The Joint Chiropractic - Temple

Dr. Drew Perkins, whose patients call him Dr. Drew, is the doctor and owner of the Temple and Killeen locations of The Joint Chiropractic. A graduate of Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Dr. Drew graduated cum laude from Parker University in Dallas in 2016.

One of the greatest joys for Dr. Drew is seeing patients new to chiropractic get their pain resolved after an adjustment. “The thing I love most about being in the chiropractic field is seeing the expressions of awe, disbelief, and happiness on the faces of new patients after their initial issues are gone,” he says. “The second-best thing is delivering something as powerful as the adjustment with my own hands.”

Dr. Drew grew up in the Odessa/Midland area of Texas, and he has worked previously in Austin and Dallas.

His wife, Janet, is the wellness coordinator at The Joint. They have three children -- two boys and a girl -- along with a cat named Sky.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time at the lake, and playing golf, tennis and ping-pong. He also enjoys reading.

Dr. Drew knew chiropractic was his calling at a young age. “Ever since I was little I wanted to be in the medical field,” he says. “When I was 13, I was hit by a car and had severe low back pain. I was told it would go away on its own, but after a month it was still there. My parents, who had never been to a chiropractor themselves, took me to my grandma’s chiropractor and, after two adjustments, I had no back pain.

“I love working at The Joint because it focuses only on the adjustment, which is so simple yet effective. I also love spreading chiropractic to those who would normally not have the means to receive care.”

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Dr. Drew says he always must have pickles or green olives in his refrigerator. “I crave them,” he says, “especially at night.”

If he could sit down with any figures from history and share a meal, Dr. Drew would gather an eclectic group: actor Will Farrell, industrialist (and the wealthiest American in history) John D. Rockefeller, scientist Sir Isaac Newton, and Jesus Christ.

Dr. Drew says the coolest thing he has ever done was to go scuba diving: “It’s like being in a completely different world.”

Dr. Ed Collazzo joined The Joint Chiropractic family of local healthcare providers in 2018 when he joined Killeen and Temple clinics. He attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a focus on business before getting his doctorate of chiropractic from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, Mo.

“The thing I love about being in the chiropractic field is the opportunity that I have to treat people with my hands,” Dr. Collazzo says. “The other thing that is so gratifying to me is seeing the patient satisfaction after they’ve been treated.”

Dr. Collazzo worked from Georgetown to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex before settling in Killeen, which is where he was raised.

“I want to provide quality patient-centered healthcare to the greatest amount of patients that would benefit from my services,” he says.

In his spare time, Dr. Collazzo enjoys spending time with his wife and son, and their dog.

He knew chiropractic was his calling after his first adjustment and the difference he felt after the experience. It is a calling he doesn’t regret.

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Dr. Collazzo says the one thing he always keeps handy in his refrigerator is flavored yogurt. “It satisfies my sweet tooth,” he says.

If he could bring together any four people -- or in this case, entities -- from history for the dinner party of his dreams, he says he would include “God to answer my questions, Stevie Ray Vaughan to teach me guitar lessons, Claude Monet to teach me how to paint, and Bear Grylls to teach me wilderness survival skills.”

As for the coolest thing he’s ever done, he says it was “watching my son being born because he’s my pride and joy.”