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BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
Anthony Medical & Chiropractic Center opened its second Georgetown location in 2023, joining at least three other chiropractic or physical therapy clinics that opened in the city last year.
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Chris Price explains why chiropractors are ocking to Georgetown Chris Price is the owner and founder of Anthony Medical & Chiropractic Center, a one-stop musculoskeletal practice with seven locations across Central Texas. His Georgetown East location o of I-35 opened in 2021, and his Georgetown West location near Sun City opened in January 2023. Price spoke with Community Impact about why his practice is one of many chiropractic clinics moving to the area. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
you to someone that specializes in physical medi- cine. So you’d end up seeing three dierent people to get the treatment you actually needed—that can cost a lot of money. Whereas with us, you’re going to see either a medical doctor or the chiropractor, depending on what your condition is. ... It’s much easier to share information that way, so it’s not like you’re starting over each time. When it comes to this eld, how is Georgetown di erent from other parts of Central Texas? Being a little closer to Austin, you have a little more forward thinking people that are looking for alternatives to [prescription] pain medication. People are looking for more of a natural approach, which chiropractic care can be. About 86% of our patients never get prescribed any medication, which means they’re getting treated through exer- cises, stretches [and] nutritional supplementation.
Why did you decide to open two clinics in Georgetown?
Because Georgetown is growing so fast, it was just the perfect time. ... Within the rst year at the [Georgetown] East location, we were already at capacity. That was our fastest growing clinic that we’ve ever had. And, it would take 15-20 minutes for some people to drive to the clinic, so we just g- ured it’d be best to have two. ... It was our rst time opening two clinics in one city. ... Now we see about 350 patients per week at our [Sun City] location. How is your practice di erent than other chiropractic clinics in the area? We are very unique in the chiropractic world, because we’re both a medical and chiropractic clinic. ... If you were to go to a normal chiropractic oce, you would have to get a referral, go to your [primary care provider], and then they would refer
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