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Ultrasound Therapy is available at Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center for patients traveling from Russellville, MO. The office is about a 25-minute drive west on Highway 50 from Russellville, 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.
Russellville is a vibrant community along Highway 50 in Moniteau County, known for its annual Oktoberfest and strong school district. Russellville families make the easy drive east on Highway 50 to Jefferson City for chiropractic care that is not available closer to home. Russellville families seeking ultrasound therapy rely on Wheat Chiropractic because every treatment plan is drug-free and non-surgical, using hands-on care and supportive therapies to address the root cause rather than masking symptoms with medication. Every care plan is written out and reviewed with you before treatment begins, so you know the timeline, the cost, and the expected results. For residents of Russellville, MO, that transparency is a big part of why they keep coming back.
Therapeutic ultrasound is not the imaging kind used to see babies—it is a deep-heating treatment that uses sound waves to reach tissues several centimeters below the skin. A handheld sound head glides over the injured area with a conductive gel, delivering vibrations that create gentle heat deep within muscles, tendons, and ligaments. This deep heat increases blood flow, relaxes muscle spasms, speeds the healing of soft tissues, and makes stiff joints more responsive to adjusting. Wheat Chiropractic uses ultrasound to treat muscle strains, tendonitis, bursitis, and scar-tissue buildup from old injuries. A treatment takes only 5–10 minutes and is completely painless—most patients feel only mild warmth. It is frequently paired with chiropractic adjustments, since loosened, warmed muscles hold an adjustment better and recover faster.
Most patients feel only mild warmth or nothing at all. The sound head glides over the skin with a gel, delivering deep heat to muscles and tendons. Russellville patients often find the 5–10 minute session relaxing and completely painless.
Ultrasound loosens tight muscles and increases blood flow before an adjustment, so the joint moves more freely and holds the correction longer. Russellville patients get better, longer-lasting results when ultrasound is paired with adjusting.
When performed as part of a chiropractic treatment plan, ultrasound therapy is usually covered by major medical insurance. The office verifies benefits before care begins, so Russellville patients know their cost.
Acute conditions often improve within 3–6 sessions; chronic issues may need more. Your doctor includes ultrasound in your written care plan, and the short drive from Russellville makes frequent visits easy.
Yes — Dr. Galbraith works with student-athletes from Russellville and surrounding schools. The 25-minute drive on Highway 50 is manageable for families, and we offer after-school appointment times for student-athletes.
Wheat Chiropractic & Wellness Center is located at 1001 Diamond Ridge, Suite 900, Jefferson City, MO 65109 in Jefferson City — about a 25-minute drive west on Highway 50 from Russellville (roughly 20 miles east on Highway 50). We welcome patients from Russellville, MO (ZIP 65076) and the surrounding communities.
We also provide ultrasound therapy to patients in the cities surrounding Russellville: