Dow Chiropractic & Acupuncture combines CBP® and Syntropy chiropractic, acupuncture, shockwave therapy, and Class 4 laser to address what’s actually driving your pain — not just manage the symptoms it creates. Dr. Dow has been doing this in Madison for over 30 years.
Most treatments focus on where it hurts. What we focus on is the structure and nervous system underneath it — the pattern that’s actually creating the problem. When that pattern is identified and corrected, not just managed, the body responds in a way that temporary treatments never produce.
Patients who find us have often already tried a lot of things. That’s okay. We start from where you are.
“Dr. Dow has been instrumental in helping to relieve to a great extent chronic neck pain I have experience for years. His knowledge of chiropractic and acupuncture procedures is very impressive and his personality is professional yet friendly.”
Patient – Madison, WI
Most pain has a structural or neurological driver that hasn’t been identified yet. We find it — with imaging, postural analysis, and a thorough evaluation — before recommending anything.
There’s a meaningful difference between treating symptoms and correcting the pattern creating them. Our integrated approach addresses the root cause so the body can heal the way it was designed to.
Less pain, better function, more energy. Patients who correct the underlying problem — rather than manage it indefinitely — consistently experience results that temporary treatments never produced.
Chronic back pain · Neck pain · Sciatica · Disc problems · Plantar fasciitis · Knee pain · Shoulder pain · Hip pain · Arthritis · Sports injuries · Work injuries · Auto accident injuries
Neuropathy · Trigeminal neuralgia · Nerve pain after spinal fusion · Headaches and migraines
Concussions · Traumatic brain injury · Post-stroke recovery · Cognitive decline · Balance and coordination issues · Brain fog
Hormonal pain · Menstrual irregularity · Fertility support · Fibromyalgia
Chronic stress · Anxiety · Sleep disruption · Fatigue · Post-surgical recovery · Trauma recovery
Inch loss · Skin tightening · Post-weight loss skin laxity · Post-GLP-1 medication body contouring
Most chiropractic clinics offer adjustments. Some add a secondary service. Very few build a practice around the idea that the nervous system, the spine, and the body’s energy systems are all part of the same picture — and that addressing them together produces results that any single approach cannot.
Dr. Dow has spent 31 years building exactly that practice.
The body already knows how to heal. What gets in the way is structural misalignment, nerve interference, blocked energy flow, or tissue that has stalled in a low-grade injury state. Our job is to identify which of those patterns is driving your specific situation — and correct it, not manage it.
Think of the nervous system like a garden hose. When the flow is unobstructed, the body gets the signals it needs and heals the way it was designed to. When something is compressing or disrupting that flow — a subluxation, a structural misalignment, accumulated tension — the plant downstream doesn’t get what it needs. Adjustments, acupuncture, laser, and shockwave each address that disruption through different mechanisms. Together they address it more completely than any one approach alone.
What you won’t find here is a generic protocol applied to everyone. Every recommendation is specific to what we actually find — and we explain what we find before recommending anything.
"Dow Chiropractic was very welcoming and caring and focused on my personal care. All the information I have received has taught me so much about my body."
Burkie Piper
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"I was looking at a knee replacement after receiving two different surgeries. Dr. Dow was able to provide treatment to help me feel better and be more mobile."
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"Before coming to Dow Chiropractic, I was in a lot of pain. I couldn't bend over or even tie my shoes."
Schuyler Pierce
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Dr. Dow holds a doctorate in chiropractic and completed a full acupuncture program — 3,200 hours of training including 800 hours one-on-one with his teacher. Most practitioners choose one discipline. Dr. Dow spent decades mastering both — and understanding how they work together.
We believe patients who understand what’s driving their pain make better decisions and get better results. Every visit includes an explanation of what we found and why we’re recommending what we are. We also host regular in-office educational talks open to patients and the community.
We walk you through our findings and recommendations before anything begins. You’ll always know what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and what to expect. If it’s not the right fit, we’ll tell you that too.
Before any evaluation or recommendation, Dr. Dow wants to understand your situation — what’s been going on, how long, what you’ve tried, what’s helped and what hasn’t. This isn’t a intake form. It’s a conversation.
We look at your spine, posture, neurological function, and movement. If imaging is appropriate we take it here — motion study X-rays that show how your spine moves, not just how it looks at rest. We explain what we find before recommending anything.
Every care plan is specific to what we actually find — not a standard protocol applied to everyone. We walk you through exactly what we’d recommend, including timeline and what to expect. You decide from there.
With this guide, we’ll help you decrease stress and identify the root cause of your pain or injury and get you on the road to recovery.
Most structural and neurological problems don’t resolve on their own — they adapt. The body compensates, patterns become ingrained, and what was a correctable problem becomes a more complex one.
This isn’t meant to create urgency. It’s just the clinical reality that earlier intervention produces better outcomes than waiting until a problem reaches a crisis point.
If you’ve been managing pain or dysfunction for a while and wondering whether it’s worth addressing — it usually is. And it’s usually more correctable than you think.
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