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Freedom from Pain with Better Health Chiropractic in Juneau
Your back, neck, shoulder, and sciatica pain doesn’t have to be an issue anymore. Preventing further damage and getting a more direct path toward healing is possible. So is improving your current state of health! We’re here to help create a healthy balance that you can maintain.
Better Health Chiropractic & Physical Rehab in Juneau welcomes you! We work to determine the root cause of your discomfort and pain and use that information to create a plan of action designed just for you. Our approach to healing and wellness combines mainstream holistic care techniques for best results.
Advanced chiropractic care, physical rehabilitation, physical therapy modalities, and massage therapy are used to achieve maximum healing and recovery. Dr. Brent Wells looks forward to showing you the most effective methods that can help you with your personal goals and health needs.
Chiropractic Services
Better Health Chiropractic in Juneau prides ourselves on being a chiropractic clinic where people can enjoy comprehensive non-surgical options, rehabilitative therapy, spinal manipulation, and massage therapy at one convenient location. Click any link below to learn more about our specific chiropractic care services.
The Alaska Back Pain Protocol “ABPP”
Low back pain can be treated with the Alaska Back Pain Protocol, something which is exclusive to Better Health Chiropractic. Massage therapy, physical rehabilitation therapy, and chiropractic care are combined by Dr. Brent Wells and his team to achieve the best possible outcome for each patient for long-lasting results.
Chiropractic Care & Adjustments
Our chiropractic care focuses on correcting misalignments, relieving pressure from the vertebrae in the spine and neck, and reducing pain and inflammation. Chiropractic adjustments use gentle force on the affected area(s) to improve the flow of nutrients throughout the body.
Physical Rehabilitation
Our physical rehabilitation in Juneau is a specialized method of healthcare that focuses on restoring strength, flexibility, and mobility to any affected joints and muscles. Strength building exercises and stretches are coupled with at-home and in-office therapies to help your body become healthy once more.
Physical Therapy Modalities
Our physical therapy modalities use ultrasounds, electric currents, and specialized traction may be utilized for best results. Our physical therapy modalities technicians in Juneau are fully equipped and trained with the best treatments available for your current condition.
Massage Therapy
Our massage therapy incorporates direct attention and care of the spine, muscles, and central nervous system. Our Juneau massage therapists decrease pain levels, lower stress, and inflammation, and reduce discomfort. Massage treatments increase the natural benefits of holistic chiropractic care.
Spinal Decompression
Spinal decompression therapy uses motorized traction or a table to gently stretch the spine. Our Juneau office can help you get relief from bulging, degenerated, or herniated discs. Our technicians gently reposition the spine, which gets rid of back pain.
DRS System & Low Back Pain Treatment
The DRS System is a form of disc decompression therapy in Juneau that offers relief to back pain sufferers. A series of 30-minute sessions offer a highly effective alternative to many spinal surgeries for patients seeking relief from back pain.
Resident Chiropractors
Better Health Chiropractic in Juneau’s attentive and well-trained chiropractors are welcoming new patients! Each patient is valued.
We only hire the best doctors so that we can provide the highest level of care. We would love to help you find out how we can help you with pain reduction, better conditioning, or the overall good health that you seek.
Providing personalized care for muscles, bones, joints, and connective tissue is at the core of our chiropractic work. If you are searching for a caring chiropractor in Juneau, make sure to stop by our clinic & see Dr. Brent Wells and Dr. Collin Kuoppala.
Dr. Brent Wells
Dr. Brent Wells, D.C. founded Better Health Chiropractic & Physical Rehab with his amazing wife Coni in 1998. He received his B.S. from the University of Nevada (where they met), and his doctorate from the Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon. When he isn’t with his family, building his ongoing professional education, or helping folks at the clinic, he’s either doing something community-centered or playing blues/rock guitar.
