It’s a story as old as healthcare. You get a nagging injury. Head over to the chiropractor for an adjustment. You feel better, and don’t return. That is, until the pain returns.
“Unfortunately, that’s really the wrong approach,” says Dr. Barnabas Bickerton, D.C. of The Joint chiropractic clinic in New Tampa Center. “Chiropractic is really about preventative care and correcting our bad body mechanics.”
No one understands this more than The Joint’s president of business operations, Alex Pierroutsakos. After a tragic car accident at the age of 23 left him without a right arm, and with severe nerve damage, he slowly came to understand the real benefits of chiropractic medicine.
At first there were a lot of surgeries, physical therapy and message therapy, but there was also a lot of pain. Fortunately he was able to avoid the pitfalls of opioids, but when the pain would get severe, he’d go in for an adjustment. Then pretty much ignore the urging of his chiropractor to schedule regular visits.
After many years of this revolving door approach he recognized that maybe chiropractic care is a lifestyle, like his doctor had insisted, instead of the quick fix he was using it as. “It finally dawned on me that because of my injuries my body is obviously out of alignment. It’s easy to see now how it’s improved my overall health and well-being,” he waxed reflectively.
Through manual manipulation of the spine chiropractic care works to restore and maintain proper communication from your brain to your body by relieving what chiropractors refer to as subluxation, or spinal misalignment. Restoring proper alignment can assist with relief of back and neck pain, migraines, joint discomfort, as well as sciatica and fibromyalgia.
Dr. Bickerton proudly added, “The Joint’s philosophy is a core value in the practice of chiropractic. I’m grateful to be working with them, specifically because the people I work closely with understand this approach and enthusiastically share my dedication to our purpose in the community.”
Whatever symptoms you may be experiencing, The Joint invites you to join the millions who have a found a pathway to wellness with chiropractic’s natural, drug-free approach to healthcare. You never need an appointment or referral to visit them. To find out more call or check out The Joint’s website.
813-995-7380 • thejoint.com
19014 Bruce B. Downs. • Tampa, FL 33647
Published November 8, 2017
