Our Chiropractic Services

The chiropractic doctors at Greenville’s Carolina Active Health Chiropractic are proud to offer an array of effective, safe, and reliable chiropractic services to many different kinds of patients.  

Our patients include:

• Pediatric 

• Families

• Sportsman

• Geriatric 

• Corporate 

• And, more

If you are experiencing discomfort, no matter how severe, a chiropractor may be able to help reduce your pain.  Our chiropractic care team is trained in dozens of chiropractic services that look to stop your pain at its root.  

We will not mask your pain, we will get your body to function in its natural state so there will be no pain. 

Together, the patient and doctor will find a treatment plan that utilizes the chiropractic services that will meet your needs.  We make sure that our patients are always confident and comfortable with the plan we lay out.  

Our doctors provide an inviting atmosphere and if ever a patient wants to rework their treatment plan, we immediately take action to find a new way to treat the patient successfully, efficiently, and in a manner that everyone is comfortable with. 

Chiropractic Adjustments / Manipulation / Mobilization

A chiropractic adjustment, also called a spinal manipulation, is the most common therapeutic procedure performed by a chiropractor.  When a patient receives this treatment, joint mobility is restored.  This procedure is done by manually applying force to the joints that are restricted due to tissue injury.  

Tissue injuries happen due to a variety of reasons.  One, singular event could have prompted it, or the injury could be due to repetitive misuse.  The outcome will be the same, however.  The injured tissue will generate changes that can cause inflammation, discomfort, serious pain, and loss of mobility.  A chiropractic adjustment will restore mobility, alleviating the pain associated with it, allowing the tissue to heal properly.   

Dr. Michael Nelson and Dr. Kelsey Nelson are certified in providing instrument assisted adjustments, as well as hands-on spinal manipulation.  

Techniques include:

• Diversified

• Gonstead

• Motion Palpation

• Thompson Drop

• Flexion and Distraction

• Activator

• Extremity Adjusting (legs, arms, wrists, ankles)

Active Release Techniques (ART)

Our Greenville doctors are certified in ART, a movement-based massage technique improving muscle, tendon, ligament, fascia, and nerve issues.  ART can provide long-lasting, even permanent results with its state-of-the-art technology that  works on a broad area of the spine rather than a targeted spot.  

Functional Rehabilitation

We strongly believe in using all of our resources to get the best, quickest, longest-lasting results for our patients.  When used with our treatment methods, rehabilitation offers dramatic outcomes.  With a focus on corrective exercises and stretches, the body can relearn how to function and move as it should.  

When your body doesn’t move correctly, balance is thrown off, and injuries occur.  Our patients are given exercises that support their healthy body so they have the tools to restore proper movement.

Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)

Our doctors are fully trained in using the FRC technique, a technique that improves mobility, joint strength, and body control through full range of motion.  This system of mobility is based on scientific research and activates a patient’s usable range of motion while improving their articular mobility, strength, resilience, and neurological control.  

FRC will help the patient to control and move their own body as it should move.

Class IV Laser Therapy 

This clinically proven treatment is a safe and natural way to alleviate pain and inflammation.  Your laser therapy will penetrate into deep tissue structures and will treat both chronic and acute pain found throughout the body.

Treatments are painless and last between five and 10 minutes, oftentimes providing immediate results.  The body will continue to receive the treatment’s benefits 18-24 hours after the treatment has finished.  

Laser therapy is greatly effective for:

• Sprains and strains

• Low back pain

• Shoulder and knee pain

• Sports injuries

• Neck pain

• Disc issues

• Sciatica

• Tendonitis and tendonosis

• Foot and ankle conditions

• And, much more

Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) / Graston Technique /  Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehab (FAKTR)

Carolina Active Health Chiropractic doctors use IASTM to enhance patient recovery and rehabilitation by breaking down fascial restrictions and scar tissue, furthering the natural healing process.  These tools treat the cause of the problem as well as the pain.  

