Primal Performance Spine & Sport

An office with published prices and a clear payment boundary

Primal Performance Spine & Sport occupies 4401 Central Avenue. Joseph and Natasha Maltese identify themselves as the two chiropractic physicians. Their site says they use functional testing to examine movement limitations rather than selecting a long course of care from an X-ray image alone. It also describes cupping, scraping, myofascial work and exercises alongside adjustments. These are the methods the practice advertises; the examination should establish which, if any, fit the individual complaint.

Calculate the visit you would actually book

The first appointment is listed at $225 for 45 minutes and includes consultation, examination and treatment. A new problem or a return after more than six months goes into a $150 re-examination of 30 minutes. A regular follow-up is $100 for 15 minutes. Children have a separate price schedule. The office says it does not take insurance but accepts HSA and FSA payments. Its live booking page explicitly states that Medicare patients should not book because the practice does not treat them. Someone who needs an in-network claim or a Medicare provider can rule this office out without reading through a vague promise of affordability.

What the schedule and recent experiences show

The booking page publishes morning and afternoon sessions on Monday and Wednesday, shorter Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Friday late morning and no Saturday session. That schedule is more specific than the general hours repeated by some directory listings. Recent customer comments mention the clinicians' attention and hospitality. One must separate those service impressions from claims that a treatment resolved a particular condition; neither a positive review nor an athletic biography substitutes for clinical evidence. For a reader interested in hands-on soft-tissue treatment and a known direct-pay cost, this is the most explicit of the three price schedules in our St. Petersburg comparison. Choose an appointment.