Monkey Junction · Wilmington, NC

Monkey Junction grew fast. We've been here since before it started.

Myrtle Grove Chiropractic has been at 5552 Carolina Beach Road since 1991 — long before Monkey Junction became one of Wilmington's fastest-growing residential corridors. The neighborhood caught up to us. Now we're right in the middle of it.

Monkey Junction — trickier since it's mostly commercial/residential

⭐ 4.9 Google Rating

On Carolina Beach Rd since 1991

Commuters, families, and trades workers

Same-day appointments available

Monkey Junction's Real Patient Mix

Commuters with back pain. Trades workers with shoulder injuries. Families with kids in local schools.

Monkey Junction's resident mix is specific — and so are the health patterns we see. A large portion of our Monkey Junction patients are working adults who commute toward downtown Wilmington or the port, spending 45–90 minutes a day in a vehicle. Sustained driving posture creates sustained lumbar compression patterns. Dr. Margie sees this regularly and treats it specifically — not with a generic adjustment, but with a targeted plan that includes what you can do at the truck stop or the parking garage to keep the problem from rebuilding between visits. Construction and trades workers from this corridor make up another significant group. Roofing, framing, and concrete work create very different structural problems from desk work — and Dr. Margie's approach accounts for the fact that these patients cannot stop working while they recover. Treatment has to work around their physical demands, not against them. Families with kids at nearby schools round out the picture — athletes with sports injuries, parents managing their own chronic pain from years of demanding work, and adults using the Brainspan assessment as a proactive health measure.

Why the Newer Options Don't Match This

Experience and range of care that newer practices can't replicate.

Monkey Junction has more chiropractic options than it did five years ago. That's a good thing — but it creates a choice. Most newer practices in growing corridors offer basic adjustments and a warm welcome. What they can't offer is what takes decades to build: deep clinical experience with the specific population of this corridor, a second doctor on staff specializing in advanced therapies, and a 33-year track record that has produced the kind of patient loyalty that only comes from consistently delivering on what you promise. Myrtle Grove Chiropractic offers chiropractic adjustment, acupuncture, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and Brainspan brain health assessment — all coordinated between Dr. Margie and Dr. Annis. Monkey Junction patients who have tried other local options and found them adequate but limited know exactly what the difference feels like when they come here.

Services

Four therapies for the real demands of Monkey Junction life.

Commuter back pain, trades-worker injuries, sports-related strain, and family wellness needs — our four therapies cover the full spectrum. Dr. Margie and Dr. Annis coordinate all of it so you never manage multiple providers or multiple bills.

Chiropractic

adjustment

First choice for Monkey Junction commuters with lumbar compression, tradespeople with repetitive strain, and anyone whose pain keeps coming back despite rest and ibuprofen.

Acupuncture

Used for stress-related tension, headaches from long commutes, and chronic nerve pain that has a nervous system component alongside the structural causes chiropractic addresses.

Hyperbaric Oxygen

Sought by Monkey Junction trades workers recovering from significant injuries and surgeries — and by local athletes recovering from sports injuries faster than standard timelines allow.

Brainspan Assessment

A growing request from Monkey Junction adults 45+ who want an objective cognitive health baseline — especially those with family history of neurological conditions who want data before symptoms start.

Your Corridor

You live on Carolina Beach Rd. We're already here.

The Monkey Junction area stretches along Carolina Beach Road through one of south Wilmington's most densely residential corridors. Our office at 5552 Carolina Beach Rd sits directly in this corridor — accessible from the neighborhoods, apartments, and subdivisions that have made this area grow faster than almost anywhere else in the county. If you commute through here, you pass us. If you live here, we're already on your route.

5552 Carolina Beach Rd ste f, Wilmington, NC 28412, USA

Patient reviews

What our patients are saying

★★★★★

"My back pain is completely gone after 4 visits. I wish I had come to Dr. Margie years ago instead of just pushing through it."

Sarah M.

Google Review

★★★★★

"Dr. Margie actually listens. She found the root cause of my neck pain in the first visit when three other doctors couldn't."

James T.

Google Review

★★★★★

"I've been going for wellness care for two years now. I haven't had a flare-up since. The staff makes you feel like family."

Linda K.

Google Review

Monkey Junction is growing. The care here has been here all along.

5552 Carolina Beach Rd, Suite F · Already on your route

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5725 Oleander Drive Wilmington, NC 28403

HOURS

Mon-Thu 8am-12pm & 2pm-6pm

Fri-Sun closed