ABOUT
Dr. Joel Williford, D.C.
Dr. Joel Williford has been practicing since 1996. With nearly three decades of experience, he is an expert in chripractic care, Functional Medicine and natural, non-medicated neurological approaches to healing the body and treating chronic disease.
Early Life
Dr. Joel Williford is a chiropractor based in Birmingham, Alabama, with roots tracing back to Mobile, AL. His early years in Mobile were marked by humble beginnings, born to a school teacher, his mother, and a postman, his father. They enjoyed leisurely weekends on the beach until they left their hometown when he was just seven years old.
The Williford family relocated to South Carolina and settled in the quaint town of Adams Run, only 20 miles away from the historic city of Charleston, SC. Dr. Williford learned the value of hard work and family responsibilities at a young age, laboring alongside his grandfather and family as a sharecropper from dawn till dusk. This experience instilled in Dr. Williford a strong work ethic and fueled his ambition to pursue a distinguished professional career.
Educational Background
After graduating from Baptist Hill High School in Hollywood, South Carolina, Dr. Williford was admitted to South Carolina State College, where his mother was coincidentally a professor of Education. He pursued a degree in business management. Following his undergraduate studies, Dr. Williford took some time to contemplate his career path and ended up ascending the managerial ranks at the local restaurant where he had worked throughout his college years. It was during this time that “Chiro Joel” sustained a back injury, which ignited his interest in neurological-based chiropractic care.
At the age of 33, Dr. Williford enrolled at Life University of Chiropractic in Marietta, Georgia, earning his chiropractic degree. Upon receiving his diploma, Dr. Williford relocated to Birmingham to establish his own practice in Irondale, known as Eastwood Chiropractic, in 1996.
Doctor & Practice Experience
Since obtaining his degree, Dr. Williford has practiced in various locations, including his hometown of Mobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa. He has been part of several partner practices, working alongside Dr. Sparks of Fairfield Accident and Injury Center from 2006 to 2013, and Dr. Todd Sayers of Accident and Injury Centers of Alabama from 2013 to 2014, until venturing out on his own again in a Tuscaloosa-based private practice called Alberta City Chiropractic from 2014 to 2017.
Present Day
Finally, as of July 2017, Dr. Williford has permanently situated himself in Birmingham, Alabama, where he established Williford Chiropractic & Wellness. In the same year, he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and began deeply exploring how to reverse the condition with Dr. Singleton. Now he concentrates on Functional Medicine, the next leg of his journey towards helping people, expanding his practice to do the same for all of his patients.
Dr. Williford aspires to get his patients well, as affordably and swiftly as possible for the entire body, assisting in extending their quality and span of life.
28 Years of Experience
Attended South Carolina State College
Business Management
Life University of Chiropractic in Marietta, GA
Degree in Chiropractic
Fairfield Accident and Injury Center
2006 – 2013
Accident and Injury Centers of Alabama
2013 – 2014
Alberta City Chiropractic
2015 – 2017
Williford Chiropractic & Wellness
2017 – Present