We find the structure that's overloaded, unload it, and aim for the fewest visits it takes to get you back to your life. No guesswork. No endless treatment plans.
The better we do our job, the less you need us.
Same-day, no-cost injury evaluation. We handle the insurance paperwork.
Auto injury care →Relief that wore off is a clue, not a dead end. See if a $49 decompression consultation fits your problem.
The $49 consultation →Book online in under a minute, or call and a human answers.
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You've probably already tried the whole list — rest, pills, exercise sheets, adjustments, maybe injections. Each one helped for a while. Then the relief wore off, and the pain was right where it started. Maybe a doctor told you everything looks "normal." But nothing feels normal to you.
Relief that fades isn't failure — it's information. The pain signal was treated, but the load on the tissue never changed.
A "normal" report doesn't mean nothing's wrong. It usually means nobody measured the loading.
Not a surgical candidate, still in pain. That gap is exactly where our exam lives.
Neither do we. Our job is to change what's pressing on the tissue — not just quiet the alarm.
Too much load on a tissue — and a tissue that's become sensitive under it.
Every common treatment works on one half of that equation. Pills and shots turn down the alarm. Rest lowers your activity — but not the load; gravity doesn't take a vacation. Adjustments free up motion. All real tools. But none of them unload the structure that's complaining.
Our biomechanical exam finds exactly which structure is overloaded — disc, nerve, joint, or muscle — and then we unload it, progressively, until it calms down and can carry your life again.
It's the model Dr. Barton wrote the book on — and the reason patients come to us after everything else "worked, then wore off."
29+ years treating spines in Pasadena. In 2005 he was the patient — a lumbar disc herniation, a surgery he didn't want, and a recovery he found on a decompression table instead. He bought his first DRX9000 the next year and wrote Chronic Back Pain?, the book on why pain keeps coming back after treatment.
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A Southeast Texas native who grew up outdoors and in every sport that would have him, Dr. Clark was a personal trainer before he was a doctor — he still thinks in movement and load. He earned his Doctor of Chiropractic at Texas Chiropractic College, right here in Pasadena, graduating magna cum laude with the Outstanding Student Award for his clinical training.
Two doctors. One rule: find the real problem, treat it in as few visits as it takes, and tell you the truth — including when we're not the right fit. Depending on the day you come in, you'll see Dr. Barton or Dr. Clark — same exam, same loading model. Decompression consultations are with Dr. Barton.
Sudden force affects more than one tissue. A full biomechanical evaluation finds which ones, so nothing gets missed while the insurance clock runs. Same-day appointments.
Learn more →/ 02Progressive, computer-controlled unloading for discs and nerves that stayed irritated after everything else.
Learn more →/ 03Discs, joints, nerves, and muscles each fail differently. We test which one is driving your pain, so treatment is targeted — not cookie-cutter.
Learn more →/ 04Bring your imaging. Dr. Barton reads it with you at the screen, in plain English, until it makes sense.
Learn more →/ 05Tight fascia compresses the spine even at rest. Releasing it removes hidden load that keeps tissue irritated.
Learn more →/ 06Tendons and joints overload the same way spines do. For stubborn extremity pain — shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, foot — and tendinopathies like plantar fasciitis, Achilles, and tennis elbow.
Learn more →Once a month we open 28 consultation vouchers at $49. We hold them for the people who need answers most.
We can't promise outcomes — no honest doctor can. We promise a flat $49, a doctor who doesn't watch the clock, and a straight answer: decompression fits your problem, or it doesn't and here's what's next. Some people we examine, we refer elsewhere.
This month’s vouchers remaining. When they're gone, consultations book at $159. The count only changes when reality changes.
$49 offer not available to Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal health program beneficiaries. This visit determines whether decompression fits your case; it is not a promise of outcome. Requests are confirmed by a call from our staff.
Online in under a minute, or call — a human answers. Same-day slots held for injury patients.
Bring any imaging you have. Your doctor reviews it with you at the screen — a scheduled 30-minute consult where nobody watches the clock.
Most patients begin treatment the same day — and you'll know the plan, the price, and the point of every visit.
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231 Google Reviews
I would give this place all the stars I could. Both Drs are kind and genuine. I didn't have a particular issue, just overall discomfort and they've helped me understand it. Dr. Barton doesn't recommend you a super long consistent plan. He heals you and then you come back as needed. I've recommended…
After a decade of hit or miss chiropractor appointments around the country I’m now very skeptical & I think most people understand why without explanation. Dr Barton eliminated that skepticism during my first visit to him. After the exam he told me not to even worry about coming back until I could…
I’ve seen Dr. Barton for about 12 years and I owe him a huge thank you for keeping me pain free! You should never take your mobility for granted. I’m in my late sixties and still able to play music and run around with my grandsons! Peak Performance is the best!
I have been to 4 Chiropractors in past 20 years and Doctor Barton is the best! He is very professional and thorough. Unlike most Chiropractors he does not try to “sell” you on the idea of coming in once per month. In contrast, he helps you get better to the point that you only need a “tune up”…
Robert Barton is the best. Awesome care and treatment for my back. He rescued me from having to have surgery with his combination of DRX and Chiropratic and now helps me stay healthy with regular maintenance. Great facility and super friendly staff.
After being rear ended in a car accident I was desperate to find a doctor who would navigate through all the insurance red tape so I could receive much needed medical care and Dr. Barton and his staff went above and beyond. They went out of their way to help me and they made me feel like family...I…
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| Friday – Sunday | Closed |
Staff who actually untangle the insurance red tape — patients name them in reviews.
Next to the Fairmont Parkway corridor — easy access from Beltway 8 and Space Center Blvd.
Call and a human answers.
No. Most patients come directly; we coordinate with your other doctors when needed.
Depending on the day, Dr. Barton or Dr. Clark — both work from the same loading model, and your file follows you. Decompression consultations are with Dr. Barton.
Yes. Pain that doesn't show on a basic report is still real — our exam measures the loading most visits skip.
As few as it takes. We don't sell year-long plans; we treat, release, and you come back as needed.
Any imaging or reports you have. Dr. Barton reads MRIs with you, in plain English.
No — and we'll tell you when it isn't. The honest truth is that it cuts both ways: sometimes the problem is too big for decompression — that's a surgeon, and we'll say so and point you right. And most of the time it's not big enough — most back pain resolves with simpler care, and we treat it that way. But in between is a real group whose discs and joints genuinely need unloading. For them, decompression is exactly the right tool — and the exam is how we find out which group you're in.
