Franchise opportunities compared
Maximized Living Health Centers vs The Joint Chiropractic
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Maximized Living Health Centers discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Maximized Living Health Centers: 6, The Joint Chiropractic: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | MLMaximized Living Health Centers | TJThe Joint Chiropractic |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $65,950 – $537,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $245,250 – $543,000 Total Estimated Initial Investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $1,850 Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | Greater of 7% of Gross Sales or $700 per month Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $400 Marketing Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | 2% of percentage of gross sales National Marketing Fund Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 169 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48 | 960 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −23 Calculated: 192 at end of 2022 → 169 at end of 2024 | +25 Calculated: 935 at end of 2023 → 960 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2010 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2010 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise Clinics open and reporting 12 months in 2024; 77 of 93 clinics report… $4,235,940 other 2024 all clinics · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 20% of Franchise Clinics in 2024; table does not state group size $1,979,752 other 2024 top 20% clinics · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 20% of Franchise Clinics in 2024; table does not state group size $295,293 other 2024 bottom 20% clinics · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 +3 more groups in the full report | Franchised (799 locations) — revenue $307,458 annually mean Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53 Franchised (492 clinics) — profit -$214,488.00 annually mean Net Profit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.