Whole Body Care for Whole Life Health With Functional Medicine
Experience Integrative Orthopedics with Nicole Goddard, D.O.
Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or looking to stay active for years to come, Dr. Goddard provides personalized, non-surgical sports medicine care designed to keep you moving.
Is Functional Medicine for You?
Dr. Goddard’s whole-body care model is specifically designed to integrate functional and lifestyle approaches into your treatment. Guided by the principles of osteopathic medicine, she’s able to identify treatments that promote bone health, enhance injury prevention, and foster your lifelong wellness. That helps to ensure you can stay active and keep moving while maintaining whole-life health for years to come.
Health Concerns Addressed
- Chronic pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Injury recovery and prevention optimization
- Improved perioperative outcomes
- Bone health and osteoporosis
Functional Medicine for a Competitive Edge in Women’s Sports
Performing competitively starts with understanding your whole health, especially for female athletes. Factors like hormones, nutrition, gut health, sleep, stress and bone health can significantly influence performance.
That’s where Functional Medicine comes in.
It goes beyond treating isolated symptoms by identifying the underlying factors that can affect performance. By creating personalized strategies that support the body’s natural systems, Dr. Goddard helps female athletes improve resilience, recover more effectively, and build a foundation for lifelong health and peak performance.
Looking For a Functional Medicine Doctor in Cincinnati?
Dr. Goddard is one of the few orthopedists providing Functional Medicine and Integrative Orthopedic care in the Greater Cincinnati area. She offers nonsurgical treatment options at Beacon’s Wilmington, Beacon West and Cincinnati Sports Club locations.
About Dr. Goddard
Nicole Goddard, D.O. is board certified in Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. She sees patients primarily at our Wilmington College Campus, Beacon West, Cincinnati Sports Club, and Summit Woods locations. Originally from West Virginia, Dr. Goddard received her Bachelor of Science in Pre-Professional Biology in 2008 from Concord University. She went on to receive her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012 from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and spent her residency at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, WV until 2015.
Her Fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine was at the Cleveland Clinic, South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights, OH. During her Fellowship, Dr. Goddard worked with competitive athletes of all ages, as well as the general public. At Beacon Orthopaedics, Dr. Goddard treats non-athletes and athletes of all ages who have musculoskeletal injuries. She is accepting new patients at Beacon’s Wilmington, Beacon West and Cincinnati Sports Club locations. Dr. Goddard treats a wide variety of orthopedic and sports medicine injuries and is accepting new patients. Having grown up in a rural area, she enjoys the small town atmosphere of Wilmington, OH. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga and playing golf.
IFM Coursework
- Bioenergetics Advanced Practice Module
- Immune Advanced Practice Module
- GI Advanced Practice Module
- Environmental Health Advanced Practice Module
- Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
- Hormone Advanced Practice Module
- Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module
“True healing begins with a holistic approach to patient care that works with, rather than against, the body’s natural ability to heal.”
— Nicole Goddard, D.O.
Education
2004-2008 Concord University, Bachelor of Science, Pre-Professional Biology 2008-2012 West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency
2012-2014 Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Family Medicine Resident 2014-2015 Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Family Medicine Chief Resident
Fellowships
2015-2016 Cleveland Clinic, South Pointe Hospital, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Certifications
2015 American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, Osteopathic Family Medicine Board Certification 2015 American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification 2018 American Osteopathic Association, Sports Medicine