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First visit about 45 minutesLicensed in AZDr. Michiko Takahashi, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000Dr. Julio Nava, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000Dr. Latanya Adderley, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000Dr. Dermot Pennington, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000
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  • Dr. Michiko Takahashi, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000
  • Dr. Julio Nava, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000
  • Dr. Latanya Adderley, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000
  • Dr. Dermot Pennington, Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000

Four offices in the East Valley

Family chiropractic close to school and home

Tonic has four offices, open before and after the school day. Your doctor talks with you and your child first, and explains each step before it happens.

A father with his young son sitting on his shoulders against a white wall

Find your office

Four offices, each with its own doctor

Pick the one closest to school, work or home. Hours, parking and the doctor's name are listed for each.

Paying for care

One fee policy at all four offices

How we bill, what we give you in writing and how we handle changes is the same wherever you book.

  • A written estimate before the first visit

    If you do not use insurance, you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate, and we give you a written one in advance.

  • The same benefits check

    Our front desk checks your benefits before the first visit, at any office, and calls you with what they find.

  • One cancellation policy

    Please call us as early as you can if you need to change a visit. Ask the front desk about our cancellation policy.

Care by stage

Visits matched to your child's age

Every visit starts with your questions and a doctor who explains what they are doing.

  • Babies and toddlers

    Light-touch visits with a parent beside the child the whole time.

    Babies and toddlers
  • School-age children and teens

    For children who carry backpacks, play sports and sit at desks.

    School-age children
  • Pregnancy and after birth

    Visits at a pace you set, with your midwife or OB kept informed if you ask.

    Pregnancy and after birth
  • Parents and family visits

    Back-to-back appointments for siblings and parents at one office.

    Family visits

What we claim

Plain about what chiropractic can and cannot do

Parents ask what care for a child is for. We tell you what we do, and what we do not say.

We examine how your child moves, use light technique matched to age and size, and explain what we find. We do not say care treats illness, and we send you to your pediatrician when something is outside what we do.

What we do not claim

  • We do not claim care treats or prevents illness

  • We do not promise results or a number of visits

  • We do not replace check-ups or your pediatrician

A chiropractor explains a neck model to a patient at a table

Our doctors

A doctor at every office

Each office has a doctor who leads it, and a front desk that books siblings and parents together.

  • Dr. Michiko Takahashi in a white coat with a hand on a patient's shoulder in a treatment room

    Dr. Michiko Takahashi

    Doctor of Chiropractic, Tempe office

    • Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000

    Dr. Takahashi sees babies, children and expecting parents at the Tempe office. She talks with the parent first, then with the child, and explains what she is about to do before she does it.

  • Dr. Julio Nava in dark scrubs steadying a seated patient's shoulder in a bright treatment room

    Dr. Julio Nava

    Doctor of Chiropractic, Mesa office

    • Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000

    Dr. Nava runs the early hours at the Mesa office so families can come before school. He asks children to describe what they feel in their own words and waits for the answer.

  • Dr. Latanya Adderley in a white coat standing beside an adjusting table in the Chandler office

    Dr. Latanya Adderley

    Doctor of Chiropractic, Chandler office

    • Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000

    Dr. Adderley leads the Chandler office. She sees school-age children and teens, including students who play a sport, and she answers a parent's questions before the visit starts.

  • Dr. Dermot Pennington in charcoal scrubs seated on an adjusting table in the Gilbert office

    Dr. Dermot Pennington

    Doctor of Chiropractic, Gilbert office

    • Chiropractor · AZ Lic. 000000

    Dr. Pennington leads the Gilbert office. He sees parents and grandparents as well as children, so a family can finish its visits in one trip.

  • Mindy Bergstrom

    Office manager

    Mindy runs scheduling across all four offices and books siblings and parents back to back.

  • Enedina Armendariz

    Family care coordinator

    Enedina checks benefits before a first visit and calls families with what she finds.

The first visit

What the first visit looks like

About 45 minutes, with a parent or guardian in the room.

  1. 01

    Step 1: You and your child talk with the doctor

    The doctor asks about your child's health history and what you have noticed, and asks your child too.

  2. 02

    Step 2: A look at how your child moves

    A hands-on exam at your child's pace, explained as it happens.

  3. 03

    Step 3: The doctor explains what they found

    In plain words, with what they suggest and what they do not.

  4. 04

    Step 4: Care starts only if you agree

    You hear the fee for each part before it happens, and you decide.

From parents

What families tell us

“The front desk booked both of my kids back to back, and the doctor explained every step before she started.”

Wing W.Parent of two

“We chose the Gilbert office because it is close to school. The forms and the answers about cost matched what we heard at the Tempe office.”

Shayla R.Parent

“He asked my daughter questions first and waited for her to answer. That mattered to us.”

Sandeep K.Parent

Sample reviews.

Before you choose

Questions about choosing an office

Which office should we pick?

The one that is easiest to reach on a school day. All four offices offer the same visits and the same fee policy, and you can see a different doctor at another office if your schedule changes.

Can my children be seen at the same time?

Siblings are booked back to back at one office, and a parent can book a visit in the same trip. Tell the front desk how many children are coming.

Do all four offices charge the same?

Yes. We have one fee policy, one written estimate and one cancellation policy for every office. How fees work explains each.

Do I stay in the room with my child?

A parent or guardian stays for the whole visit when a child is under 18.

Book a visit

Tell us when and where, and we will call

Pick an office and a time that works around school. The front desk calls to find a visit.

Preferred time

Please don't include medical details in this message. For anything urgent, call us.