The Joint ...the chiropractic place

The doctor here rules!
He’s very intuitive and precise in the angle and force when adjusting.
I’ve visited many joints around the country and this is by far the best practice I’ve encountered.
The receptionist is proactive and she shows you how to do the stretches that the doctor recommends.

I’ve never been to this location personally, but had an exchange over the phone that was very disappointing. My card was charged without my permission, so I spoke with Melissa at the Arboretum location and she would not listen to a word I had to say, she just waited for her turn to speak. She interrupted me every single time I tried to speak and would not listen to a word. It seems Melissa never learned that «the customer is always right.» I have worked in corporate customer service for years and would have NEVER treated a client the way I was treated. Even in a much more serious climate we go out of our way to make sure the client has the best experience possible and to to correct even the mistakes they make on their own. Melissa was argumentative and condescending-​not concerned with the customer experience at all.
Fortunately it seems this is not the norm for The Joint. I sent an email to their corporate office on Sunday evening and received a reply Monday morning. Dr. Larry Something (bad with names:) was very kind and listened well. He explained the company’s policy but was not rude and he corrected the situation. Thanks Dr. Larry!

This review is mainly based on my experience with Dr. Fisher. I have been going to get regular maintenance with Chiropractors, Physical Therapist, and Massage Therapist for years. Currently I am a student and I have to budget anyway I can but I will not give up my health for finances, with that said The Joint’s model works really well for me. I live right by The Joint Mueller, and go there twice a week but am not always fully satisfied. Last week was my first week to visit this location since last year and even though its a drive to get there I will go back weekly for Dr Fisher. The first time I saw him he listened to what I was feeling and also listened with his hands as to what he felt my body was doing. Today when I went to visit again I made sure to ask to see him. Before we started he checked his notes to see what my chief complaint was and followed up! His adjustments feel complete, focused, and I always leave completely manipulated and balanced. I just wish he was closer to my location! Chiropractic care is really important to me right by massage and until I can afford an office close to me I will continue to use the Joint to help me get through college!

They do it in 5 minutes and they make it affordable for the average person, at $ 59 for 4 visits. Plus you can always zip in and out in hardly any time.

Affordability and good chiropractic care never seem to go together, but there’s a great fusion of it here at the The joint. My need for chiropractic care came from years of sitting in front of a computer and having bad posture in general. I’ve just always hated paying $ 40 – 50 per chiropractic session and they don’t last very long! It feels like such a rip off! That’s where The Joint comes in! You’ll still be in and out quickly and you’ll feel great! Your first exam and adjustment are only $ 20! They have many packages that you can buy and can be fit to anyone’s budget. The best thing about this place is that they’re everywhere. I can use my same keychain for the joint that’s next to my place of work. I’m not sure if this place offers massages like other locations.
If you’ve never had chiropractic care, come to the joint! If you’re in need of super serious back treatment, they will advise that they’re only here for routine maintenance and not there for curing severe issues.

This is in response to one of the previous posts. The Joint Arboretum is ran by fully licensed chiropractors and have several different suggested ways to pay depending on case. The most you will ever pay is $ 29 a visit.

Crawled in this afternoon. Greeted by Melissa who was very helpful nice! Dr. Barras took time to ask questions and examine pain points. Whatever he did, worked! Never been to a Chiropractor before but that will now change and The Joint is the only place to go!

The joint is a low cost, quick and simple adjustment place. If you are looking for good, long term chiro care you need to find one that does xrays, consultations, treatment plan, cox table, etc. In Austin i’ts Michele Gerard… she’s the best. But for a good weekly adjustment, these guys are good. Go on a Thursday or Friday; the doc on duty is quite good.

I have been to a few chiropractors in my day. I believe in chiropractic. In fact my oldest son was the reason I started going.
Labor and delivery was a 29 hour dilemma that ended up in a c-​section. My little baby had a crooked head and neck. I didn’t know anything was particularly wrong, but I could never hold him in the classic cradled arm position. He would cry and fuss until I held him upright. He was a few weeks old when I read about chiropractic care for babies — so, I found a chiro and went.
After the first visit he was content!
That got the whole family going and we did for a long time.
Over the years I saw chiropractors on an «as needed» basis and then I just got away from it. I must have skipped about 18 years or so.
Anyhow — I had an acupuncture appointment the other morning. I have been dealing with some chronic shoulder pain, and my practitioner held a few places on my neck over the bones and said they may be out of alignment.
SO — I got in the car, asked the GPS to find the closest JOINT location and there I was.
This was the best chiropractic experience I have ever had personally.
I liked the location, the décor, the front desk person, the doctor — the adjustment process is intense (or at least my bound up old bones thought it was!) and slightly scary to me, but I know it’s worth it and so I do my best to relax into it.
After it was over the whole world looked and felt better. I was free!
Looking at the chart of how treatment plans work and what they cost — it took me 2 seconds to sign up for the «premium» 6 month membership. There isn’t any other deal like this!
This may not be the place for everybody — but, for those of us who like to be in control of our health decisions and not pay for all the unnecessary extras… I think it has it’s niche in the chiropractic world, and I am happy it’s there!

