Dr. Dean Lehmkuhler D.C. was born and raised in Western Nebraska. Travel throughout childhood took him across the country with his PRCA rodeo clown father, Butch Lehmkuhler. During those travels, he witnesed first hand the remarkable abilities of the human body to heal and repair itself in the very high stress environment of professional rodeo. After graduating from North Platte High School, he attended the University of North Dakota and then Drury University on an athletic scholarship. While at Drury, he captured three NCAA-II 1M Springboard individual national championships and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Exercise Science. He attended Northwestern College of Chiropractic and graduated Summa Cum Laude before moving to Wyoming where he has practiced since 2004.
Outside of the office, Dr. Lehmkuhler can be found pursuing archery, running, and kettlebell training. His background in competitive golf, tennis, diving, Ironman triathlon, Olympic weightlifting, and running marathons on roads and trails gives him a well rounded view of sport performance and injuries that helps him manage these patients at Spine+Fit.
His professional focus has always centered around a combined effort of patient education, treatment, exercise, and rehabilitation of the human spine. The Spine+Fit System is the culmination of many years of specialized post graduate training, personal interest, and extensive experience in non surgical and non drug management of back conditions.
