The Joint Corp. operates and franchises chiropractic clinics in the United States.
The company uses a private pay, non-insurance, cash-based model. The company has created a growing network of modern, consumer-friendly chiropractic clinics operated or managed by franchisees and by it that employ licensed chiropractors.
The company’s future growth strategy will focus on accelerating the development of its franchise base through the sale of additional franchises and through the continued support...
The Joint Corp. operates and franchises chiropractic clinics in the United States.
The company uses a private pay, non-insurance, cash-based model. The company has created a growing network of modern, consumer-friendly chiropractic clinics operated or managed by franchisees and by it that employ licensed chiropractors.
The company’s future growth strategy will focus on accelerating the development of its franchise base through the sale of additional franchises and through the continued support of its robust regional developer network.
The company's retail locations have been selected to be visible, accessible, and convenient. The company offers a welcoming, consumer-friendly experience that attempts to redefine the chiropractic doctor/patient relationship. The company's clinics are open longer hours than many of its competitors, including weekend days, and its patients do not need appointments.
The company's patients arrive at its clinics without appointments at times convenient to their schedules. Once a patient has joined the company's system and is returning for treatment, they simply swipe their membership card at a card reader at the reception desk to announce their arrival. The patient is then escorted to the company's open adjustment area, where they are required to remove only their outerwear to receive their adjustment. Each patient's records are digitally updated for retrieval in the company's proprietary data storage system by its chiropractors in compliance with all applicable medical records security and privacy regulations.
The company’s consumer-focused service model targets the non-acute treatment market, which is part of the chiropractic services market, according to an IBIS market research report in September 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the company had 967 franchised or company-owned or managed clinics in operation in 41 states and the District of Columbia.
Competition
The company’s four largest multi-unit competitors are Airrosti, HealthSource Chiropractic, 100% Chiropractic and ChiroOne all of which are insurance-based models.
Strategy
The company's strategy is to continue growth of system sales through the increased attraction and retention of patients.
Regulations
The company is subject to the rules and regulations of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and various state laws regulating the offer and sale of franchises. The FTC and various state laws require that it furnishes an FDD containing certain information to prospective franchisees, and a number of states require registration of the FDD at least annually with state authorities.
The company is subject to the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (the ‘FLSA’), the U.S. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and various other federal and state laws governing such matters as minimum wage requirements, overtime, fringe benefits, workplace safety and other working conditions and citizenship requirements.
The company is required to comply with the accessibility standards mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and related federal and state statutes, which generally prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation.
History
The Joint Corp., a Delaware corporation, was founded in 2010. The company was incorporated in 2010.