What are the opening hours?

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 12pm - 5pm Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 12pm - 5pm Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm

Composite Rehab & Chiropractic

Home
United States
Washington, MO
Composite Rehab & Chiropractic

Promoting evidence-based musculoskeletal care. Educating and empowering you to a more resilient self.
- Joey Garrison, DC, Bsc Exercise and Movement Science

02/17/2026

How common are MRI imaging findings in shoulders.... even in asymptomatic individuals? Quite shocking results for most.

Where do we go from here?

It starts with reframing how we view imaging findings as well as their impact. For individuals, you most likely aren't "fixing" the way your partial rotator cuff tear looks on imaging by rehabilitation (nor is it relevant to feeling better). What you are doing is : decreasing sensitivity, increasing capacity, improving function, increasing strength, increasing confidence. There are some things that simply cannot be seen by a still image.

02/10/2026

YOU AREN'T MADE OF PORCELAIN

I think individuals are genuinely quite shocked to come out of a visit without being told they are "not allowed" to do a particular exercise or activity. Unfortunately, there are still a ton of providers that are telling individuals that they will "never be able to squat again", that they should "never run again" and the list goes on of blanket statement recommendations given. All this does is further promote disability and brings individuals further away from their goals or needs.

This approach creates movement illiteracy. Individuals never learn how to load, modify, or self-regulate because they are being told that the movement itself is the villain. It creates dependency on the clinician to tell them what they can and can't do, and that their only solution to their pain is to seek care.

The underpreparation mentality shifts the focus from avoidance to capacity. The question becomes "What are you not ready for YET?" instead of "What must you never do?" It simply respects adaptation. Gradual, progressive exposure is how tissue, nervous systems, and confidence improve over time.

"Off-limits" assumes the body is fragile.
"Underprepared" assumes the body is adaptable.

So what are you not ready for yet, but want to progress to?

02/08/2026

I IMPLEMENTED SOMETHING IN POST-INJURY AND LEARNED SOMETHING FROM IT -

Initially, I had considered throwing in a paused & eccentric lowering for deadlift as a means to limit the absolute load while trying to drive some higher stimulus sessions by keeping relative intensity higher. What I realized is that by doing the eccentric lowering it was a great way to teach / remind me just how high I could set my hips up for each rep as well as just how much more tension I could increase in the upper back before pulling (try slowly lowering a heavy deadlift for multiple reps & you’ll understand what I mean).

At the end of the day the goal of the post is that injuries suck, but the way you choose to respond to them can make them a lot better.

1) I learned something useful that can be used as a tool for later training sessions even when I am not dealing with an injury! 2) I was able to pick a variation that still allowed me to work hard as symptoms got better 3) I might even get some movement efficiency gains from it 😎

01/19/2026

It felt like a pretty good opportunity to repost this for my fellow gymgoers / athletes as I also am experiencing an injury from last Tuesday. While I was deadlifting I felt a deep sharp jolt in the back of my shoulder to the top of my tricep, scary right?! I thought there was potential that I had even torn my lat (think it is safe to say it was just a strain at this point).

If I had to build onto this checklist:

First things first is emphasizing the do NOT panic. You would be surprised how quickly you can start to feel better and find ways to modify to work around it.

Show yourself some grace. It is easy to think about all the things you did wrong. Even if you did everything right - sometimes s*** just happens! This would have been when I would have least expected it myself. It was on a very light day on a warmup set.

Lastly…reset and refocus! Modifying or changing exercises that feel tolerable is 🔑 and allows you to keep focus on the positives. Sometimes it just means placing more focus on other muscle groups or movements for the time being. Complete rest or withdrawal is NOT the answer!

If anyone is curious - today I personally went back to doing full ROM pull-ups (prior session was partial reps) 🙂 the only thing that is left is to return to increasing the weight back to what I am used to lifting.

Need help navigating what this means for you? Let’s have a chat!

01/01/2026

2025 was a great year of reflection & cultivating the best current version of CRC and what I envision as better healthcare. I am so excited about the momentum that was built towards the end of the year and I am laser focused on bringing that into the new year! Thanks to everyone who has been apart of the process! Let’s CRUSH 2026!

What are some of your goals for the new year?

12/22/2025

Patient in today for some low back pain that received a 45+ minute 1-on-1 initial appointment of E-stim, an adjustment, and movements + stretches to help him feel better! It’s sad to hear the level of care some people receive so let’s highlight a few things on why CRC is different!

He received:

✅Treatments that he ACTUALLY wanted & felt comfortable with
✅A visit focused on empowering him to make improvements
✅A proper examination & conversation around what he was dealing with
✅Treatments to address pain management BUT ALSO strategies to help reduce the risk of it happening in the long-term

What he didn’t receive:

❌Unnecessary unwarranted imaging
❌Pushy attempts to schedule multiple appointments
❌A feeling of confusion or being broken

It’s time to demand more from your providers!

12/11/2025

BENEFITS OF CASH-PAY MODEL FOR YOU 📣

A story told in the images…a provider that might be seeing multiple patients per hour spending 5, 10, 15 minutes with you at most in order to receive fair compensation through an insurance model. Practically ZERO time to reflect on your individual case due to seeing non-stop patients & when they have time to breathe are STILL doing notes. Low chance they are then taking time out of their day to read up or research anything additional.

VERSUS

A provider (myself included) using non-insurance model. Does not need to see near as many patients per day due to properly matching pricing with time spent with patients. This also allows the flexibility & available time to spend reflecting on patient visits, providing resources, showing visuals, and additional learning & reading to maximize patient outcomes.

Maybe where an insurance model has failed you is where a provider that uses a non-insurance approach (that can truly spend the amount of time needed to help you succeed) can work!

11/30/2025

It was Black Friday but we aren’t discounting these REPS 😤

Trialing some rehab exercises & movements after my workout on Friday to always work to deliver the best experience & results.

Address

3003 Recreation Drive
Washington, MO
63090

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+16362217471

Website

http://compositerehabchiro.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Composite Rehab & Chiropractic posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Composite Rehab & Chiropractic:

Shortcuts

Address
Telephone
Opening Hours
Alerts
Contact The Practice
Claim ownership or report listing

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Washington?