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Conditions

Many people associate chiropractors solely with treatment of the spine, this assumption is false. Chiropractors treat many conditions of the body from head to toe. If there is a muscle, joint, or nerve involved, a chiropractor has the knowledge to assess, diagnose, and treat the problem. Below is a list of some common conditions and symptoms that chiropractors treat on a regular basis. Click on each condition for a more detailed and comprehensive look.

Back Pain

As much as 80% of the population will experience some form of back pain over their lifetime. The goal of chiropractic care is to help patients deal with pain and make recovery faster.

Neck Pain

Neck pain is extremely common and approximately 40% of the population will experience some form of neck pain during their lifetime.

Headaches

Migraines, cervicogenic, and tension-type headaches have been researched extensively and shown to respond to chiropractic care.

Plantar Fasciitis and Foot Pain

The most common symptom of plantar fascitis is pain at the inside border of the foot and the heel, and is felt usually in the morning as the first steps are taken to get out out bed.

Osteoarthritis

Symptoms of OA can include joints stiffness (usually in the morning), joint pain, tenderness, inflammation, and a creaking or locking of joints. However, some people may not experience any symptoms.

Disc Herniation

Symptoms of a herniated disc can vary from little or no pain, to severe and unrelenting neck or low back pain that will radiate into the regions of the affected nerve root.

Wrist Pain

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that occur as a result of the median nerve being entrapped within the wrist. It typically presents itself with parasthesia, numbness and m

Shoulder Pain

Rotator cuff dysfunction is caused by repetitive overuse of muscles over a short period of time, especially due to overhead throwing, or lifting activities like weight lifting, baseball, and football.

Hip Pain

Hip pain can be very debilitating due to the fact that much of the forces absorbed by our bodies through activities such as walking and sports, are absorbed in the hip joint.

Elbow and Arm Pain

Elbow pain is extremely common in athletes and people who tend to do repetitive work with their hands, such as carpenters and office workers

TMJ Dysfunction

TMJ dysfunction often manifests as pain, limited jaw movement, and a clicking or popping sound in the joint, due to activities including chewing gum, stress, and biting, grinding and clenching habits.

Knee Pain

Patellofemoral pain syndrome, or jumper's knee, can be caused by overpronation of the feet, and weakness of muscles and ligaments of the hip, gluteal, quads, and abdominals.