The Prairie Life Approach

  • A chiropractor adjusts a female patient lying face down on a therapy table in a clinic room with beige walls, a framed artwork, and a black chair.

    Step One: Pain Relief

    Most patients start their journey at Prairie Life Chiropractic as a result of pain. Often, that pain is preventing them from living life to their fullest.

    The goals of treatment in this phase of care:

    -Reducing Pain

    -Decreasing muscle spasms

    -Controlling inflammation

    The treatments most often used in this phase of care:

    -Chiropractic

    -Shockwave

    -Acupuncture

    -Kinesiology Taping

  • A woman lying on the floor with her arms outstretched, while a man in athletic attire kneels nearby holding a clipboard in a room with a carpeted floor, a bench, and a stool.

    Step Two: Prevention

    Once patients get through their initial phase of care, the next step is prevention. This includes reducing the chance of immediate irritation of the patient’s complaint as well as future instances of the same injury.

    The goals of treatment in this phase of care are increasing:

    -Strength

    -Endurance

    -Flexibility

    -Range of Motion

    The treatments most often used in this phase of care:

    -Chiropractic

    -Dry Needling

    -Therapeutic Stretches

    -Therapeutic Exercises

    -Myofascial Release (Blading)

  • Person doing leg exercise on a resistance band attached to a step on a treadmill in a fitness room.

    Step Three: Performance

    Some patients prefer to move past care involving any kind of pain or injury. These are our performance patients:

    The goals of our work in this phase of care are improving performance in the following:

    -Athletics

    -Daily Activities

    -Focus

    -Wellnesss

    The treatments most often used in this phase of care:

    -Chiropractic

    -Massage

    -Acupuncture

    -Strength and Conditioning

    -Compression Therapy