We are always grateful for the amazing community in which we live. The wellness and safety of our community is our top priority. The family at Athens Chiropractic Healthcare and Integrated Medicine care about our community and the health and wellness of our patients, our staff, and their families. 

The CDC has recommended prudent measures be taken to slow the spread of the COVID 19 virus.

In order to keep our patients and staff safe and to maintain our mission objectives of improving the health of our patients and our community, we feel it is prudent to temporarily close our office till March 27th.  We will reassess as we near the 27th and keep you informed of any changes. Staff will be reaching out to reschedule appointments.

Further communication will be provided via Facebook , direct email, text (text to 91998), and our website . In the early parts of this coming week we will be working on providing direct numbers to our providers should health concerns arise.

Our providers can be reached at the following email address:

Dr. Joel Groft: [email protected]
Dr. Elizabeth Johnson: [email protected]
Dr. Carl Mankiewicz [email protected]
Kelleigh Strickland, N.P.: [email protected]
General questions can be sent to [email protected]

We will do our best to promptly reply. Any replies from our staff about health complaints will be encrypted in order to maintain privacy. Additional steps may be asked by your email provider to decrypt these messages in our responses. This could include downloading plugins for decryptions.  Please note that these are safe for your computer systems.  

Please be vigilant about personal hygiene to ensure the best defense against the spread of COVID-19, including:
  • washing hands often, 20 seconds minimum with soap
  • sneezing/coughing into elbows
  • disinfecting hands frequently
  • avoiding touching eyes, noses, and mouths
  • avoiding kissing, hugging, and sharing of cups and water bottles
  • if not feeling well or immunocompromised, refrain going into public spaces and interacting with other people for a minimum of 14 days

For more information on how to prevent the spread of illness, visit the CDC . 

If you have a fever, cough or other respiratory symptoms, please call the PIedmont Hotline at 1-866-460-1119 Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., so you can be screened by a nursing professional regarding your symptoms. If you have an emergency please call 911.

Our hope is that in this time of uncertainty and ambiguity our amazing community of friends, patients and families find peace in this tumultuous time. If we all do our part, we can minimize the impact on our beloved community.

Thank you for supporting our efforts to keep everyone safe, happy and healthy.

Wishing you the best of health,

Joel T. Groft D.C.
Athens Chiropractic Health
Integrated Medicine of Athens