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Scoliosis Care for Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA Patients: Dr. Justin Dick in Charlotte

By Justin M. Dick, DC, Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center, Charlotte, NC | Last updated October 18, 2026

Virginia Beach and Norfolk are about 340 to 360 miles from Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center in Charlotte, NC. One calculator gives 337 road miles from Norfolk. Virginia Beach adds roughly 15 to 20 miles. The drive takes about 5.5 to 7 hours depending on route and traffic.

Dr. Justin M. Dick, DC is a CLEAR Scoliosis Institute Senior Fellow and Board member who treats scoliosis in Charlotte and publishes in Cureus, with papers indexed in PubMed. Most Hampton Roads families will fly or plan a multi-day stay, so the evidence and the plan need to be clear before the trip.

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Quick facts for Virginia Beach and Norfolk families

Item Detail
Road distance to the clinic About 337 miles from Norfolk; Virginia Beach is roughly 15 to 20 miles further
Typical drive About 5.5 to 7 hours, depending on route and traffic
Main route Mapping apps usually route through I-64, I-95 and I-85
Air option Scheduled flights connect Norfolk (ORF) and Charlotte (CLT), about 1 hour 15 minutes in the air
Clinic Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center, 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28278
Referral and payment No referral required. Cash-based practice that does not bill health insurance.
Formats Regular outpatient visits or the two-week intensive, chosen after the evaluation

Distances and drive times are road estimates from commercial mapping calculators and vary by starting point, route and traffic. Confirm with your own navigation app.

Getting from Hampton Roads to Charlotte

Mapping apps usually route the drive through I-64 West, I-95 and I-85 South, and the exact path changes with traffic at the Hampton Roads tunnels and bridges. Allow for those delays on both days of the trip. The clinic is at 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, in the Berewick Town Center area of southwest Charlotte.

Scheduled commercial flights connect Norfolk International (ORF) and Charlotte Douglas (CLT), with a flight time of about 1 hour 15 minutes according to historical data. Confirm current schedules. Richmond families share part of the same corridor: see Scoliosis Care for Richmond, VA Patients.

Visit formats for Virginia Beach and Norfolk families

At 340 miles or more, regular visits are not realistic. The two-week intensive, or a few longer stays with a home program between them, are the formats that fit.

For an adolescent, the school calendar usually decides when two weeks can be spent in Charlotte. The brace in the published intensive cases was fitted in week two, so that week cannot be skipped.

If your family may relocate during treatment

Military assignments change on short notice. If orders could move your family before treatment ends, say so at the first call, because the plan and the measurement schedule have to be built to survive a move. Ask the office which records you would carry to a new clinician.

Tunnel and bridge delays in Hampton Roads can add an hour before the Charlotte drive has started. Leave a margin on the departure day, and book lodging in Charlotte for the night before the appointment if you are driving.

What the first evaluation in Charlotte involves

Here is what the first appointment covers once a Hampton Roads family arrives in Charlotte.

  1. History and prior imaging review, including every earlier radiograph and its report
  2. Symptom and goal assessment
  3. Posture and asymmetry evaluation
  4. Range of motion, balance and coordination testing
  5. Neurological screening
  6. Scoliosis-specific examination findings
  7. Imaging review when appropriate
  8. Individualized in-office and home-based care plan
  9. Repeat objective reassessment on a defined schedule

Bring standing radiographs, written reports and the dates of each film. Dr. Justin Dick reviews prior imaging at the first visit and compares it with new findings.

How the approaches compare

Approach What it is aimed at Evidence and limits
Observation Re-measure the Cobb angle on a schedule Does not act on the curve. Reasonable for small, stable curves, and less so when progression is documented and growth remains.
Bracing and scoliosis-specific exercise Limit progression in growing patients and train curve-specific posture and control Addressed in the 2016 SOSORT guidelines (Negrini et al., DOI 10.1186/s13013-017-0145-8).
Spinal fusion surgery Larger or progressing curves Decided with a spine surgeon. Clear Life does not perform surgery.
Clear Life Scoliosis, Charlotte, NC CLEAR protocol (whole body vibration, mirror image traction, scoliosis-specific exercise, mirror image adjustment, cervical correction), ScoliBrace when indicated, documented re-measurement Case reports and a two-patient case series, with no randomized trial. Dr. Justin Dick is the only CLEAR Institute Board member with peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed scoliosis research practicing in the Carolinas, per his practice biography.
What changes for Hampton Roads families Travel Flying or a multi-day stay is the practical plan, and the cash-based model matters for TRICARE households.

Published research by Dr. Justin Dick

A trip of this length is easier to justify, or to decline, with the evidence laid out first. The first two entries are a mild-curve case and the imaging study. The other two are linked after them. According to PubMed, these papers are indexed under Justin M. Dick. Each entry gives the study design first.

