I usually see Dr. Kinkead at this location as I've found he's the chiropractor that works best with…read moreme all around. Actually, every chiropractor at any of the Joints I've visited are pretty good.
As I visited most of the Joints in the East Valley, and some have quite a few chiropractors, I wanted to find one that meshed with my personality and my needs best. Dr. Kinkead is awesome and I've gotten to know him some. He has a wonderful demeanor and is super personable. I've seen that he is this way with all his patients and I see that I am not the only one that likes to have him adjust them.
He periodically asks if I've been keeping up with my PT, which most of the time now that I'm no longer needing to go to PT appointments (this is outside of the Joint), I have not been quite as disciplined. He doesn't judge me and I always leave feeling empowered and encouraged. Thank you, Dr. Kinkead!!
I have also been adjusted by Dr. Morgan a couple times, and Dr. Kris once. They're great, too.
All the front desk people seem nice, but other than them telling me how many appointments I have left before the end of my "month," I'm really not interacting in a personal way with them.
I want to add I and the rest of my family, husband and 2 kids, used to be a part of the Joint when they were newer to the valley for awhile, but it was too much for us to weekly go as a family.
Our kids are now young adults. My daughter last year joined back up with the Joint and though the prices are a little more than quite a few years ago, it is still a deal. $79/month, and if you take advantage of the 4x/month, that's just under $20/adjustment time. They will adjust whatever is needed, so if you need more adjustments, it's included in the price. My co-pays for the chiropractor are more than $20 and I'm limited to 12 visits a year by my insurance. And if you need more than 4 visits in a month, subsequent visits are $10/visit until your monthly fee starts again.
Though I'm feeling pretty good, a part of me wants to stop my visits, but I know then I'll go back to some bad habits, so coming weekly helps keep me accountable. My daughter goes to the closer to downtown Gilbert or the Power Rd locations usually.
I love the Joint that I don't have to go through insurance, but I can still use my Flex Spending Acct or a Health Savings Acct can also be used for these medical expenses. Though we have really great insurance that processes claims quickly, it still does add to driving up costs to healthcare. At the Joint, they get their money upfront quickly and we get our services quickly. No needing insurance approval or processing. Way more efficient. The only paperwork you have to do is when you initially start up, and that includes if you leave for awhile the monthly program and start back up again.
Not sure why people are complaining about this, as if you go to any doctor, there usually is paperwork to fill out. I know my primary care has me each year fill out stuff, but it's gotten more convenient than let's say years ago. Guess there are a lot of Karens around (sorry to anyone named Karen). No reason to treat people poorly.
It is a no frills chiropractic place, which if you don't need the frills, it's great. If you don't care for a particular chiropractor, then you can use a different one or go to a different location. I had been going to a full service chiropractor for 2-3 yrs, and it was expensive. But I no longer need all those services, so the Joint really works great for me. I can be in and out of there usually within 10 minutes and I don't need to make an appointment. I go when it's convenient for me and on any day of the week. Dr. Kinkead works 5 of the 7 days, so if I want him to adjust me, then I choose during his work schedule, otherwise, it's a different chiropractor.
Now, idk about some people having to wait a long time or not, but when I go, there are at least 2 chiropractors, sometimes 3. So the wait is not long. I understand some locations only have 1 usually, so that might be different, meaning there could be a little wait. It's still not long.
And for those giving 1 star, more Karens. Stuff does happen. Systems go down for whatever reasons. Perhaps provide feedback on how one could improve instead of giving a 1 star for things not being perfect. I've found the treatment from EVERY SINGLE person I've dealt with at ANY of the Joints to all be friendly and professional. Of course, I am also friendly and nice.
These type of people are so entitled and narcissistic, and they probably have a rotten, stinkin' attitude and looks on their faces. I feel sorry for their spouses, children, people they work with or interact with regularly to have little compassion and understanding for people.
If you have some complicated situations that require chiropractic care, plus other stuff, probably the Joint isn't that great for you.
