We opened our office in 2010, on November 1st.
Matt and Rob moved to town with the goal of planting our roots, starting our families, and building our business in a tight-knit community. This area is ideal because we have the mountains to the West, downtown Frederick’s shops and restaurants, and D.C. and Baltimore just an hour or so away. Hiking, lots of breweries, Civil War history all around us, and much more.
First thing we did when we got to town was rent a storage unit. That’s where we would put our office furniture and supplies until we found an office space. We bought office chairs on Craigslist, and we cleaned and painted and reupholstered them. Rob bought a chiropractic table from his former boss. We pooled our money and bought a flexion-distraction table. We made trips to IKEA for furniture. We started working as fill-in chiropractors for other chiropractic offices in the state. We did this all while also holding down jobs at Macy’s at the FSK Mall. Our wives worked throughout this time, too, all while also being either pregnant (Rachel) or having a 1 year-old (Nicole). Talk about a family effort!
We found our office in late Summer. We now had to renovate it and get it ready to be a chiropractic office. Our budget was about $10,000. Time to roll up our sleeves!
Rob’s son, Logan, kept an eye on things.
We found clearance flooring at Lowe’s. We bought leather for the chairs from who-knows-where. We tore up old carpet. We painted walls.
We had Matt’s mom visit from North Carolina, along with his brother. It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun.
And now here we are, 10 years later. We love our community. Our older sons are heading to Middle School. Our daughters are in Elementary School. Matt has a 3rd child, too! We’ve got more pets than ever before.
Our office is now humming along smoothly. We have a super staff of two very talented women, Kathy and Shenen. We’ve got a schedule that is usually full of wonderful people that we count as more than just patients – they are our friends.
If you’ve never been to a chiropractor, give us a try! Become part of the Park Bench family. We hope to see you some time soon.