Meet the Doctors

The Doctors at Navarre Chiropractic Center comprise over 38 years of combined clinical experience with 25 of those years treating the families, military, veterans, and visitors of Navarre Florida.   Dr. Likens and Dr. Pickett are dedicated to implementing the most advanced chiropractic methods to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders.  We encourage you to read through our doctors' education and experience to better understand their commitment to their patients and the Navarre community. 


Dr. Llaird Likens

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Dr. Likens is an experienced chiropractic physician, acupuncturist, clinic director, team chiropractor, and lecturer with focused practice attention to the treatment of veterans, acute and chronic pain, auto injury, sports injury and performance, family chiropractic, injury rehabilitation, corrective spinal care, and health maintenance.

Dr. Likens has achieved certification in Whiplash & Brain Traumatology through the Spine Research Institute of San Diego, acupuncture, the Assessment and Grading of Personal Injury, and has achieved significant continued post-graduate education in Chiropractic Bio-Physics, spinal curve restoration, and clinical nutrition.  He has utilized this extended training to help his patients recover from acute and chronic injuries.

With over 21 years of practice and over 800 postgraduate hours of continued education to pull from, Dr. Likens has taught injury prevention and recovery, health retention, and workplace safety in individual, group, and workplace settings.  He has performed impairment ratings for permanent disabilities derived from injury and has operated as an independent medical examiner and an expert witness. 

His extensive experience working with patients, veterans, athletes, physicians and health care professionals, advanced imaging, employers, and human resource managers has earned him an uncommon global perspective within the health-care industry that has allowed him to build solid multi-disciplinary relationships and to be a strong resource for employers, educators, sports teams, and community groups.  He has been serving the Navarre community since 2013 where he is a clinic director and partner of Navarre Chiropractic Center.

Degrees, Certifications and Accomplishments

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Logan College of Chiropractic:
Doctorate of Chiropractic
Clinical Proficiency Certificate
Acupuncture 100 Postgraduate Hours Certificate
Manual Techniques Including Diversified, Thompson, Sacral Occipital, and Logan Basic
Applied Kinesiology 100 Postgraduate Hours Certificate
Activator Methods Technique Basic and Advanced Protocol Proficiency Rated

Logan College:
Bachelor of Science in Human Biology

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners:
Acupuncture
Part I, II, III and IV
Physio Therapy

Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine:
Licensed in Chiropractic Medicine
Certified in Acupuncture

International Academy of Medical Acupuncture:
Acupuncture 200 Postgraduate Hours
Fellowship in Acupuncture

Southern California University of Health:
Spine Research Institute of San Diego
Whiplash Injury Biomechanics and Traumatology

Whiplash Advanced Topics: the Fundamental Science
Management Principles in Personal Injury and Forensic Documentation
Principles of Impairment Rating and Forensic Reporting
Medicolegal Fundamentals for Practitioners and Forensic Experts

Texas Chiropractic College:
Impairment Rating for Disability Evaluation of the Musculoskeletal and Nervous System
Clinical Nutrition: Balancing Human Hormones: Thyroid, Adrenals, and Pancreas
Clinical Nutrition: Balancing Human Hormones: Male and Female
Clinical Nutrition: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chiropractic BioPhysics:
Advanced Correction of Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine to Achieve Ideal Spinal Alignment

Choice and TriWest Healthcare:
Network provider for Veterans Administration VAMC

Society for Human Resource Management:
Accredited Speaker

Advisory Board Member: Pensacola School of Massage, Navarre YMCA, Navarre Chamber of Commerce

Team Chiropractor: Pensacola Pelicans, Independent Professional Baseball, Pensacola Ice Pilots, AA Chicago Blackhawks Affiliate




Dr. Joshua Pickett

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Dr. Pickett is an experienced chiropractic physician, clinic director, and team chiropractor with focused practice attention to the treatment of veterans, acute and chronic pain, auto injury, sports injury and performance, family chiropractic, injury rehabilitation, corrective spinal care, health maintenance, the rating of permanent impairments, Chiropractic Bio-Physics, spinal curve restoration, and clinical nutrition.

With more than 17 years of clinical experience, Dr. Pickett has accumulated post-graduate training and experience in multiple chiropractic techniques and systems including chiropractic certification in spinal trauma and having been certified by the University of California in Low-Speed Impact Biomechanics training in the evaluation and treatment of automobile-related injuries.  He utilizes this extended training to best serve his patients and achieve optimal results.

Dr. Pickett established Pickett Chiropractic, Navarre, in 2009 following associateships as a Chiropractic Bio-Physics practitioner in California and at Andrew’s Institute Gulf Breeze, Florida.  He has been serving the Navarre community ever since and is now a clinic director and partner of Navarre Chiropractic Center.

Degrees, Certifications and Accomplishments

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Palmer College of Chiropractic:
Doctorate of Chiropractic
Clinical Proficiency

Life University:
Bachelor of Science in Biology

Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine:
Licensed in Chiropractic Medicine

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners:
Part I, II, III, and IV
Physio Therapy

University of California Riverside:
Low-Speed Impact Biomechanics

Choice and TriWest Healthcare:
Network provider for Veterans Administration VAMC

Advisory Board Member:
Navarre Chamber of Commerce

Team Chiropractor:
Pensacola Pelicans, Independent Professional Baseball, Pensacola Ice Pilots, AA Chicago Blackhawks Affiliate
















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Hours of Operation

Monday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Thursday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Friday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
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