The Wellness Center has grown with the community and has 12 workers, including the two chiropractors.
The large building is needed because the Wellness Center offers a wide array of services, including massages, acupuncture and physicals for scholastic sports and truck drivers, in addition to the chiropractic adjustments.
Dr. Robert Bowen, who has been providing chiropractic care in Chino Valley for more than 20 years, said the building was remodeled in 2020 just as COVID-19 hit and they didn’t have a chance to show it off. In addition, the Wellness Center has been so busy that they needed another chiropractor.
Bowen, who was in the first graduating class at Chino Valley High School in 1990, is proud that the Wellness Center is active in supporting local youth sports, as he has often been on the sidelines to help when injuries occur.
The Wellness Center has grown with the community and has 12 workers, including the two chiropractors. “Chino Valley still has the small-town feel, but it’s growing quickly,” he said.
Bowen has been at this location for 10 years. He is certified for high school sports, and at one point served as the Chino Valley High School team doctor. He served on the school board for four years. Recently, he reached out to the school’s new athletic director, as they are planning to work together.
Bowen has many loyal patients, including some who have been seeing him for 23 years. He also treats tourists and a lot of injuries from car accidents.
A large Medicare population comes to Bowen mostly for either old injuries acting up or wear and tear on their bodies. Medicare covers some chiropractic adjustments.
He says chiropractic treatment keeps the nervous system functioning. “The Wellness Center includes nutrition, weight loss, exercise and rehabilitation. We look at the whole person. Not just the spine.”
Sometimes herbal supplements are recommended. “It depends on the patient needs,” he said.
Bowen, who played high school football, said he was following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps because they were both chiropractors.
Dr. Ellis, who was a chiropractor for more than 20 years in Phoenix, said he was glad to become part of the Wellness Center.
“The community has been very friendly and welcoming,” he said. QCBN
By Stan Bindell, QCBN
Photo by Stan Bindell: Dr Robert Bowen hosted a celebration to welcome new chiropractor Dr. Chad Ellis to the practice and to mark the large expansion of the building at 794 AZ-89 in Chino Valley.
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