About Us
Meet Dr. Connor Borowski
Before he was a chiropractor, Dr. Connor Borowski was a strength and conditioning coach. He spent eight years in collegiate athletics, four of them at the Division I level with St. Bonaventure University, and worked as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at a Division II program while he completed his doctorate.
That is not a footnote to the clinical training. It is the reason care here is built the way it is.
Collegiate strength and conditioning is the work of returning athletes to a standard of performance and then keeping them there under load. You watch people move. You find the thing that is limiting them. You write a program, you load it, you progress it, and you are accountable for what happens at the next practice. You see the same hip, the same shoulder and the same low back across hundreds of bodies and tens of thousands of repetitions. You learn what a movement compensation looks like before it becomes painful, and what it looks like afterward.
Most chiropractors arrive at movement from the table. Dr. Borowski arrived at the table from movement. When he examines you, he is looking at how you load a hip, how you rotate through a mid-back, how you breathe under effort, and where work is being absorbed by a joint that was never built to take it. The adjustment is one tool inside that. It is not the whole appointment and it is not the point of the appointment.
Outside the clinic, the interests are the same ones: hiking, lifting, mobility work, plyometrics, yoga and breathing practice. He grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania and now practices in Ahwatukee.
EDUCATION & EXPERTISE
Training and Credentials
Dr. Borowski holds a Doctor of Chiropractic from D’Youville University in Buffalo, New York. Before that he completed a Master of Science in Exercise Science at California University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
A Strong Foundation in Sports & Performance
He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), the National Strength and Conditioning Association credential held by coaches working with athletic populations. He earned it and used it in the field for eight years before entering practice, which is a different thing from adding a weekend certification to a clinical CV.
The combination is unusual. A masters in exercise science sits on the physiology side: how tissue adapts to load, how programs are structured, how you progress someone without overreaching. The doctorate sits on the diagnostic side: examination, differential reasoning, and manual care. Most chiropractors have one of those backgrounds in depth. Having both is what makes it possible to assess a problem and coach the loading that addresses it inside the same appointment, rather than assessing it in one place and outsourcing the loading somewhere else.
License
Dr. Connor Borowski is licensed to practice chiropractic in Arizona by the Arizona State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Credentials & Expertise
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
- Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)
- M.S. in Exercise Science
- 8 Years of Strength & Conditioning Experience
- Arizona Licensed Chiropractor
Your Experience
How this shapes the way care works here
Appointments at Lumara are 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes. That is a deliberate choice and it follows directly from the coaching background.
Why the appointments are longer
Ten minutes may be enough for an adjustment, but not enough to assess movement, coach corrective work, and check that you can reproduce it yourself.
Corrective exercise is coached
Corrective exercise is prescribed and coached in the room. You perform the movement, Dr. Borowski watches it, and it gets adjusted as needed — position, load, tempo, breathing, range.
Why coaching matters
A PDF cannot tell you that your rib cage is flaring on the sixth repetition. A coach standing three feet away can. The goal is not simply to give you exercises, but to make sure you can perform them correctly.
This is why a 45-minute session is a different product from a short adjust-and-go visit. It costs more because there is more inside it.
What happens in 45 minutes
The 45-minute appointment is the most common option at $150. It has room for a review of what has changed since the last visit, hands-on work, and a loaded, coached exercise block.
Hands-on care, as indicated
Treatment may include soft tissue, adjusting, dry needling and electrical stimulation, spinal decompression, cupping or IASTM, depending on what is indicated. The 30- and 60-minute appointments sit either side of the 45-minute visit for shorter check-ins or longer sessions.
The full appointment ladder
Four-packs bring the per-appointment figure down at every appointment length. First visits are a 60-minute New Patient Examination at $145.
Who Dr. Borowski Works With
Desk Workers
Desk workers, whose necks, mid-backs and hips have adapted to eight hours of the same position and who feel it by Wednesday.
Athletes
Athletes and weekend competitors, in season and out, working around a shoulder, a hamstring or an ankle without stopping entirely.
Lifters
Lifters who have hit a position they cannot get into — the bottom of a squat, an overhead lockout — and want to know whether it is a mobility restriction, a stability problem, or something structural.
Runners and Hikers
Runners and hikers, particularly the ones dealing with hips, knees, ankles and feet on Phoenix terrain and Phoenix mileage.
Long-Term Pain
People with long-standing pain who have already had the adjustment-only version of care and want to understand the mechanism rather than repeat the visit.
The conditions seen most often are low back pain, neck pain and stiffness, headaches and migraines, sciatica and nerve pain, disc injuries, shoulder and rotator cuff pain, elbow pain, wrist and hand pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle and foot pain, sports injuries, postural dysfunction, mobility restrictions and chronic pain.
Why We're Out-of-Network
OUT-OF-NETWORK BY CHOICE
Care Is Not Shaped by Insurance
Insurance contracts influence how long appointments run, how many visits are approved, and which parts of a visit count as billable. Being out of network means those decisions are made in the room.
THE DIFFERENCE
Your Appointment Is Your Time
A 45-minute appointment can be 45 minutes of assessment, hands-on work and coached loading — not simply the portion that fits a billing code. That means the visit can be structured around what you actually need.
special offer
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT PRICING
You Know What You’ll Pay
The trade-off is that you pay directly. Every price is published – no estimates, no ranges, no calling to find out.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dr. Connor Borowski?
Dr. Borowski is the founder and chiropractor at Lumara Chiropractic in Ahwatukee. Before entering practice he spent eight years as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach, four of them at the Division I level with St. Bonaventure University.
What are Dr. Borowski's credentials?
He holds a Doctor of Chiropractic from D’Youville University and a Master of Science in Exercise Science from California University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and is licensed by the Arizona State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?
No. A chiropractor holds a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree, not an MD or DO. Chiropractors do not attend medical school, prescribe medication or perform surgery. In Arizona they are licensed by the Arizona State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the discipline is manual and rehabilitative.
How is Dr. Borowski's approach different from a typical chiropractor's?
He came to chiropractic from coaching movement, so the exam looks at how you load a hip, rotate through your mid-back and breathe under effort. The adjustment is one tool within the appointment, alongside hands-on work and corrective exercise coached in the room.
Why are appointments offered in 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes?
Different visits need different amounts of time. A 15-minute appointment suits a short check-in, while longer visits leave room to assess movement, do hands-on work and coach corrective exercise until you can reproduce it yourself. The 45-minute appointment is the most common and includes a review of what has changed, hands-on treatment and a coached exercise block.
What happens at the first visit, and what does it cost?
First visits are a 60-minute New Patient Examination at $145. Follow-up appointments are priced by length:
- 15 minutes: $65, or a four-pack for $199 (saves $61)
- 30 minutes: $105, or a four-pack for $349 (saves $71)
- 45 minutes: $150, or a four-pack for $499 (saves $101)
- 60 minutes: $190, or a four-pack for $629 (saves $131)
Why is Lumara Chiropractic out-of-network with insurance?
Insurance contracts influence how long appointments run, how many visits are approved and which parts of a visit are billable. Being out-of-network means those decisions are made in the room, around what you need. The trade-off is that you pay directly, and every price is published upfront.
Who does Dr. Borowski typically work with?
Desk workers, athletes and weekend competitors, lifters, runners and hikers, and people with long-standing pain who want to understand the mechanism behind it. Common conditions include low back and neck pain, headaches, sciatica, disc injuries, and shoulder, hip, knee and ankle pain.
Let’s Get You Back to Better
Book a 15, 30, 45 or 60-minute appointment, or start with a 60-minute New Patient Examination at $145.