Rise Chiropractic

Rise Chiropractic A clinic with the vision of helping people RISE up The office of Dr. Chris and Alisha Barnes

12/15/2025

💪CASUALLY FIXING KNEE PAIN DURING CROSSFIT💪

Sometimes the most important part of getting someone out of pain isn’t where it hurts, but why it hurts.
This patient came in with knee pain during some of her favorite CrossFit movements: squats, single-leg deadlifts, RDLs, and any type of jumping. Everything loaded through that knee was lighting her up.

Instead of guessing, we followed the pattern the body was showing. Terminal knee extension was the real weak link, not the classic 90-degree quad test everyone expects. That end-range position is exactly where she lands and loads during those painful movements, so that’s where the dysfunction lived.

From there, we corrected what her body asked for:
• a jaw correction
• a left clavicle correction
• an adjustment to the talus
• and finally, the emotional stress pattern of frustration she’d been holding

And instantly—her knee strength returned to full power. She could balance, hinge, and load the leg without the instability or pain she walked in with. No hesitation, no guarding.

This is why I love working in the flow with patients. We can talk, laugh, and catch up on life while the body tells us exactly what it needs. What might take weeks of rehab, dry needling, injections, or a dozen appointments somewhere else often resolves in minutes when you follow the right sequence.

At the end of the video she says, “That’s crazy… this is why I come here.”
A problem that could’ve taken 6 or 12 visits somewhere else took about 15 minutes today.

When you ask the body instead of forcing it, things change fast.

11/19/2025

What do your eyes have to do with neck pain?

Today I had a patient with stubborn neck pain when she turned her head to the left. I did some soft tissue work which helped a little, but something still was not adding up. So I checked her eyes. When she tried to look left her gaze stopped short and she could not see as far on that side as she could on the right.

Most people do not realize this, but the eyes are the first part of the body to turn. The eyes lead the movement and the neck follows. If the eyes cannot move fully the neck will not move fully either. The two systems are wired together.

Here is the wild part. The fix had nothing to do with the muscles in her neck. The issue was emotional tension stored in the eye pattern itself. You really can say the eyes are the window to the soul. Once I cleared the emotional charge tied to looking left her eye movement instantly opened up. And when her eyes moved normally her neck followed. Her left rotation was smoother, easier, and completely pain free.

The body is incredible. Sometimes the real answer is not where you feel the pain. Sometimes it is hidden in the way your brain, your eyes, and your emotions work together.

If you have pain that does not respond to traditional care, there is almost always a deeper pattern waiting to be uncovered. This is the stuff that makes my job so much fun.

11/14/2025

✨ First Clinical Video in Months — And It’s a Wild One ✨

It’s been a minute since I’ve made a clinical video (bounce-house season will do that to you 😅)… but this case was too good not to share.

A new patient came in with right shoulder pain and weakness — and when I say weakness, I mean I could move her upper trapezius with two fingers. That is not something I see often. At first glance you’d expect a rotator cuff issue, nerve entrapment, old injury… but nope.

The real cause?
Some deep emotional stuff from childhood she had never talked about, never processed, never been allowed to feel.

And here’s the amazing part:
After just a couple minutes of guided conversation, helping her acknowledge and connect with those emotions… her shoulder strength returned to normal. Her pain vanished. Never touched her shoulder. You can actually hear her in the video saying, “That’s weird… I don’t like that.”

That’s what happens when someone was raised to avoid their feelings — eventually the body starts creating symptoms to force the conversation.

If you had told me 10–15 years ago that simply talking with someone could resolve a shoulder problem like this, I would’ve laughed you out of the room. Yet after doing this work for over a decade, I’ve seen it over and over:
Emotional stress can create very real, very physical pain. And when you address the emotion, the body lets go.

This is a classic example of psychosomatic pain and how powerful the mind–body connection really is.

If you’re struggling with something mysterious, something that doesn’t add up, something nobody has been able to figure out… it might be one of these emotional/physical manifestations. And there are very few places in Tulsa that deal with this kind of thing — it’s been a passion of mine for over a decade.

If you need help, I’d love to take a look.
Your body might be trying to tell you something… and it often whispers before it screams.

10/29/2025

💥 Zone Technique — Zone 5 for Rapid Muscle Activation 💥
This runner had been struggling with chronic knee pain for years — multiple therapists, countless exercises, and still no lasting results.
In just one visit using Zone 5 of the Zone Technique, we were able to identify the root cause — a brain-to-body communication issue — and instantly reactivate her hip flexors, quads, and stabilizers that had been “offline” for years. The difference was immediate.
While other types of therapists might say things like “your glutes don’t fire” and apply endless rehabilitative strategies, we take a different approach. We focus on why the issue exists in the first place — correcting the brain-to-body connection so the body can instantly return to proper function.
That’s the power of Zone Technique.
It doesn’t just treat pain — it restores the body’s ability to heal and perform by reconnecting the brain with every system: muscular, digestive, glandular, circulatory, eliminative, and nervous.
If you’ve been told “you just have to live with it,” you probably don’t.
Zone Therapy may be exactly what your body’s been missing.

10/22/2025

💪 Zone 5 – The Muscular Zone 💪

The muscular zone — the system that keeps your body moving, balanced, and strong.

This past weekend I was in Oklahoma City for another amazing Zone Technique training with several incredible colleagues. The energy and results that came out of that weekend were unreal — multiple doctors have already reported miraculous healing stories in their patients over just the last couple of days.

