Let’s blow this joint!
Get your musculoskeletal game in gear with our exclusive list of the Valley’s finest practitioners of chiropractic care – selected by the chiropractors themselves.
Edited by Leah LeMoine, Craig Outhier, Madison Rutherford & Nora Burba Trulsson
Original Photography by Mirelle Inglefield
How we picked our Top Chiropractors
PHOENIX magazine generated its Top Chiropractors list via an online survey of practicing chiropractors in Greater Phoenix. Working with the Arizona Association of Chiropractic, PHOENIX launched an online voting portal in the fall and invited all practicing Valley chiropractors in good standing with the Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners to provide the names of three doctors whom they deem the best in their profession. At the conclusion of voting, we digitally tallied the votes. Once the top vote-getters were determined, our fact-checkers verified their information.
PHOENIX magazine does not give any preference to chiropractors who advertise. The list was determined solely on the votes we received, and our sales staff did not see the list until the chiropractors had been contacted and confirmed by our editorial fact-checkers. All providers on the list were cross-checked against the board’s online directory. Those with disciplinary actions within the last three years were removed from the list.
Glenn Appell, D.C.
Chiropractic School: Parker Chiropractic College in Dallas, Texas
Years in Practice: 30
Your Scottsdale clinic is called Apple Chiropractic, but your name is actually pronounced Ap-PEL, with the accent on the second syllable. Was it mispronounced so often, you just had to lean into it?
Yes. Coming over from the old country [Germany], it was actually Apfel, which translates to “apple.” Also, I’m on the shorter side, so I was always called Little Apple as a kid.
What inspired you to pursue a chiropractic career?
When I was 22 years old, I fell off the Praying Monk on Camelback Mountain and hurt my back. At the time, surgery was my only option, but I ran into to a friend of mine who I knew from the Gold’s Gym from high school who had become a chiropractor. And he suggested to come see him. 30 days later, I was fine… surgery avoided! Having a kinesiology background, the next move, to become a chiropractor, became obvious to me.
You’ve been practicing chiropractic medicine in the Valley for more than 30 years. Are you an AZ native?
I’m a native New Yorker. My family moved here in 1967. To say I’ve seen drastic changes in this state is an understatement.
In addition to chiropractic care, you also administer shockwave therapy. What is that?
In 2014, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had to leave practice. Fortunately, I had Barrow on my side, and the brilliant Dr. Peter Nakaji saved me. About eight years later, my oldest son and I were doing Krav Maga martial arts and I hurt my shoulder. The surgeon suggested surgery for a supraspinatus tendon tear of the shoulder. I found a practitioner in the East Valley doing something I’ve never heard of: shockwave therapy. She said it would take about six visits to resolve [the injury]. After the six visits, I was back in the gym with full use of my shoulder. Once again, surgery [was] avoided. Two months later, Dr. Shockwave Rx was born.
You also founded the Whiplash Clinic in the Valley, catering to car accident victims. Anatomically speaking, what is whiplash, and how do you treat it?
Whiplash is a common injury after a car accident because the head is heavy, and the neck, ligaments, and discs and muscles are highly stressed at a very fast pace. In the beginning of my career, a part of my patient base were people dealing with post-traumatic trauma to the neck after car accident. I focused the majority of my continuing education on the treatment of this disease process.
What are the most common misconceptions about chiropractic medicine?
That back pain is coming from the back. In my practice, I find most of the issues are coming from the gluteus muscles that are pulling on that iliac crest that connects to the spine. In most cases, low back pain should be resolved in six treatments if properly diagnosed.
What do you do in your free time, outside the clinic?
I really enjoy the Arizona outdoors. You can usually find me on any one of the many hiking trails around the Valley.
“If I wasn’t a chiropractor, I’d be…”
If I wasn’t Dr. Shockwave Rx, I would be Batman!
