Drug-free, personalized chiropractic care from Jefferson City's trusted clinic since 2006.
Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center provides sports injury care for residents of St. Martins and the surrounding area. With nearly two decades of experience, Dr. Wheat and Dr. Galbraith deliver drug-free care from their Jefferson City office, just a 5-minute drive west of town from St. Martins. Most insurance plans are accepted — call (573) 636-3555 to verify yours.
St. Martins is one of Jefferson City's closest neighboring communities, just west of the city limits. For St. Martins residents, Wheat Chiropractic is practically next door—some patients can reach the office in under five minutes. For sports injury care, St. Martins 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, just a 5-minute drive west of town from St. Martins.
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 St. Martins 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. St. Martins 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 St. Martins 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 St. Martins makes frequent visits easy to fit into a training schedule.
We are practically next door — about a 5-minute drive east on Route C. Some St. Martins patients can reach our office in under five minutes, making it one of the most convenient drives of any community we serve.
Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center is located at 1001 Diamond Ridge, Suite 900, Jefferson City, MO 65109 in Jefferson City — just a 5-minute drive west of town from St. Martins (roughly 3 miles east on Route C). We welcome patients from St. Martins, MO (ZIP 65101) and the surrounding communities.
We also provide sports injury care to patients in the cities surrounding St. Martins: