Scoliosis Care for Greensboro and High Point, NC Patients: Dr. Justin Dick in Charlotte

Scoliosis Care for Greensboro and High Point, NC Patients: Dr. Justin Dick in Charlotte

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

Greensboro is about 90 miles from Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center in Charlotte, NC. The drive is I-85 South and takes about 1 hour 30 minutes in ordinary traffic. High Point sits roughly 15 miles nearer on the same corridor. For most Triad families that distance makes regular clinic visits practical.

Dr. Justin M. Dick, DC treats adolescents and adults with scoliosis at the Charlotte clinic. He is a CLEAR Scoliosis Institute Senior Fellow and a member of the CLEAR Institute Board of Directors. His scoliosis case reports and cervical imaging study are published in Cureus and indexed in PubMed. All of that research is small-sample work, and this page labels each paper by design.

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Quick facts for Greensboro and High Point families

Item Detail
Road distance to the clinic About 90 miles from Greensboro (High Point is roughly 15 miles nearer)
Typical drive About 1 hour 30 minutes in ordinary traffic
Main route I-85 South
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.

The drive from Greensboro and High Point to Charlotte

From Greensboro the route is I-85 South through High Point, Lexington, Salisbury, Kannapolis and Concord. The clinic is in the Berewick Town Center area of southwest Charlotte at 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, so the last stretch continues past the center of the city. Weekday rush hour on I-85 and I-485 around Charlotte adds time. A morning appointment is easiest if you leave the Triad before the Charlotte commute builds.

Families in Winston-Salem are about 25 miles west of Greensboro and use the same highway system. They have their own page: Scoliosis Care for Winston-Salem, NC Patients. Families in Burlington, Asheboro, Reidsville and Thomasville reach I-85 within minutes of home.

Visit formats for Greensboro and High Point families

At about 90 miles, regular outpatient visits during the active treatment phase are realistic. A Greensboro family can leave in the morning, finish the visit and be home the same day. Visit spacing is set from the evaluation findings.

The two-week intensive is the alternative. In the published intensive cases it was 20 sessions over two weeks, with ScoliBrace fitting in the second week. From Greensboro most families would stay in Charlotte for those two weeks, although a daily round trip of about 3 hours is possible for some. The format decision comes after the evaluation, when curve pattern and growth stage are known.

Planning the day from Greensboro

A 90-minute drive leaves little slack at either end of a school day. One workable plan is a late-morning appointment with departure from Greensboro around 8:30 a.m., which puts the drive after the first commute wave. Confirm appointment times and visit length with the office at 980-368-0766, because this page cannot state how long a visit takes.

Ask your local physician three things before the trip: whether the most recent standing radiograph is recent enough to compare, whether the report lists the Cobb angle for each curve, and whether the images can be released on disc or through a portal. Those answers decide whether Dr. Justin Dick can compare films at the first visit.

What the first evaluation in Charlotte involves

Here is what the first appointment covers once a Triad 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 every standing radiograph you have, the written report for each, and the dates. Dr. Justin Dick compares prior films with new findings, and the change between dates is the most useful number for judging progression.

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 Greensboro families Travel A same-day round trip is possible, so regular visits are a workable format. The intensive remains available.

Published research by Dr. Justin Dick

Triad families often ask first whether the evidence supports a drive to Charlotte. The first two entries below are the longest follow-up 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: A 13-Month Follow-Up
Dick JM, Spurgeon S. Cureus. 2025;17(2):e78669. | Design: Single case report, n=1
A 14-year-old male, Risser 2, with a 42.4° Cobb angle followed the Clear Life CLEAR Institute treatment plan for 13 months and measured 23.8° at follow-up, with reported gains in mobility, chest expansion and respiratory capacity. One patient cannot show what another patient should expect.
PubMed ID 40062184 | DOI 10.7759/cureus.78669 | 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 mild-curve labyrinthine righting reflex case report (PubMed ID 41685001; retrospective single case report, n=1, mild curve).

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.

A second opinion for Greensboro and High Point families

Observation is a reasonable plan for a small, stable curve. A second look makes sense when serial radiographs show progression, when a growth spurt is ahead, or when a family wants an active plan. Clear Life does not perform surgery, and Dr. Justin Dick refers a curve to a spine surgeon when it belongs there.

The cervical spine is part of the Charlotte evaluation. Dr. Dick's 2025 Cureus cross-sectional study of 37 patients with scoliosis found abnormal C3-C4 segmental translation in 70.3% of them. That is a descriptive correlation from one clinic. It does not establish that the neck causes scoliosis.

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 Greensboro and High Point patients

How far is Greensboro, NC from Clear Life Scoliosis in Charlotte?

Greensboro is about 90 miles from Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center, 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28278. The drive is I-85 South and takes about 1 hour 30 minutes in ordinary traffic. Dr. Justin Dick sees Triad patients at the Charlotte clinic, and the office number is 980-368-0766.

Can Greensboro families do regular visits instead of the two-week intensive?

Usually yes. At about 90 miles a same-day round trip is practical, so regular outpatient visits are a workable format for many Greensboro and High Point families. Dr. Justin Dick chooses the format from the evaluation findings, which include curve pattern, growth stage and progression history. The two-week intensive stays available for families who prefer it.

Is there a CLEAR-trained scoliosis clinician in Greensboro or High Point?

This page cannot confirm every provider in the Triad. Dr. Justin Dick practices in Charlotte, NC and is a CLEAR Scoliosis Institute Senior Fellow and Board member. CLEAR Institute maintains its own directory of trained clinicians, which is the place to check for other practices near Greensboro.

What published research supports scoliosis care at Clear Life in Charlotte?

Dr. Justin Dick has scoliosis papers in Cureus that are indexed in PubMed. They include a two-patient Lenke 5C case series (Cobb angles of 35.7 and 38.9 degrees reduced to 10.4 and 15.7 degrees at 12 months, with ScoliBrace fitted in week two), a 13-month single case report, and a 37-patient retrospective cervical study. None is a randomized trial.

My child's pediatrician in Greensboro said to watch and wait. Is a second opinion reasonable?

Yes in specific situations: serial radiographs show progression, growth remains, or the family wants an active plan. Dr. Justin Dick evaluates adolescents at Clear Life Scoliosis in Charlotte, NC and reviews prior imaging. Observation remains appropriate for some small, stable curves, and Clear Life does not perform surgery.

Can an adult from Greensboro or High Point be seen in one day?

At about 90 miles the drive is manageable in a day. Dr. Justin Dick evaluates adults with scoliosis at the Charlotte clinic, and the usual goals are curve stabilization, pain reduction and preserved function. Call 980-368-0766 to ask how long the first visit runs before you plan the day.

Do I need a referral from my Greensboro doctor, and how is the visit paid for?

No referral is required. The practice is cash-based and does not bill health insurance, so ask for fees when you call 980-368-0766. Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center is at 8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28278, about 90 miles down I-85 from Greensboro.

Service area

Clear Life Scoliosis and Chiropractic Center is in Charlotte, NC and sees patients from Greensboro, High Point, Jamestown, Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Kernersville, Burlington, Archdale, Thomasville, Lexington, Asheboro, Reidsville, 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.

Related pages at Clear Life Scoliosis

Schedule an evaluation in Charlotte

If you are weighing the drive from Greensboro or High Point, call the office and describe the curve history. The staff can tell you which prior images to bring.

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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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