Headaches that start in your neck or shoulders
Pain that eases for a few days after treatment, then comes right back
Stiffness turning your head, driving, or sleeping
You’ve been told it’s “just posture” or “just stress”
You’re tired of managing it and want to fix it
If you’ve had treatment that helped for a few days before the pain crept back, that isn’t bad luck.
It usually means the treatment never reached the cause. In many people with neck pain and headaches, the trouble starts with how the neck has learned to move and hold tension over years, and rubbing the sore spot won’t undo that.
The Ascend Neck Reset Protocol is built to find that pattern and change it, so you’re not back on the table every week.

Dr. Alfred Alessi is the founder of Ascend Functional Health and the author of You Can Heal, a book built on the idea that lasting relief comes from treating the root cause, not chasing symptoms.
He was named a top chiropractor and functional medicine provider by the Business Choice Awards, and he’s spent years helping Tampa Bay patients who had nearly given up on feeling normal again.
When you come to Ascend, he’s not handing you off to an assembly line. He’s looking at the whole picture to figure out why your pain keeps coming back.




Yes, the call is completely free. If we think we can help, we’ll walk you through next steps. If not, we’ll tell you.
We’ll run a complimentary insurance check at your first consultation. The initial consultation itself isn’t covered by insurance, but once we’ve verified your benefits, we’ll walk you through exactly what your plan covers and what it doesn’t, so there are no surprises before you start care.
We are located in Tampa, FL at 3916 N Dartmouth Ave. Tampa, FL 33603. We are approximately, 3 minutes West of I-275 on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 10 minutes E of Dale Mabry off of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The initial consultation takes around 45 minutes. That includes an investigation time with the Dr. (1 on 1), X-rays and same day treatments.
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