I've walked past 412 W 9th more times than I can count — it's one of those streets downtown where you're usually heading somewhere else, cutting through on your way to Phillips or over to the bike trail. The building itself doesn't announce much from the outside, which is maybe the point.
Inside Salutaris Wellness, Dr. Allie Steele runs what I'd call the anti-franchise approach to chiropractic care. No assembly line adjustments, no upselling you on packages that stretch into next year. She takes an hour for initial appointments — actually takes it, doesn't just block the time and rush you through in twenty minutes. I've heard from three separate people now that she asks about sleep patterns, stress levels, old injuries you forgot to mention because they happened in 2011 and you figured they didn't matter anymore.
The integrative part isn't marketing speak. She'll adjust you, yes, but she's also mapping how your jaw tension connects to your shoulder pain, why your right hip has been off since you started that new desk setup working from home. One friend told me Dr. Steele spent fifteen minutes on her feet alone — not because something was catastrophically wrong, but because everything connects and she actually cares about the whole system.
The practice is small, which means getting in sometimes takes a week or two if you're not already established. That's the trade-off when one person is doing the actual work instead of rotating you through associates.
Twenty-two five-star reviews from a place that's been open since 2020 tells you something — either everyone in Sioux Falls suddenly became easy to please, or Dr. Steele is doing something differently down there on 9th Street. I'm betting on the latter.
— Grace