Normally a great place, but lately playing VERY LOUD hard rock music. We come here to heal, not to rock and roll. Please turn it to softer tunes, lower the volume and listen to your customers when they ask for something different while in the store.
Otherwise, great place for good care and good people.

We travel a lot. We always hit a Joint if there is one around. I never leave reviews. I need to. I’m starting now…
Dr Marie didn’t check my alignment — leg length — nothing. Just a quick failed attempt at an adjustment.
One tiny crack — only because I had just had an awesome massage at Austin Ashiatsu.
I am spoiled — our local Joint in Katy has the BEST dr around !!! So we have high standards. My husband had the other dr. Said it was same — no check of alignment — no questions. Same procedure for every client. Won’t return to this location.

I’ll fully admit I’m a skeptic on chiropractic. Doubtful, even. But seeing as my health insurance hadn’t kicked in yet and my lower back was killing me, I figured I had nothing to lose, especially for $ 19 for my first visit.
I like the low introductory price and the ability to walk in. Dr. Mike, my chiropractor, was even a pleasant fellow. But that’s where it ends.
In less than 15 minutes, I was subjected to an upper back adjustment and some stretching exercises that did not relieve my lower back/​tailbone pain at all. I was aggressively marketed a package of repeat visits and received several followup calls from the clinic.
In the end, I got little relief, felt like a marketing target rather than a patient, and retain my skepticism of chiropractic. Time heals most injuries and the repeat visits only give you the perception that chiropractic, rather than time, is what helps.

First chiro I’ve been to since my accident in 2012.
I wasn’t even sure what an «alignment» was until then. I’ve been to the Joint for over a month now, at least 10 visits, and I feel better after each one. I like it, and I will keep coming back, despite the secret fear that I may get a stroke if they do something wrong in my cervical area. Only if that happens then I will reconsider my alignment habits.
I like how my body feels with the Joint in my life. I stand straighter. I breathe better. My yoga practice is easier, and I feel I’m giving my body what it deserves. You do notice, after several appointments, how your body reverts to old positions that make you more tired and wear you out. The Joint helps you keep yourself in check.
Dr.Barras is very to-​the point, and he’s good at what he does. I have little conversations with him, and he answers me, but he’s not talkative. I understand; I’m not either. Needless to say, I will keep returning to him. Thanks guys.
I think I also saw Dr. Mike, the younger guy. Nice guy too.

I’ve been to ALL the locations and I truly like this location and the one off of Highway 290. This is my number one pick. At this time I can’t think of the chiropractors name, but its a lady. She is the only one at that location and she is great. At the other location on Highway 290 Espinoza is also a must go to person. The other locations no one really stood out to much. One complaint I do have at the south Highway 290 location is the front desk lady. I didn’t like going that much because she wasn’t very nice. I just went in a few days ago and there was another gal with blond hair who was much more welcoming.

Dr. Marie is the best! I love this place– they are quick and actually provide relief. I have visited many different Chiropractors over the past 20 years, and I left a high-​priced one who provided no relief, took forever, and getting to the appt. every time was a pain in the #$% — I love being able to walk in and get immediate relief. All doctors here are great but Dr. Marie is particularly great for my preferred style.

From a couple months ago. Yes. I’m still catching up on reviews. Uggh. I should not slack. Cause I’m compelled to catch up.
Wow.almost a 5 star rating. Wheeew. Not sure how that happened. The joint… is nothing more than a drive-​thru in comparison to a restaurant. If you’re looking for a quick pop… in and out in 10 – 15 minutes. then this is the place for you.
I needed some QUICK attention that my typical chiro could not do at the moment. And I chose to go here. Whoops. Big mistake. I hurt worse after leaving than when I got there and let me just tell you I was in pain. All the popping in the world was not going to help me. I needed to be «thumped:» whatever. I had huge knots in my back and neck. Could not turn my neck from sleeping wrong one night. Discomfort went to my back from favoring. I got slam cracked/​popped right in the middle of my back that hurt so so terribly bad.. Never again. Nope.
Went to my regular chiro and told him what happened… he said he could not tell me how many people have to gone there and said the same exact thing and then have to cone back to him for it to be fixed… Go figure. I have no idea how this place received these reviews. I’m shocked. But I do suppose I’m glad you all feel better… cause at the end of the day. That’s all that matters! Honestly!
For me though. I’ll have to suck up any pain til I can get in to see my primary!

