Dr Christopher Wellwood

About Dr Christopher Wellwood, NP-C, MSN, DC, MS

Dr Christopher Wellwood is a dual Board Certified Chiropractic Physician and Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in physical medicine and regenerative injections.  His Doctorate in Chiropractic is from the “Harvard” of evidence-based Chiropractic Universities, the “University of Western States” while his Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, was granted from Purdue University.

Dr. Wellwood has a wealth of knowledge and experience in healthcare which make him not your “average” chiropractor.

Dr Christopher Wellwood’s training includes:

• Chiropractic Manipulative Techniques,
• Functional Neurology, after spending a year training with the Carrick Brain Institute
• Chiropractic Rehabilitation of Spinal and Extremity Disorders, University of Western States
• Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques, Osteopathic
• Family Medicine Rotation, Purdue University
• Primary Care Medicine and Medication Management, rotations in Family, Adult, Pediatrics, and Women’s
• Health at Purdue University
• Advanced Clinical Diagnosis, Pain Management, and
• Neurophysiology, graduated Cum Laude from the National University of Health Sciences
• Proliferative Therapies including Prolotherapy, Stem Cell Injections, Platelet Rich Plasma using Ultrasound, under the tutelage of Joel Baugartner, MD at Rejuv Medical
• Ozone Injections and IV therapies under the guidance of Dr. Dennis Harper, ND, DC
• Perinerual injections, training with Dr. John Lyftogt, MD
• Functional Medicine and Nutrition, Board Eligible
• Internal Disorders and Nutrition, Lincoln College and the American Board of Chiropractic Internists
• Interventional Pain (spinal epidurals, facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, trigger point injections, and nerve blocks) using C-arm and ultrasound guidance with Empire Medical Training
• Botox for Aesthetics, Empire Medical Training

The knowledge Dr Christopher Wellwood has garnered has allowed him to become a published author in scientific journals, which include his work on the treatment of adrenal and thyroid diseases.  His article is indexed within the Library of Medicine, and can be found here.

During his graduate studies, he had the unique opportunity of being a Clinical Research Specialist at the world-renowned Center for Health Research, where he worked gathering information for the “Premier Blood Pressure Study”, which showed a correlation between diet, exercise, and reduction of blood pressure.

Due to time restrictions, Dr. Wellwood focuses his patient management on physical medicine and regenerative therapies.  These include medication management as well as conservative, non-surgical approaches to functional restoration.  A firm believer that the body has the ability to heal itself when given the right opportunities, he provides a foundational approach to health and healing.

These foundations for functional improvement to provide a higher quality of life include:

• Restore nerve function
  Reduce inflammation
  Repair muscles
  Revitalize joints
  Encourage longevity