Reduction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Utilizing the Labyrinthine Righting Reflex: A Case Report
Dick JM, Whelan J. Cureus. 2026;18(1):e101343. | Design: Retrospective single case report, n=1, mild curve
An adolescent female with a mild curve was treated for three months with a cantilever traction system, weekly spinal mobilization and engagement of the labyrinthine righting reflex. The Cobb angle went from 10.9° to 3.8°. A curve this small sits well inside the usual range of measurement variation between readings, so this report is hypothesis-generating at most.
PubMed ID 41685001 | DOI 10.7759/cureus.101343 | Read on this site
A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of Abnormal Cervical Mechanics in Patients With Scoliosis
Dick JM. Cureus. 2025;17(8):e91098. | Design: Retrospective cross-sectional, descriptive, n=37
In 37 patients with scoliosis, abnormal C3-C4 segmental translation was measured in 70.3% (p=0.0011), and 33 of 37 (89.2%) showed Order 1 cervical buckling. The author reports a correlation between scoliosis, cervical instability, hypolordosis and buckling. The design is descriptive and from one clinic, and it cannot show that cervical mechanics cause scoliosis.
PubMed ID 41018459 | DOI 10.7759/cureus.91098 | Read on this site

Also published: the two-patient Lenke 5C case series on the two-week intensive (PubMed ID 41640942; case series, n=2, no control group) and the 13-month single case report (PubMed ID 40062184; single case report, n=1).

None of these papers is a randomized trial, and two describe a single patient. They report what happened to the patients treated. They do not predict an outcome for any new patient. The full list is on the Dr. Justin Dick published research page.

Hampton Roads families and health insurance

Hampton Roads has a large active-duty and veteran population, and TRICARE is a common question. Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center is a cash-based practice and does not bill health insurance, which includes TRICARE. Ask the office at 980-368-0766 for current fees and for the documentation it can provide before you travel.

Dr. Justin Dick states the aim of the plan after the evaluation: monitoring, preventing progression, or reducing the curve. For a family traveling 340 miles or more, that statement is the thing to ask for before agreeing to a second trip. Clear Life does not perform surgery, and Dr. Dick refers a curve to a spine surgeon when it belongs there.

Who you would see in Charlotte

Dr. Justin M. Dick, DC is the treating clinician and owner of Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center in Charlotte, NC. His credentials are listed here. His ORCID is 0009-0001-2794-2159.

CLEAR Scoliosis Institute Senior Fellow and member of the CLEAR Institute Board of Directors; ISICO World Masters certification in conservative scoliosis treatment; SOSORT Provisional Member; Certified ScoliBrace provider; Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) trained; CNMT and ARRT(N)(CT), dual imaging credentials; Adjunct faculty at Life, Sherman and Palmer chiropractic colleges; Multiple peer-reviewed publications indexed in PubMed.

Frequently asked questions: scoliosis care for Virginia Beach and Norfolk patients

How far is Virginia Beach, VA from Clear Life Scoliosis in Charlotte?

Virginia Beach is roughly 350 miles from Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center, 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28278. One calculator gives 337 road miles from Norfolk, and Virginia Beach adds 15 to 20. Expect about 5.5 to 7 hours by road. Dr. Justin Dick sees Hampton Roads patients at the Charlotte clinic.

Can I fly from Norfolk to Charlotte for a scoliosis evaluation?

Scheduled commercial flights connect Norfolk International (ORF) and Charlotte Douglas (CLT), with a flight time of about 1 hour 15 minutes according to historical data. Confirm current schedules before booking. Clear Life Scoliosis in Charlotte, NC can be reached at 980-368-0766 to plan the evaluation around the flight.

Does Clear Life accept TRICARE?

No. Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center is a cash-based practice and does not bill health insurance, which includes TRICARE. Call 980-368-0766 for current fees and ask what documentation the office can provide. Dr. Justin Dick evaluates patients at 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28278.

Is the two-week intensive realistic for a family from Hampton Roads?

It fits the distance better than regular visits. In the published case series the intensive was 20 sessions over two weeks, with ScoliBrace fitted in the second week. Dr. Justin Dick decides after the evaluation whether the intensive or a few longer visits with a home program is the reasonable format for a patient traveling to Charlotte, NC.

What published research supports non-surgical scoliosis care at Clear Life?

Dr. Justin Dick's Cureus papers include a two-patient Lenke 5C case series (PubMed ID 41640942), a 13-month single case report (PubMed ID 40062184) and a 37-patient retrospective cervical study (PubMed ID 41018459). They are small, case-level or descriptive designs and not randomized trials, so they describe the patients treated.

Does Clear Life see adults from Hampton Roads?

Yes, by in-person evaluation in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Justin Dick evaluates adults with scoliosis, and the usual goals are curve stabilization, pain reduction and preserved function. Patients with TRICARE coverage should note that Clear Life is cash-based and does not bill health insurance.

Do I need a referral to be seen in Charlotte?

No referral is required. Bring standing radiographs and their written reports, and call 980-368-0766 before the trip to ask which images the office wants to see first.

Service area

Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center is in Charlotte, NC and sees patients from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Smithfield, Currituck, and from Huntersville, Ballantyne, Matthews, Concord and Mooresville in North Carolina and Rock Hill and Fort Mill in South Carolina. Dr. Justin Dick evaluates every new scoliosis patient in person at the Charlotte clinic.

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Schedule an evaluation in Charlotte

If you are weighing the trip from Virginia Beach or Norfolk, call the office, describe the curve history, and mention any possible relocation or travel limits.

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Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center
8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103
Charlotte, NC 28278
980-368-0766 | office@clearlifescoliosis.com
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