What is the 'System' that Healthsource Chiropractic franchisees must use?
Healthsource_Chiropractic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We franchise the right to operate a single Clinic that must be physically located in a designated geographic area (the "Protected Territory") under the "HealthSource Chiropractic" name and other authorized names and marks (the "Marks"), using a system of distinctive operating procedures, methods, and standards that we have developed (the "System"). Clinic franchises will only be offered and sold to individuals licensed to practice or provide chiropractic care unless otherwise permitted by law, or unless you operate a Clinic as a Clinic Management Business (as defined below). You may purchase your franchise as a new, start-up Clinic (a "Start-Up Clinic"), or you may convert an existing chiropractic clinic to a HealthSource Chiropractic Clinic (a "Conversion Clinic"). You will sign our standard franchise agreement attached as Exhibit B (the "Franchise Agreement") when you purchase your Clinic franchise. In the past, we have negotiated the terms of the Franchise Agreement with certain franchises. HealthSource Chiropractic, LLC will be the contracting party under the Franchise Agreement and under no circumstances will our Regional Developer franchises sign the Franchise Agreement on our behalf.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 10–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Healthsource Chiropractic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must operate their clinics using a system of distinctive operating procedures, methods, and standards developed by Healthsource Chiropractic. This 'System' is central to the franchise offering.
The Healthsource Chiropractic system is used when operating a single clinic within a Protected Territory under the HealthSource Chiropractic name and authorized marks. The FDD states that the clinic provides 'progressive rehabilitation' therapy, combining chiropractic adjustments with soft tissue rehabilitation. The goal is to provide pain relief, functional restoration, and wellness care.
HealthSource Chiropractic clinics also use cutting-edge technology, including non-surgical Spinal Decompression therapy and photobiomodulation, to diagnose and treat issues causing pain and functional impairment for the patient. The aim is to restore lost function and make patients pain-free, whether their pain is chronic or acute. The clinics are typically located in high-traffic strip malls and target individuals suffering from back or neck pain, headaches, arm or leg pain, carpal tunnel, or fibromyalgia, regardless of age.