FAKTR is a method in which the treatment takes place while the patient is in provocation and in motion, and successfully treats dozens of issues.  

Kinesio Taping / Functional Movement Techniques (FMT)

Kinesio tape is a tape used on a patient that is designed to aid the body’s natural healing process.  The tape offers stability to the joints and muscles, but range of motion is not affected.  

Kinesio taping is said to have a neurological effect, mechanical effect, and fluid effect.  It provides less pressure on nerve endings, the stimulation of receptors within the skin that benefit movement awareness, productive mechanics between layers of tissue making the patient capable of specific movements, and the taped area will experience loss of swelling and bruising due to the removal of toxins in the inflamed part of the body.

Movement Screen / Biomechanical Analysis

We offer several movement screening techniques such as Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in order to determine how the patient’s body motion is affecting their overall body health.  This screening provides insight into pain management, the prevention of pain, and performance enhancement.

Once the body’s balance (or imbalance) is established, Dr. Nelson can put in place a plan that will allow the patient to meet their wellness goals more efficiently and more effectively.  

Kinetisense 360 Powered by AI

We now have AI capabilities with the Kinetisense 360. This 3D motion capture software allows us to analyze hundreds of movement variations to create a customized functional movement assessment based on your needs.  

Exercise Recovery 

Our team at Carolina Active Health Chiropractic will provide therapeutic modalities that work simultaneously with our manual therapy services.  Exercise recovery allows the body to benefit from the normalization of tissue.  

Dr. Nelson is trained to use the Marc Pro, a stimulation device used to improve performance, provide pain relief, and speed up recovery time between workouts.  

Massage Therapy

Many of our services work best when worked together, this includes our massage therapy treatments.  We have a licensed and trained massage therapist on staff who is fluent in Active Release Techniques and offers beneficial care to the soft-tissue areas of the body.  Massage therapy heals body and mind. 

Semi-Private and Private Training Fitness

Whether you’re looking for Group Classes or Private Training options, we offer the best of both worlds through our fitness program, Carolina Active Performance. Our trainers are the best in the area at working with those recovering from injury. Too often we have seen patients, friends, and family struggle to find a workout routine that allows them to consistently work towards everyone's ultimate goal; to live a better life doing the things we love. Some fitness routines are not catered towards the most important aspect of fitness, function. This was something that we felt could help improve the lives of so many in Greenville, so we began developing the best routine possible, which we are calling Active Performance. Like many of the professional athletes we have treated, their workouts are catered to the demand for the sport. Our workouts will utilize the same philosophy to cater to life.

Nutritional Consultation

As part of our holistic approach, we believe in the power of great nutrition. Quality nutrition is one of the most important factors in health and performance, but unfortunately, it's also the most neglected. Are you struggling with:

Madeline Helms is a certified Nutrition Coach who takes a habit-based approach to nutrition. We believe that nutrition should not be complicated and can be simplified for the best results. Our approach is to focus on what foods to add rather than cutting anything out as well as prioritizing a whole food and balanced diet.

The Chiropractic Service That’s Right For You

Dr. Michael Nelson, Dr. Kelsey Nelson, and Dr. Kyle Yates have over 16 years of combined chiropractic experience and 20 years in Sports Medicine, as well as several certifications and education courses to enhance their list of chiropractic services.

We will find your ultimate chiropractic plan, one that fits your need for a quick recovery, eliminates your pain, and cures the cause.  All done safely, holistically, and naturally- no need for addictive medications or restrictive and dangerous surgeries.  

Your plan will be individualized with your comfort-level always taken into account.  We will provide proactive stretches and exercises for you to complete at home to stimulate a quicker recovery, teach your muscles proper movement, help your posture, and contribute to overall body wellness and health goals.  

Your success is our success and we want nothing more than for you to live a life free of pain, with full mobility.  Expect a higher quality of life.