Dr. Preston Douglas, DC, CCSP

From Colonial Heights to Kingsport

Dr. Douglas grew up in Colonial Heights and still lives there with his wife Ashton, their daughter, and their son. He played baseball at King University while studying athletic training, which is where he learned to ask why an injury happened, not just where it hurts. He went on to earn his Doctor of Chiropractic at Life University in Atlanta and came home to open Elevate Sport and Spine.

Who he treats

Most of his patients aren't athletes. They're people with back pain, neck pain, headaches, or a shoulder that has been stiff for months. He also treats pregnant patients, children and infants, and people recovering from car accidents.

On the athletic side, he sees athletes from high schools across the area, including West Ridge, Dobyns-Bennett, Daniel Boone and Volunteer, and serves on the sports medicine staff at West Ridge High School. He has also treated athletes from King University, Milligan University and East Tennessee State University. He is not affiliated with those universities.

How he practices

Dr. Douglas is a Diversified practitioner and also uses Activator, Arthrostim and Thompson drop table adjustments, depending on what the patient in front of him needs. For muscles and soft tissue he uses instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), dry needling and corrective exercise. More on the techniques he uses.

The clinic runs on a few plain rules: do more than the minimum, explain the plan in words patients understand, treat health as a shared job, and be accountable for results. The goal is to be the place Kingsport trusts for this kind of care.

Outside the clinic

He's a Tennessee Volunteers and Atlanta Braves fan.

— Preston