Mathew Stull
Matthew Stull didn’t foresee his family coming back to Kansas City but his mother and social media played a role in a return sooner than expected.
Earlier this year, Stull – officially Dr. Matthew Stull – opened Horizon Chiropractic and Acupuncture on 10015 N. Ambassador Drive, Suite No. 201.
The Platte City resident will be hosting a grand opening event this Saturday, March 30, from 1-4 p.m, with BBQ catered by Last Supper BBQ and there is be a raffle for a chance to win Kansas City Royals tickets.
Stull grew up in the Northland, near NW Barry Road and North Oak Trafficway. He attended Oak Park, where he ran track and field and cross country for the Northmen.
Those sports played a part in his future career, while his mother played a crucial role last summer to help her son move closer to home.
Stull and his wife, Kara, and daughter, Kennedy, were living in Manhattan, Kan., last summer when his mother saw a post for an available office space being.
She sent the message to her daughter-in-law last summer.
“It was little before we were planning on going out on my own, but it was a great deal and already built,” said Stull, who was working for a private practice in the ‘Little Apple.’ “I told my wife we got to at least look at it. I know we aren’t really at this point, yet years down the road, we may kick ourselves if we didn’t take the leap.”
Fast forward a few months, the family moved from Manhattan to Platte City in November. In December, the family grew when their son, Kaiden was born. The practice opened in January and held a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Platte City Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development last month.
“It’s been a whirlwind few months,” Stull said with a laugh.
Stull initially went to Kansas State to study engineering but made a switch and his past played a part in it. The thought of being in an office didn’t sound as appealing the longer he thought about it and he evaluated his choices.
A conversation between himself and his chiropractor, whom he started seeing in high school as a side effect of running, made him look into that field. He changed his major to kinesiology and then he was accepted into Cleveland Chiropractic University-Kansas City in Overland Park, Kan.
After that he, Kara, who is from Olathe, Kan., moved back to the Manhattan area for work last year. That was the second move in two years but was just a temporary stop.
Brainstorming helped come up with the name for his practice, which takes walk-in and online scheduled appointments.
“I wanted the name to be something to signify a change because it’s what we do for people,” Stull said. “We love seeing people feeling better and keep up with those adjustments and also great for people at wits end and people that have lived in pain and when they finally find a solution, it is almost like a new day.”
Stull recently passed his test to practice acupuncture in Missouri after getting qualified in Kansas last year. He did more than 100 hours of coursework to get his Kansas license and now can offer those services at his new office.
“What I tell people is give it a chance,” he said. “If nothing else is helping, give it a shot. It won’t make it any worse. I was a little skeptical but I became a believer. Most people seems to think it is mystical until you start learning and when you get into it, it makes sense and opens your mind a little bit.”
Stull has two treatment rooms and his office at the location and a 9x11 feet office space available for subleasing and he hopes to find a fit, such as a massage therapist.
Starting a practice from scratch he used word of mouth, social media, the chamber of commerce and his mother, an employee with the North Kansas City School District, helped get the news out about Stull opening an office in Platte County. He is currently also running a special through Groupon.
“I’m from here and I always wanted to give back to the community,” Stull said. “My heart is here.”