle dietary restrictions?
Yes. We ask about dietary needs ahead of time and cover vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other common restrictions.
How do we promote the event inside the company?
Once you book, we send a flyer and a simple sign-up sheet. We can put your company name and the topic on the flyer. The more you promote it, the fuller the room and the better the questions.
Where in Houston do you offer lunch and learns?
Mostly in the Galleria and Uptown area (77056, 77057), Greenway Plaza, Upper Kirby and River Oaks (77027, 77046, 77098) and Memorial City and the Energy Corridor (77024, 77079). We take requests from across greater Houston when a doctor is available.
How do we book a lunch and learn?
Use our contact form or call (713) 622-3300 with your preferred date and group size. We'll confirm availability and help you pick a topic.
More from our blog: The No-Pitch Lunch and Learn, on how we make hosting easy for HR, and why Houston desk workers should attend a posture lunch and learn.
Book a Free Lunch and Learn
Send your preferred date and headcount through the contact form, or call (713) 622-3300. We'll confirm the date and help you pick the right topic for your team.