Dr. Collin Kuoppala
His brother’s football injury brought Dr. Collin Kuoppala, D.C. to pursue a career in chiropractic services. He is a Michigan native who enjoys helping patients heal from injury and anything else that life brings. Dr. Kuoppala’s conservative approach offers personalized chiropractic and rehabilitative care in Juneau, Alaska. Dr. Kuoppala completed his bachelor’s degree at Michigan Technological University and his doctorate of chiropractic at Northwestern Health Sciences University in the Twin Cities.
Meet the Team
David T.
Lead Massage Therapist Juneau Office
Jessica.
Patient Care Coordinator Juneau Office
Julia N.
Licensed Massage Therapist Juneau Office
Stephanie S.
Billing Manager Administration
Visit Meet Our Juneau Clinic Team page and get to know more about us.
Directions
The clinic’s about a half-mile north of the Juneau Intl. Airport just off Glacier Hwy. Head north, when you see Frontier Suites on the right veer left to stay on Glacier Hwy, and Dunn Street will be immediately on your left. We’re next to Raintree Quilting.
Why Choose Us?
Juneau isn’t that big of a city. We know that there are other chiropractic clinics to choose from. But, at Better Health Chiropractic, our clients are adventurous, outdoorsy, active, and work hard! We are here to help them keep doing the things they love without having to worry about pain.
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First Visit Promise ensures you will be 100% satisfied with your care or you will be refunded!
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Better Health Chiropractic has been in Alaska since 1998, but we opened our doors in Juneau back in 2013.
Most of the people who take advantage of our Juneau chiropractic clinic suffer from ailments such as lower back pain, sciatica, arthritis, neck pain, whiplash, disc problems, spinal stenosis, headache/migraine pain, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder pain, hip pain, and various other injuries to the body.
Your Juneau chiropractor, Dr. Brent Wells, often sees numerous types of professions visit the chiropractic clinic in Juneau, such as local construction workers, retirees, fishing men and women, government and state workers, and miners.
The Alaska Back Pain Protocol, exclusive to Better Health Chiropractic, focuses on the most common ailment – back pain. Through this individualized care plan, multiple treatment styles can be worked into your chiropractic care so you are able to fully heal.
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Insurance Coverage- We Accept Hundreds!
We work with almost all insurance companies, including the most common ones listed for Private Insurance, Worker’s Compensation Insurance and Auto Insurance. Auto & Worker’s Compensation are usually covered at 100%! Our list may not include yours. If you don’t see your insurance company, please use our Contact Us page, click the button below to have us check your coverage for you, or call
Private Insurance
(Listed Alphabetically)
- Aetna KY
- Aetna TX
- AK UFCW
- Alaska Care
- Alaska Carpenters Health & Welfare
- Alaska Electrical Health & Welfare
- Alaska Fisherman’s Fund
- Alaska HERE Health & Welfare Trust
- Alaska Laborer’s
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Alaska Pipe Trades, Local 367
- Alaska Teamster’s
- Alaska UFCW Trust
- AmeriBen Solutions
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Frequently Asked Questions about Chiropractors:
What Is the Scope of Practice of Chiropractors?
Chiropractic is a philosophy, art, and science. A diagnosis is made through observation and testing, and then treatment is performed based on training and experience. This is a similar process used by a medical doctor. The main dissimilarity is that some doctors may treat patients with surgery and drugs so as to deal with signs of pain and illness.
What Does a Chiropractic Adjustment Do for Back Pain?
Chiropractors (licensed healthcare professionals) are highly trained physicians that practice a unique system of healthcare tailored towards preserving and optimizing health by the use of manual treatment to restore proper neurological and musculoskeletal function.
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How Often Should I Get a Chiropractic Adjustment?
After care is established, patients may choose to receive a treatment once a week or even every other month. Initial care may be more frequent as the body begins to recognize the process of healing. How can patients begin to determine what their needs may actually entail?
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Chiropractor or Physical Therapist: What Is the Difference?
Should I see a physical therapist or chiropractor? Well, that depends somewhat on the reason that you are seeking care. While it is not uncommon to only receive one type of care, each has strengths that complement the other. Both chiropractic and physical therapy use techniques that work to help the body heal itself.
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