I was always one of those skeptical people that thought chiropractic services were going to ruin your body and waste your money. After many years and doctors visits, a CT scan, and prescription meds for debilitating migraines, I felt lost as to what I needed to do to make them stop! If you suffer from a migraine once, you never want one again. If you have them once a month or more, you will do ANYTHING to get rid of them. After noticing that I had some bad neck pain and trouble turning my head, I thought perhaps the two could be correlated.
So after a coworker told me he goes to the Joint in Round Rock and likes his results, partnered with my migraines, neck pain, back pain and sciatic nerve pain in my leg, I found myself here… just to try it out. My first visit was with Dr Marie, who said that it was definitely possible my neck pain was correlated with my migraines. Having your neck popped for the first time is scary for sure, but you feel so much better after you forget you were scared. I felt so good after my first adjustment, I signed right up for the monthly membership.
Since getting adjusted fairly regularly (usually 3 times a month) I have not had a single migraine. I suffered for so long and for this to be such an easy fix is a god send. I feel so foolish for not having come sooner! I have since started seeing Dr Barras more often as I like what he does for my back and leg more, and he is there Wednesday– Saturday which is when I usually go. Although it is always very quick, if I tell him something is bothering me, he is good about messing with it until I get some relief. So, tell them what you need as obviously they can’t read your mind, and they will try to help you.
I recently stopped going for a few months just from being super busy, travelling and such, and after today’s adjustment I can tell my body needed it. I will not be stopping again any time soon. I have recommended their services to my sister and another coworker who are now members also. If you are thinking about chiropractic care, it is totally worth trying out for $ 19. You will pay FAR MORE elsewhere.
Thank you again Dr Marie and Dr Barras for keeping me migraine free since 2013!

The Joint is a great place to go for low-​cost alternative solutions for your joint, back, and neck pains.
I originally walked in with my boyfriend since we were lured in by the $ 19 first visit consultation and exam as the visit. We were originally told by the visiting doctor that day (not the normal two that are on site) that we should come in 8x a month, which I found too aggressive. I mean, I am a relatively healthy and active young person so I took the advice with a grain of salt, signed up for a membership of $ 39 a month for 4 visits, and go every week on Friday after work.
I think the concept is highly effective, especially with walk-​ins and being very swift coming in and out. I love both doctors as they’re phenomenal and friendly, quick to get the adjustment in and out and knowledgeable with what they are doing.
I rave about using this place as preventative care for my back as I know I sit at a computer desk 5 days a week for 8 hours and am often not very good at stretching and keeping my posture aligned. With the Joint, I have relatively painless visits and often they are quite relieving and soothing to look forward to!
P. S. If you sign up with your S.O. or family members, the membership price decreases, so yay! :-)

my only complaint is that I don’t live closer to this location… The drs here are great! I usually go to the south location, but come up here if I am in the area.
No appointments needed, open 7 days a week.
The female dr (sorry don’t remember name at this moment) adjusts my neck like no other chiropractor ever.
Everyone is super friendly at this location as well :)

The Joint seems like an easy and affordable way for people to get adjustments. The office was clean and well kept and there was no wait. However, I didn’t have a good experience here and left in tears.
I know that The Joint is more of a quick fix place, but it was Sunday and I was desperate after a weekend of pain. I woke up Saturday with severe pain in my upper back that took over my whole body. It felt like something was out of place and needed to be cracked back in. My front ribs and chest hurt when I breathed in. Not cool.
By Sunday, I thought that I could give the chiropractor a shot, but alas! It was Sunday. Some Unilocaling led me to ride over to The Joint.
The Dr. was not completely unfriendly, but she was definitely short with me. She told me that it was «funny that I thought that I had pain in my left side» since she had found a knot in the right side of my back (which she recommended cobra stretches and massage for). Fine, I feel the knot that you’re referring to also, but you haven’t attempted to fix the sharp, searing pain in the left side of my back, let alone acknowledge it. After a few unhelpful cracks, I welled up with tears as I told her that it hurt to breathe and that something didn’t feel right in my left upper back. She gave me a tissue and told me to, «Relax. It’s Sunday!», and sent me on my way.
I would be relaxing right now if I wasn’t in so much pain.
Over my sobbing, the sweet girl at the desk attempted to set me up with a payment and visit plan. I told her that I just needed to pay for that day. Thank goodness I only paid $ 19.
When I got home, I really couldn’t stand it anymore and asked my boyfriend to walk on/​massage my back, in the left side spot that was giving me sharp pains. We heard two small cracks and suddenly, I felt like a new person! While I was still sore, breathing no longer gave me sharp stabbing pains. The next day, the horrible pain that I had experienced over the weekend seemed like a distant memory.
Am I saying that you should just get someone to walk on your back instead of going to The Joint? Not really. However, for me, The Joint did not offer any relief and caused me more strife than healing.