GALION – Another “Doc” is joining a longtime family chiropractic business in town.
Dr. Cole Phillips, 25, the son of Dr. Nick and Beth Phillips, officially joined his father’s practice – Phillips Family Chiropractic at 5 Public Square – on Monday. He is working with “Dr. Nick” as area residents have dubbed him to carry on the family tradition.
“It’s going well. He’s definitely going to be great,” Dr. Nick Phillips said on his son’s first day on the job. “I actually wanted all the kids to become chiropractors, but they didn’t necessarily think so. One’s still a senior in high school though so we’ll see.”
The younger Phillips is the second oldest of five children. He graduated in February from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa – his father’s alma mater – before returning to Galion to work at the practice his father established in 1992.
The clinic, according to Dr. Nick Phillips, mostly diagnoses and treats patients suffering from back pain, which can be caused by muscle strains, accidents or sports-related injuries, while others need relief from headaches or pain in the neck, arms, legs and other areas of the body.
“It’s really a case by case basis depending on what the patient needs to get well again,” Dr. Phillips said. “It depends on what all we need to do. The main focus of our office naturally is the chiropractic adjustment, but we do some therapies as well.”
Massage therapy and spinal decompression therapy are often effective in chiropractic medicine, Dr. Phillips said, but the newest technology in the field is called PEMFT or Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy, which uses electromagnetic fields to help heal non-union fractures.
He said PEMF, which is another therapy to “fill in the gaps,” supports the body’s ability to heal by replenishing the natural charge that exists in healthy cells. “When your body is healthy you sleep better, experience more energy and are less likely to experience pain and inflammation.”
The longtime Galion chiropractor is also an advocate of nutrition therapy, which he has developed for many of his patients over the years because “so many people are wanting natural therapy, natural help, for their conditions,” in the form of food or supplements.
Dr. Phillips believes that starting with a proactive mindset is key. “At Phillips Family Chiropractic, we choose to focus on wellness and the path to better health,” he said. “We know that families who take a proactive approach to their healthcare see great results in their overall well-being.”
A native of New Washington, Dr. Phillips graduated from Buckeye Central High School and finished his formal education at Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1991. His wife, Beth, who is the family clinic’s office manager, is originally from Bucyrus.