About Dr. Gevers | Active Rehab Chiropractic

Dr. Marshall Gevers, D.C.

Before I was a chiropractor, I was a hockey player. Varsity in high school, then junior hockey, then ACHA D1 at Missouri State University. The level kept getting higher, and so did the stakes. Getting hurt isn't just painful at that level, it's a threat to everything you've been working toward.

I got hurt. More than once. It's not if you get hurt, it's when. And I did what you do: I went to athletic trainers, physical therapists, sport chiropractors, a powerlifter who worked with athletes. Every one of them helped in some way. But nothing resolved it completely or durably.

Missouri State University — Rookie of the Year 2015–16

Then I Met Dr. Eric Dixon

Dr. Dixon was a chiropractor, but he didn't treat me the way I'd been treated before. He wasn't just focused on the symptoms. He wanted to know how I was moving, what wasn't firing right, where the breakdown was upstream of the pain. He combined adjustments with rehab built around how the body actually stabilizes itself, and the results were different: measurably, obviously different on the ice.

Then, in my second year of junior hockey, I was in a car accident and tore my labrum. Dr. Dixon diagnosed it before imaging confirmed it. He ran a prehab program before my surgery and managed the rehab after.

4 mo

Actual recovery

vs.

6–8 mo

Expected

That's not a minor variance — that's a different outcome. And it came from treating the whole movement picture, not just the injury.

Dr. Gevers playing junior hockey in Peoria

Why This Practice Exists

I had planned to go into practice with him. He passed away in 2016. I finished my degree at Logan University and built this practice on the model he showed me: function first, passive care as a tool not a ceiling, and never send someone back until they're actually ready.

Why Concussion Is a Core Service

I had a concussion during my playing career. The guidance I got was outdated, the recovery plan was vague, and I spent a long time feeling stuck without any real sense of when — or whether — things were going to get better. That experience is why concussion treatment is a core part of this practice and not an afterthought. I know what it feels like to be dismissed and given bad information when you're already at your worst. I'm not going to let that happen to the athletes I see.

Everything I know about treating athletes came from being one, getting hurt, working inside every kind of care setting, and watching what actually made a difference. This practice is the result of all of that.

The Clinic

Active Rehab Chiropractic is located in Glen Carbon, IL, serving the Metro East St. Louis area.

This is a cash-based practice, which means treatment isn't limited by what an insurance company will approve. Every plan is built around what your body actually needs.

Address: 4225 IL-159, Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Phone: (618) 641-3111