The doctor
professional
athletes trust.

Dr. Doug Arvanitis has kept South Tampa upright since 1998. Same table, same hands, whether you fight in the UFC or you just want to walk Bayshore Boulevard without wincing.

Treating South Tampa since 1998 502 S Dale Mabry Hwy
Dr. Doug Arvanitis with UFC champion Chuck Liddell
Dr. Doug Arvanitis with Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff
Dr. Doug Arvanitis with NFL receiver Nelson Agholor
Simeon Rice/ Chuck Liddell/ Gary Sheffield/ Fred McGriff/ Jason Giambi/ Antonio Tarver/ Michael Pittman/ Winky Wright/ Nelson Agholor/ Eric Chavez/ Sasha Banks/ Jamison Crowder/ Joe Lauzon/ Ben Pakulski/ Ian Gold/ Mojo Rawley/

Anyone can crack a back.

Getting a linebacker back on the field, and getting you out of bed without dreading the first step, is the harder job.

Dr. Doug Arvanitis and the Pro Health team have been providing quality chiropractic care in Tampa since 1998. The mission has not changed: get you to optimal health through proper chiropractic care, the same way thousands of patients before you got there. You can win the battle against pain. You just need the right South Tampa team to help you do it.

1998
The year the doors opened on Dale Mabry
303
Professional and college athletes named on the roster
20
Sports represented, from the NFL to pro paintball
3
Surgery centers where Dr. Arvanitis holds MUA privileges

Athletes fly in from all over the country for this. You live down the road.

Dr. Doug Arvanitis with UFC champion Chuck Liddell Dr. Doug Arvanitis with a professional athlete at Pro Health

What we treat.

Five ways into the same result. Pick the door that matches how you got hurt.

Chiropractic care

Structural alignment of the spine and the extremities: feet, ankles, wrists, elbows, shoulders. When a vertebra or a joint sits out of place, the inflammation around it can make ordinary movement unbearable. Put the spine back where it belongs and the rest of the body follows.

  • Chronic neck and back pain
  • Headaches
  • Tingling arms or legs
  • Carpal tunnel
  • Stiff, swollen joints

Auto accidents

Serious injuries often go unnoticed. The pain shows up days, weeks, sometimes months later, and by then an insurer may already be asking you to sign away liability. Get evaluated before you sign anything. We work alongside your attorney.

Same week appointments

Sports injuries

MMA fighters, NFL and MLB players, champion boxers, pro wrestlers. Many of them arrived thinking they would never compete again. You do not have to be a professional to be treated like one: weekend warriors get the same protocol.

Manipulation under anesthesia

For people who have not seen results from traditional chiropractic or medical care. You are placed under twilight sedation, awake but relaxed and feeling nothing, so joints and muscles can be worked far more freely. Three consecutive days, then a four to eight week rehabilitation program. Covered by most insurance plans, and part of chiropractic practice for more than twenty five years.

Massage therapy and rehabilitation

Stretching, strength work, joint manipulation and physiological modalities, built into a plan that follows your adjustment rather than replacing it. The muscles have to hold the correction, or the correction will not hold.

Anatomical engraving of the lumbar spine

FDA cleared / DRX9000

Surgery is not the only option left.

Spinal decompression applies a gentle, computer controlled distraction force that opens the space between the discs, releasing the pressure built up on the disc and the nerve root so a herniated or bulging disc can move back toward its normal position. No surgery, no drugs. Most patients fall asleep during treatment.

86%

of cases experienced spinal pain relief with disc decompression, per a 2004 clinical study in the Orthopedic Technological Review

25min

A typical session runs 25 to 30 minutes. Lumbar patients often feel relief by the third visit

  • Sciatica
  • Herniated or bulging discs
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Failed back surgery
Dr. Doug Arvanitis of Pro Health in South Tampa

Dr. Doug Arvanitis, D.C. / Pro Health, South Tampa

He played first. Then he learned how to fix it.

Dr. Arvanitis attended Ohio State from 1982 to 1986, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and played for the Buckeyes. He went on to play professional football in the American Football League until a significant injury ended that career. He knows the table from the other side.

He graduated with honors from Life College of Chiropractic in 1997, where he specialised in sports rehabilitation, the biomechanical deficiencies of professional athletes, and extremity analysis and corrective adjusting. He is certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia and holds privileges at three surgery centers to perform the procedure.

  1. 1982 Ohio State University, BA Communication, Buckeyes football
  2. 1986 Professional football, American Football League
  3. 1997 Life College of Chiropractic, graduated with honors
  4. 1998 Opens Pro Health on South Dale Mabry Highway
  5. Today MUA certified with privileges at three surgery centers

The wall.

303 named athletes across 20 sports have come through this office. A few of them stopped for a photo.

Dr. Doug Arvanitis with Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell / UFC
Dr. Doug Arvanitis with Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff
Sheffield & McGriff / MLB
Dr. Doug Arvanitis with Noah Spence
Noah Spence / NFL
Dr. Doug Arvanitis with Nelson Agholor
Nelson Agholor / NFL
NFL & NCAA 118 Wrestling 44 MLB & NCAA 27 Pro paintball 23 UFC / MMA 21 Fitness 13 Pro boxing 9 CrossFit 9 Bodybuilding 8 Track & field 6 Swimming 4 Powerlifting 4 Golf 3 Water skiing 3 Soccer 3 And five more
You do not have to be a professional to be treated like one• Weekend warriors welcome• Life without pain is possible• You do not have to be a professional to be treated like one• Weekend warriors welcome• Life without pain is possible•

In their words.

Patients from across Tampa Bay, plus a long list of people whose living depends on their body working.

“Dr. Doug is hands down the best in the business. He is trusted by many pro athletes, top businessmen and people in the know in Tampa Bay. I highly recommend Dr. Doug.”
Brandon Rimes
“Dr Doug and his staff are amazing. The clinic is convenient to get to and the office is run efficiently so that wait times are never a problem.”
Troy Simpson

Life without
pain is
possible.

Call the office, or send a note and the front desk will get back to you with a time. Consultations are where every plan starts.

The office replies the same business day.