Dr. Nicole Bhalerao maintains a busy practice and, during her 7 years of experience, has developed an exceptional reputation in Portland as a chiropractic physician amongst other health care professions. She is dedicated to accurately diagnosing and thoroughly managing a variety of neurological, muscular, and skeletal conditions in patients of all ages. Dr. Bhalerao believes that it is critical to integrate soft-tissue therapies in the restoration of function. In this light, she specializes in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), a diagnostic and therapeutic movement-based technique. Augmenting her approach to care, Dr. Bhalerao includes nutritional counseling and supplementation and home exercise prescription in her treatment approach. Additionally, Nicole is actively involved in clinical research as a care provider in a low back pain study being conducted by Western States Chiropractic College funded by the National Institutes of Health. Leisurely, Nicole loves swimming, birding, gardening, and hiking.