• Name: Total Health Chiropractic
• Locations: Downtown, East Ridge, Brainerd, Hixson, East Brainerd, Ooltewah and Highway 58.
• Products/services: The doctors at Total Health help patients relieve pain without drugs or surgery. Symptoms such as headaches, neck pain and back pain can be relieved by taking pressure off certain bones and nerves, chiropractors say. Using natural methods also can help patients avoid the often negative side effects of modern medicine and surgery, co-owner Lance Silverman said.
• Age: Founded in summer 1996
• Startup investment: $50,000 per store