Fletcher Chiropractic

09/02/2025

🌿Seasonal allergies can be frustrating - constant sneezing, congestion, watery eyes, and fatigue can really impact quality of life. Unfortunately for many people, over-the-counter medications just don't cut it.

✨One natural option worth exploring is acupuncture. Research suggests it can help regulate the immune response, reduce inflammation, and support the body's natural balance - all of which can lessen hay fever symptoms.

If you or someone you know is struggling with these awful late summer symptoms, let's talk treatment!

☎️ 630-932-9663

07/25/2025

Ended my work week with a home visit for one of my VIP patients followed by my own appointment with my chiropractor.

If you're ready to get in for some self-care, I have open time slots next next week!

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07/14/2025

One of the most common things I’ve heard from people about chiropractic care is the myth that once you start care, you must keep going forever. Unfortunately, a lot of chiropractic offices do operate this way, encouraging excessive and costly treatment programs that need to be paid for up front. I can’t express how much I hate that business model. In my office, one visit MIGHT be good enough to take care of your issues and I’m definitely referring you elsewhere if I haven’t helped you turn a corner on your pain within six visits. It might not be the most lucrative business practice, but I do feel it’s the most honest… which is why I was excited to read about a cool study from 2024 that highlights the importance of conservative, non-pharmacological care like chiropractic, and also coincides with the way I run my practice.

In this study, over 83,000 insurance claims relating to unique low back pain episodes were examined and categorized into four groups – a control group that had never received a spinal manipulation, a low dose group that had received one spinal manipulation visit, a moderate dose group that had between 2-12 spinal manipulation visits, and a high dose group that received greater than 12 visits. The goal was to look for relationships between spinal manipulation and the need for “escalated spine care,” which was defined as “imaging studies, injection procedures, emergency department visits, surgery, and opioid medication use.” The results showed that for claims of initial episodes of low back pain, the low dose therapy group (1 visit) had a 55% decrease in escalated spine care, while the moderate dose group (2-12 visits) had a 42% decrease. The high dose group showed an increase in imaging, decrease in injections and ER visits, and similar results for surgery and opioid use as compared to the control group.

Here's the specific breakdown in each group:
Low Dose Spinal Manipulation
-47% less likely to receive imaging
-70% less likely to get injections
-92% less likely to end up in an ER
-51% less likely to undergo surgery
-67% less likely to take opioids

Moderate Dose Spinal Manipulation
-27% less likely to receive imaging
-74% less likely to get injections
-79% less likely to end up in an ER
-60% less likely to undergo surgery
-63% less likely to take opioids

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38181030/

07/07/2025

🫣 I know I'm super lazy about posting here and I keep telling myself I'm going to be better. So I'll start with a mini reintroduction for anyone who isn't familiar with my practice.

👩‍⚕️My name is Dr. Kiley Fletcher and I'm a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician® and certified acupuncturist. I'm also certified in the Webster technique, which is a a fantastic technique typically used to optimize normal physiological function in pregnancy and birth.

🔑 My practice is located on Main Street in Lombard, just a couple blocks down from Glenbard East where I attended high school. I run a one-woman show here, so I answer phones, schedule appointments, treat patients, and handle my own paperwork and billing.

🤩 My two favorite things about running my own small office are that I get to know my patients so well that they often feel like family and I get to create my own schedule. Having that flexibility allows me to come in early, stay late, or pop into the office on a day off anytime someone really needs it. This has also provided me the opportunity to be present for my two kids who are 8 and 10. I work 1-2 times per week at their school as a lunchroom/recess supervisor and volunteer every other chance I get. My absolute favorite thing, though, is coaching and watching my kids play their sports.

🩺One thing I try to express to people about chiropractic care is that it's not a "one size fits all" thing - different chiropractors do different things. In my office, I use a lot of manual therapy along with other modalities (exercise, electric stim, cupping, acupuncture, ultrasound, taping, etc) as needed to complement an adjustment. That means you can expect to spend anywhere from 20-45 minutes with me during an appointment. I can treat all ages but my preference is for middle school aged and up. When I took over here, I also inherited a large population of Medicare patients from my mentor and that demographic has probably remained my most consistent - so tell your mom and dad about me!

☎️ If you have any questions about chiropractic care, please feel free to send me a message or call my office at 630-932-9663.

💛 Also, do me a favor and give my page a "LIKE" if you haven't already.. Thank you!!

03/24/2025

💁🏼‍♀️I've got a few daytime and a couple evening openings left for this week and next. As we move into Spring (read: busy sports season), I'll be adding increased daytime hours availability to make up for the evenings I'll be coaching. 🥎⚽️⚾️

01/31/2025

💁‍♀️ If you lay down on the floor, how many seconds does it take you to get to standing?

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01/22/2025

🚧 Office Closed January 27-January29! 🚧

🦷 Thanks to my one pesky problem molar, which has now cracked at the root under the gumline, I've earned an expensive nap and extraction at the oral surgeon this upcoming Monday (January 27th). He'll be removing the molar plus my wisdom tooth on that side. 🤔 He also said I'll be cursing his name for a few days. Never having experienced this before, I'm going to proactively take next Monday-Wednesday off and hope for the best. I'll also be hoping to shoot to viral fame when the footage of my post-anesthesia car ride home gets released. 🤤🎥⭐️

☎️ Call or leave a message at the office or here if you need to get in before I'm forever traumatized.

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11/15/2024

It's been a long time since I've had a Saturday morning without sports! I'll be in the office tomorrow morning (11/16). Send me a message if you want a last minute appointment.

10/03/2024

"There are acupuncture points for that!"

That's what I usually say when a patient asks me if I think acupuncture might help with this, that, or the other.

Here's a cool example out of my office:
Recently a patient came in complaining of abdominal pain with reflux and regurgitation that had been going on for quite some time. They had been to their primary care doctor, had both ends of the GI tract scoped to rule out anything serious, and was given an “all clear” with the recommendation to start omeprazole, which is a common medication designed to reduce the amount of acid the stomach produces. Instead of opting for the medication, the patient wanted to try a course of acupuncture.

Treatment consisted of 10 minutes of cupping over specific Back Shu points followed by 13 needles placed on the front side of the body. Some key points for the treatment of this type of epigastric pain include conception vessel 12, pericardium 6, stomach 36, liver 3, and stomach 44. Additional points were chosen specific to the patient.

In 8 days, the patient was treated 4 times: no change after the first visit, noticeable change after the 2nd, and NO symptoms after the third visit. We are now 3 weeks since the first visit (5 total visits) and still going symptom-free! 😎

08/02/2024

⚾️ Next week I'll be out of the office on Friday (8/9/24) in order to attend my son's All-Star Weekend! 🏆

I'll have available appointment hours Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

☎️ 630-932-9663

07/30/2024

🏆 Love to see a sports medicine commercial during the Olympics... such a crucial component of an athlete's journey!
(Now this song will be stuck on my head.)

IT TAKES HEART TO BUILD BODIES THAT BREAK RECORDS.This summer, FIGS and the USA Medical Team are making history. For the first time, over 250 healthcare prof...

04/05/2024

** update: Issue resolved! **

☎️ My office phone line is temporarily down. Despite paying Comcast's ever-rising prices, they disconnected my main line and NOT the unused fax line as I requested yesterday... and triple-checked with them to ensure the correct line was taken.

I will get this resolved asap but feel free to email me at kileyfletcherdc@gmail.com if you need to reach me in the meantime.