Drug-free, personalized chiropractic care from Jefferson City's trusted clinic since 2006.
Sports Injury Care is available at Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center for patients traveling from Osage City, MO. The office is about a 10-minute drive east from Osage City, and the clinic has served Jefferson City and the surrounding area since 2006, giving Dr. Wheat and Dr. Galbraith nearly two decades of hands-on experience. To book, call (573) 636-3555 — no referral is needed.
Osage City is a small riverside community just east of Jefferson City along the Missouri River. Its residents enjoy a quiet rural setting while being close enough to Jefferson City that a chiropractic visit is a quick trip rather than a journey. When it comes to sports injury care, Osage City patients trust Wheat Chiropractic because patients benefit from advanced therapies beyond traditional adjusting, including a NovoTHOR red light therapy pod and mild hyperbaric oxygen chambers—tools most chiropractic offices do not offer. Whether you are dealing with a new injury or a chronic condition that has bothered you for years, the doctors take time to understand your situation and build a plan that fits. The drive from Osage City is short, and the personalized attention is worth every minute.
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 Osage City 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. Osage City 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 Osage City 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 Osage City makes frequent visits easy to fit into a training schedule.
We are about a 10-minute drive west from Osage City. The short distance makes it easy to keep regular appointments for a corrective care plan, and many Osage City patients combine their visits with errands in Jefferson City.
Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center is located at 1001 Diamond Ridge, Suite 900, Jefferson City, MO 65109 in Jefferson City — about a 10-minute drive east from Osage City (roughly 5 miles west along the Missouri River). We welcome patients from Osage City, MO (ZIP 65065) and the surrounding communities.
We also provide sports injury care to patients in the cities surrounding Osage City: