Chiropractor Near Boca Raton, FL

Boca Raton is across the county line in Palm Beach, and there is no shortage of chiropractors between Glades Road and Palmetto Park Road. Boca patients come to Lighthouse Point for a specific reason: a doctor who has run the same non-surgical knee, spine and shoulder programs from the same office for three decades, with the equipment on site rather than referred out.

From downtown and East Boca the drive is Federal Highway south through Deerfield Beach, about twenty minutes. From West Boca and Boca del Mar it is Glades or Palmetto Park east to I-95, south to Sample Road, then east to Federal Highway. Either way it is a shorter trip than most Boca residents make for a tennis match.

Boca is a racquet-sports town. Between the country clubs, the public courts and the pickleball boom, the injuries we see most from Boca Raton are rotational: tennis elbow, shoulder impingement and rotator cuff irritation, and low back pain from the serve and the swing. The Shoulder Restoration Program uses Class IV laser and targeted care to get players back on court without injections. For tennis elbow and other stubborn tendon problems, shockwave therapy is the tool that finally moves cases that have plateaued with rest and bracing.

Boca also has a large population of active retirees who want to keep playing golf and walking the beach into their eighties. That is the Knee Restoration Program patient, and the person with a herniated disc or stenosis who would rather try the Spinal Decompression Program before a spine surgeon. Our guide to knee pain from golf explains the mechanics.

Finally, Boca's commuters and professionals bring the desk-and-drive injuries: neck pain, headaches at the base of the skull and disc bulges from long hours seated. And the daily traffic on I-95, Glades and Federal produces accident patients; we treat Boca Raton accident injuries under Florida PIP even though the crash happened in Palm Beach County.

• Tennis elbow, pickleball elbow and shoulder impingement from Boca's racquet clubs and public courts. See tennis elbow treatment and pickleball shoulder injury.
• Golf-related knee and low back pain in the country-club communities of Boca del Mar and West Boca.
• Cervical disc problems and tension headaches in executives and remote workers.
• Knee osteoarthritis in retirees hoping to postpone a replacement.
• Post-accident whiplash and back injury from I-95 and Glades Road collisions, billed to Florida PIP.

From East Boca and downtown: Federal Highway (US-1) south across the Hillsboro Canal, through Deerfield Beach and into Lighthouse Point. The office is just south of Sample Road, about twenty minutes.

From West Boca and Boca del Mar: Glades Road or Palmetto Park Road east to I-95, south to the Sample Road exit, east to Federal Highway, then a short distance south. Twenty to twenty-five minutes.

Free parking in front of the building. Appointment hours are grouped so that a Boca patient can combine a visit with errands in Deerfield or Pompano.

Why would I drive from Boca Raton to Lighthouse Point for a chiropractor?

For the programs. Knee-on-Trac, Antalgic-Trac spinal decompression, Class IV laser and shockwave are all in one office under a doctor with three decades in the same location. If you only need a routine adjustment, a Boca chiropractor will serve you well; if you have been told you need a knee replacement, spinal injections or shoulder surgery and want a non-surgical evaluation first, the drive is worth it.

My accident was in Palm Beach County. Does Florida PIP still apply if I treat in Broward?

Yes. PIP is a Florida-wide benefit on your own policy and is not tied to the county where the crash happened or where you are treated. The 14-day rule still applies, so call soon.

Can you treat my tennis elbow without a cortisone shot?

That is the usual goal. Shockwave therapy, Class IV laser and targeted soft-tissue work address the tendon directly, and most players avoid injections. Dr. McNamara evaluates the elbow and shoulder together because the two are often connected.

How early in the morning can a Boca patient be seen?

Appointment hours start at 8:00 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Leaving Boca a little before 7:30 puts you in the chair before traffic builds on I-95.