Drug-free, personalized chiropractic care from Jefferson City's trusted clinic since 2006.
Yes — Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center offers sports injury care to patients in Meta, MO. The clinic is located at 1001 Diamond Ridge, Suite 900, Jefferson City, MO 65109 and has cared for the Meta community since 2006. Same-week appointments are usually available; call (573) 636-3555 to schedule.
Meta is a small community in northern Osage County along Highway 63. Residents of Meta and the surrounding farming area make the drive north to Jefferson City for chiropractic care, appreciating that they can see experienced doctors without navigating a large city. For sports injury care, Meta residents choose Wheat Chiropractic because the practice has been voted Jefferson City's Best Chiropractic Office by City's Best Magazine every year since 2014 and the News Tribune Reader's Choice every year since 2016. That combination of national recognition and local trust means patients do not have to drive to Columbia or St. Louis for quality chiropractic care — it is available right here in Jefferson City, about a 30-minute drive south on Highway 63 from Meta.
Whether you are a weekend warrior, a high school athlete, or a regular at the gym, sports injuries sideline you from the activities you love. Wheat Chiropractic treats the full range of sports injuries—sprained ankles, rotator cuff strains, runner's knee, tennis elbow, and back injuries—using a combination of chiropractic adjusting, soft-tissue work, electric stimulation, and rehabilitative exercise. The focus is not just pain relief but restoring proper biomechanics so the injury does not return. Dr. Galbraith has worked with athletes of all levels and understands the urgency of getting back in the game safely. Treatment plans include return-to-play milestones, sport-specific exercises, and guidance on training modifications, so you recover fully rather than rushing back and re-injuring yourself. Drug-free care keeps athletes off NSAIDs and avoids masking pain that signals a problem.
Yes. Dr. Galbraith works with student-athletes and tailors treatment to growing bodies. Parental consent is required for minors, and many Meta families choose chiropractic care to avoid relying on pain medication for sports injuries.
The sooner the better. Early treatment reduces inflammation and speeds recovery, while waiting can let scar tissue form and prolong healing. Meta athletes are encouraged to call (573) 636-3555 within a day or two of the injury.
Yes. Overuse injuries like runner's knee and tennis elbow respond well to a combination of adjusting, soft-tissue work, and corrective exercise. Your doctor identifies the biomechanical cause, not just the pain site, so Meta athletes can return to training without the injury recurring.
Most minor injuries resolve within 1–3 weeks; more serious strains may take longer. Your doctor gives a return-to-play timeline at the start of care, and the short drive from Meta makes frequent visits easy to fit into a training schedule.
Yes — we see patients from Meta and across northern Osage County. The 30-minute drive north on Highway 63 is straightforward, and we recommend scheduling ahead since the drive is a bit longer.
Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center is located at 1001 Diamond Ridge, Suite 900, Jefferson City, MO 65109 in Jefferson City — about a 30-minute drive south on Highway 63 from Meta (roughly 22 miles north on Highway 63). We welcome patients from Meta, MO (ZIP 65058) and the surrounding communities.
We also provide sports injury care to patients in the cities surrounding Meta: