The Joint Corp. Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Clinics in Operation Under Franchise Agreements or Company-Owned or Managed (Details) - clinic	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at beginning of year	967
Clinics in operation at the end of the year	960	967
Clinic licenses sold but not yet developed	82	92
Executed letters of intent for future clinic licenses	57	53
Franchised Clinics
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at beginning of year	842	800
Opened during the year	29	57
Acquired during the year	41	3
Sold during the year	0	0
Closed during the year	(27)	(18)
Clinics in operation at the end of the year	885	842
Company-Owned or Managed Clinics \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Corporate Clinics
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at beginning of year	125	135
Opened during the year	0	0
Acquired during the year	0	0
Sold during the year	(41)	(3)
Closed during the year	(9)	(7)
Clinics in operation at the end of the year	75	125