It’s such a reminder of why I love this work: when communication between the brain and body is restored, the body knows how to heal. I’m so excited to keep growing in this work and to keep helping my patients move better, feel better, and live stronger through Zone Technique.

🎥 Check out the video below to learn what Zone 5 controls and how balancing this system can change the way your body feels and performs.

09/02/2025

🔥 Back pain keeping you down?

Lumbar disc issues are one of the most common problems I see — and they can cause pain in your low back, legs, and even make sitting, standing, coughing, or rolling over unbearable. For many people, it flares up every 6–12 months, leaving them stuck in bed for days… and if it happens often enough, it can eventually land them on the operating table.

The good news? Surgery isn’t the only option. At Rise Chiropractic, we combine advanced therapies to help discs heal and keep you moving:
✅ Spinal Decompression Therapy – relieves pressure and creates space for healing (like the relief you feel when hanging from a bar).
✅ SoftWave Therapy – stimulates regeneration of nerves and soft tissues for long-term recovery.
✅ Rehab & Stabilization – targeted exercises to strengthen your back and prevent future flare-ups.

If you’re tired of the cycle of flare-ups and downtime, there IS a better way. We help people recover faster, avoid surgery, and get back to living pain-free.

08/26/2025

“Love your neighbor as yourself”… but what if you don’t even love you?

We’d never speak to others the way we often speak to ourselves.
This quick clip is a reminder that the way you treat yourself matters — because it sets the tone for how you treat others.

🪞 Check your inner voice.
💬 Be kinder to yourself.
💛 The world needs more love — and it starts within.

08/25/2025

🔥 Not all sciatica is real sciatica. 🔥
Sometimes it’s pseudo-sciatica — a pain in the butt (literally) caused by muscle dysfunction, not a nerve issue.

Take this patient who came in with what felt like classic sciatica in her right hip. But here’s the twist…
🧠 It wasn’t coming from her back.
🍑 It was coming from a weak glute.
👣 And that weakness? Traced all the way down to an old ankle injury.

💥 When the ankle can’t pronate properly, the glute can’t get into a true pre-stretch — and when that doesn’t happen, the muscle won’t fire the way it should.

➡️ We corrected the foot mechanics, restored her natural pronation, and boom — glute strength came back instantly. Pain dropped. Nerve-like symptoms vanished. Problem solved.

⚠️ Your body is a kinetic chain. If your foot can’t roll in (yes, pronation is a good thing!), your glutes may never get the signal to engage.

This is why we don’t chase symptoms at RISE Chiropractic. We fix the cause.

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08/22/2025

💡Not a corrective exercise deficiency — an imbalance.
So many people come in saying they’ve been doing clamshells, rotator cuff drills, or band walks for months (or years!) after a minor injury… and still don’t feel right, or they only feel good if they continue the exercises on a regular basis.
The truth? Most of them don’t need a lifelong list of corrective exercises.
👉 They were fine before the injury. Then something got imbalanced. Once that imbalance is addressed and reset, the body starts working normally again — often with little to no corrective work at all.
🙏 Shout-out to the awesome rehab practitioners out there who are helping people build true strength through full ranges of motion. That kind of work builds resilience — it’s not what I’m referring to here.
This is for the folks stuck in rehab limbo, doing the same exercises forever… and wondering why they’re not better yet.
There’s another way.

08/21/2025

🦶 Rolled your ankle? Here’s why you shouldn’t wait at Urgent Care.

Yesterday, a patient stepped in a hole and came in with a grade 1-2 ankle sprain — swollen, painful, and unable to walk normally. Most people would’ve gone straight to Urgent Care or the ER.

But here’s why she came to see me instead — and why you might want to do the same:

In just 15 minutes, I was able to:
✅ Assess her strength & stability
✅ Treat the injury with Graston, ART, and Class IV laser
✅ Perform gentle chiropractic immobilization
✅ Support it with athletic strapping tape
✅ Get her walking out feeling 80% better with 100% strength back

No X-ray waiting rooms.
No prescriptions.
Just real, hands-on treatment that actually helped.

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I’m not your typical “pop-and-go” chiropractor.
I’ve trained to treat everything from disc injuries and migraines to sports injuries and sprains — and I tailor treatment to each case so healing happens faster.

🚨 If you’ve had an injury, don’t wait around for it to get worse.
📅 Schedule same-day care (yes, online!) right here:
👉 https://practice.chirotouch.com/portal/RiseChiropractic

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💬 Ever had an injury where you wished someone actually treated it instead of just handed you a script? Drop it in the comments 👇

🎉 Big Changes at Rise — and Big Congratulations! 🎉We’ve got exciting updates here at Rise Chiropractic!Please help us gi...
08/20/2025

🎉 Big Changes at Rise — and Big Congratulations! 🎉

We’ve got exciting updates here at Rise Chiropractic!

Please help us give a huge welcome to Bailee (on the left), the newest smiling face you’ll see when you walk in. She’s already bringing so much kindness and energy to the office, and we’re so glad she’s joined our team!

And an even bigger congratulations to Maddie (on the right), who has just been promoted to Office Manager! 🎯 Maddie has been with us for over two years and has been nothing short of exceptional — professional, thoughtful, organized, and truly one of the best team members we’ve ever had.

She’s now stepping up to revamp how things run behind the scenes — streamlining our day-to-day, improving patient comfort, and helping us grow in all the right ways. We’re so excited to see where she takes this role.

These two are not only incredibly sweet and capable — they’re the heart of the front office. Come say hi next time you stop in. 💛

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2448 E 81st Street. Suite 124
Tulsa, OK
74137

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1pm - 5pm
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