TLC Chiropractic

What TLC Chiropractic does

TLC Chiropractic is a privately-owned, two-location chiropractic healthcare practice headquartered in Garden Grove, California, founded in January 1988 by Dr. Kent Salholm. The practice delivers spinal adjustments and manipulation therapy, soft tissue therapies (massage, soft tissue mobilization, myofascial release), physiotherapy, and rehabilitation to treat neck and lower back pain, knee pain, headaches, radiating arm/leg pain, auto accident injuries, sport injuries, and repetitive trauma. It serves individual patients of all ages — from children to seniors — and has built a niche reputation in personal-injury and auto-accident cases across Orange County and Southern California. A secondary professional-services offering consists of Medical-Legal Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) examinations performed by Dr. Kent Salholm, providing disability ratings and expert second opinions to attorneys and law firms for more than 30 years.

The clinical team is led by founder Dr. Kent Salholm and associate Dr. Mike, each with over 35 years of chiropractic experience; the practice employs between 1 and 10 people and does not disclose revenue, funding, or ownership changes. There is no parent company, no M&A activity, no external investment, and no public listing. The patient base is served across two physical clinics — Garden Grove/Anaheim (12460 S Euclid St #102) and Tustin/Orange (172 N Tustin St #101) — supported by digital tools including online patient intake forms, a 3D Spine Simulator, a Wellness4Kids educational program (featuring "Mac the Martian"), and a monthly blog/newsletter library.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-visit chiropractic services billed to PPO insurance carriers (Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, Health Net, CalPers, Landmark, ChiroMetrics) and through attorney/personal liens on personal-injury cases, under which payment is deferred until the underlying case settles. A secondary revenue stream derives from QME examinations performed for legal professionals. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with same-day appointments, content marketing, Yelp reputation management, and patient referrals; the practice does not employ outbound enterprise sales, paid acquisition at scale, or third-party distribution partnerships.

Name

TLC Chiropractic

Legal name

TLC Chiropractic

Website

https://tlcchiropractic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TLC Chiropractic is a privately-owned, two-location chiropractic practice in Orange County, California, founded in 1988 by Dr. Kent Salholm. It delivers spinal adjustments, soft tissue therapy, and rehabilitation for personal-injury and general patients, plus QME examinations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chiropractic Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Chiropractors (62131), Offices of Chiropractors (621310)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSADALAA

General Chiropractic Care

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Chiropractic & Spinal Care

SECONDARYHSADALAH

Auto Injury & Personal Injury Chiropractic (Whiplash)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Chiropractic & Spinal Care

SECONDARYHSADALAI

Pain Management Chiropractic (Neck/Back/Sciatica)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Chiropractic & Spinal Care

SECONDARYHSADALAG

Chiropractic Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Exercise

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Chiropractic & Spinal Care

Keywords

• Chiropractic care services
• Personal injury treatment
• Spinal adjustment therapy
• Auto accident rehabilitation
• QME medical examinations

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Chiropractic Treatment Services: Direct patient care for chiropractic adjustments, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation services. The practice accepts multiple insurance plans including PPO providers (Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, Health Net, CalPers, Landmark, ChiroMetrics) and offers personal injury lien arrangements for cases involving attorneys.
2. Medical-Legal QME Examinations: Expert medical evaluations for legal cases, providing disability ratings and second opinions for personal injury cases throughout Southern California.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TLC Chiropractic is a private chiropractic healthcare practice providing spinal adjustments, manipulation therapy, soft tissue therapies, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation to treat neck and back pain, headaches, knee pain, and auto accident or sports injuries. The practice also delivers Medical-Legal Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) examinations and accepts attorney and personal injury liens, with care delivered across two Orange County clinics (Garden Grove/Anaheim and Tustin/Orange).

Product overview

TLC Chiropractic operates as a chiropractic healthcare practice offering a unified service model centered on spinal health and wellness care. The practice provides core chiropractic services including spinal adjustments, soft tissue therapies, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation, complemented by specialized programs such as auto accident injury treatment and Medical-Legal QME examinations. Educational tools like the 3D Spine Simulator and Wellness4Kids program (featuring Mac the Martian educational materials) support patient education. Online Patient Forms enable convenient digital intake. Dr. Kent Salholm (founder since January 1988) and Dr. Mike lead the practice with over 35 years of combined experience, offering care phases from Relief Care through Corrective Care to Wellness Care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TLC Chiropractic Care Services Chiropractic healthcare service offering spinal adjustments, manipulation therapy, soft tissue therapies, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation for neck pain, back pain, headaches, knee pain, radiating pain, and personal/auto accident injuries; serves patients of all ages from children to seniors.
• Auto Accident Injury Treatment Specialized chiropractic treatment program for auto accident, motorcycle accident, slip-and-fall, and personal injury cases, including attorney and personal lien arrangements that defer payment until case settlement.
• Spinal Adjustment and Manipulation Therapy
• Soft Tissue Therapy
• Medical-Legal QME Examination
• Online Patient Intake Forms

Quantifiable outcome

• Rapid and lasting results with minimum amount of treatment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Chiro One Wellness Centers: Multi-location chiropractic group practice offering adjustments, rehabilitation, and wellness care across multiple U.S. states. Comparable service mix to TLC Chiropractic but at significantly greater scale and brand footprint.
• The Joint Chiropractic: National chiropractic franchise operating walk-in, cash/insurance-based adjustment clinics. Comparable to TLC Chiropractic as both deliver chiropractic care as a primary outpatient service, but The Joint operates at far greater scale and through a franchise model rather than a founder-owned specialty practice.
• Concentra: National occupational health and urgent care operator that provides physical therapy and select musculoskeletal services as part of broader employer and workers' comp care. Comparable to TLC's PI/auto-injury treatment capability through employer and insurance channels, but at a much wider scale and with broader clinical scope.
• Select Medical / Kessler Rehab: National outpatient rehabilitation provider offering physical therapy and injury recovery services, with exposure to PI/auto-injury rehab similar to TLC's rehabilitation component. Comparable in rehab modality but operates at a far larger scale with institutional contracts.

Direct peers

• Airrosti: Provider of musculoskeletal and soft-tissue injury treatment combining manual therapy with rehabilitation, often serving personal injury and insurance-paid populations. Closely comparable to TLC Chiropractic's adjustment-plus-rehabilitation service model and injury/PPI patient mix.

Emerging players

• MedLegal QME Provider Networks: California Qualified Medical Evaluator networks and independent medical-legal evaluation practices that issue disability ratings and second opinions for personal injury litigation. Directly comparable to Dr. Kent Salholm's 30+ year QME practice service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tlcchiropractic
• Facebookfacebook.com/TLCChiropractor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tlc-chiropractic-dr-kent-salholm-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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