February 2025 – West County Spine and Joint, Ellisville, MO
Since 2014, West County Spine & Joint has been a well-respected, trusted chiropractic practice in Ellisville, Missouri. With many youth sports teams, running/triathlete clubs and teams within the area, Dr. Lauren Hendrix, founder, knew she wanted to support her local community and their active lifestyles.
Joined by her husband, Dr. Matt Davidson in November of 2019, their practice has continued to grow and is now joined by Dr. Shelby Hummel and three office support staff members. With Dr. Lauren, Dr. Matt, and Dr. Shelby being athletes themselves, West County Spine & Joint was built from a true passion and purpose of empowering people to manage their health and feel confident that they are designed to be healthy beings!
Throughout my college running years, I unfortunately suffered many injuries. It was always my chiropractor that helped put me back together. I always knew I wanted to be in the health, wellness, and fitness field, but didn’t know how. One day, it clicked sitting in my chiropractor’s office! It is amazing when your passion and purpose can be combined into a meaningful career!
– Dr. Lauren Hendrix
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Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $15,024? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $15,024 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.