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Dr. Bret Lickteig

Chiropractor in Shawnee, KS

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State: Kansas

Areas of Focus:

  • Back Pain
  • Disc Issues
  • Neck Pain
  • Headaches
  • TMJ
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Elbow Disorders
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Wrist/Hand Pain
  • Carpal Tunnel
  • Hip Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Foot/Ankle Pain
  • Plantar Fasciitis

Insurances Accepted:

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • United Healthcare
  • Aetna
  • Medicare
  • Most all insurance companies
  • Medicare Advantage plans
  • UMR
  • Humana
  • GEHA
  • “And others”
  • Cigna (out of network)

Curis Location:

Client Focus:

  • Patients with spinal or extremity misalignments
My chiropractic journey began in my early teens. As an avid sports enthusiast I was treated regularly by a chiropractor in my hometown of Chanute, KS. I never really understood what was happening during those visits at the time, however, I knew it helped my performance and I stayed healthy.

I attended Ottawa University on a basketball scholarship and was able to continue my sports passion. It was during a job the summer before my senior year that I suffered a back injury that propelled me into becoming a chiropractor. During my chiropractic visits, I began questioning what was really taking place during my treatments. I had always veered away from medications and discovered that chiropractic and my philosophy on health aligned. Upon graduating from OU in 2007, I enrolled at Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX. In 2010 I graduated and purchased a practice in Valley Falls, KS. In 2017, I became a trained and endorsed practitioner of The Chiropractic Hand & Foot Clinics of America (CHFA) focusing on adjusting extremities.

I met Dr. Swickard in 2019 at a CHFA seminar and decided to sell my practice and join the Swickard Chiropractic team. I want to change lives through chiropractic care and am excited to now be a part of Curis Functional Health. I met my wife Emily at OU. We live in Tonganoxie, KS and are the proud parents of an awesome son named Bryce.

In addition to spending time with my family I enjoy playing all sports, especially basketball and golf, as well as traveling with friends. I love to root for my favorite teams KU and the Royals and of course the Chiefs, where you will find me on most fall Sunday’s at Arrowhead Stadium as a season ticket member.

Education
  • Degree in Biology from Ottawa University (2007)
  • Bachelor of Science with Emphasis on Health and Wellness from Parker College (2010)
  • Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Parker College (2010)

License, Certifications & Awards
  • Chiropractic Hand and Foot Clinics of America fellowship
  • Dry Needling

Professional Activities & Memberships
  • Kansas Chiropractic Association

Therapy Offered

Types of Therapy

  • IFC
  • IST
  • Decompression
  • Dry Needling
  • Manual Adjustments
  • Activator Adjustments
  • Pulse IQ Adjustments
  • Spinal Decompression Therapy
  • Dry Needling
  • Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
  • Myofascial Release
  • Interferential Current/Electric Muscle Stimulation
  • Kinesio Taping
  • Intersegmental Traction (IST)