Andrew Altman
Arizona Family Health & Rehab Center
159 W Wickenburg Way, Ste 8
Wickenburg, 480-788-2372
azfamilyhealth.com
Glenn Appell
Apple Chiropractic/Dr. Shockwave AZ
3519 E Shea Blvd, Ste 119A
Phoenix, 602-694-5014
applechiropracticaz.com
Gaylen Bartlett
Adio Chiropractic
7966 W Thunderbird Rd, Ste 102
Peoria, 623-256-6458
adioaz.com
Daniel Baum
AZ Pain Doctors
7200 W Bell Rd, Ste F101
Glendale, 602-795-8700
azpaindoctors.com
Alanna Bernacchi
Dynamic Chiropractic Center
9812 N 7th St, Ste 6
Phoenix, 602-870-1876
drpatti.com
James Bogash
LifeCare Chiropractic
1830 S Alma School Rd, Ste 135
Mesa, 480-839-2273
lifecarechiropractic.com
Lori Fininis
Goodyear Chiropractic & Naturopathic
11 W Van Buren St, Ste 28C
Avondale, 623-932-4060
goodyearchiropractic.com
ReneeAnn Haberl
Mountain View Chiropractic
5001 N Granite Reef Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, 480-941-2454
docreneeaz.com
Dylan Hernandez
Axis Spine and Sport
2155 E University Dr, Ste 110
Tempe, 480-842-5020
axisspineandsport.com
Stephen Hofmeir
Advanced Spine and Pain
9949 W Bell Rd, Ste 100
Sun City, 480-573-0130
asappaindocs.com
Steven Higgins
Goodyear Chiropractic & Naturopathic
601 N Jackrabbit Trl, Ste 280
Buckeye 623-932-4060
goodyearchiropractic.com
David Iacuone
Desert Valley Chiropractic
720 E Thunderbird Rd, Ste 1
Phoenix, 602-439-1515
desertvalleychiropractic.com
Katherine Iacuone
Desert Valley Chiropractic
720 E Thunderbird Rd, Ste 1
Phoenix, 602-439-1515
desertvalleychiropractic.com
Coby Johns
Advanced Spine and Pain
2563 S Val Vista Dr, Ste 101
Gilbert, 623-254-7353
asappaindocs.com
Albert Kim
Signature Chiropractic
8345 W Thunderbird Rd, Ste B103
Peoria, 623-334-4114
signaturechiro.com
Jolene Kuty
Kuty Chiropractic
6634 E Aster Dr
Scottsdale, 480-945-7800
kutychiropractic.com
Chance Moore
The Pain Experts of Arizona
3370 Mercy Rd, Ste 321
Gilbert, 480-550-9393
thepainexpertsofarizona.com
Eric Neufang
Active Health Chiropractic
13838 S 46th Pl, Ste 300
Phoenix, 480-893-2400
activehealthaz.com
Jason Nielson
Advanced Spine and Pain
2525 W Greenway Rd, Ste 300
Phoenix, 480-573-0130
asappaindocs.com
Jasreen Nirmal
Chiropractic Rehabilitation Center
18301 N 79th Ave, Ste 192
Glendale, 623-251-4691
crcchiro.com
Jennifer Polk
Back To Motion Chiropractic
7332 E Camelback Rd, Ste A
Scottsdale, 480-941-1555
drjenpolk.com
David Reed
Reed Chiropractic
250 W Baseline Rd, Ste 107
Tempe, 480-785-1355
chiropractorintempeaz.com
Jeffrey Ring
Foothills Chiropractic
7208 E Cave Creek Rd, Ste F
Carefree, 480-488-1282
foothillschiro.com
Jeffrey Robinson
AZMulticare
16700 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Ste 260
Scottsdale, 480-991-5555
azmulticare.com
Roland Sinatra
Sinatra Chiropractic
1717 E Bell Rd, Ste 11
Phoenix, 602-992 – 2715
sinatrachiropractic.com
Louis Verloop
Surprise Chiropractic
14515 W Gand Ave, Ste C128
Surprise, 623-544-9111
surprisechiropractic.com
David Warkentin*
Verve Wellness
4838 E Baseline Rd, Ste 110
Mesa, 480-969-4040
vervewellness.com
Randall Widmaier
Widmaier Chiropractic
5080 N 40th St, Ste 104
Phoenix, 602-954-6200
widmaierchiropractic.com
Brad Williamson
Legacy Wellness
725 W Elliot Rd, Ste 113
Gilbert, 480-892-2140
legacywellnesscenteraz.com
Jeffrey Woolston
Woolston Wellness
9832 N Hayden Rd, Ste 207
Scottsdale, 480-556-6797
woolstonwellnesscenter.com
