Conditions Chiropractors Commonly Evaluate
Each guide below explains what the problem usually is, what tends to cause it, the warning signs that call for medical evaluation instead, and where chiropractic care fits. They are written to help you decide what to do next — not to diagnose you.
Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common reasons adults see a healthcare provider. Most episodes involve muscles, joints, or discs rather than a serious disease, and many improve within a few…
Read the guideLow Back Pain
Low back pain comes from the lumbar spine — the five vertebrae that carry most of your body weight. Pain there can be joint-related, disc-related, or muscular, and each responds different…
Read the guideNeck Pain
Neck pain often involves the joints, discs, and muscles of the cervical spine. It can be triggered by posture, sleep position, an injury, or a car crash, and it frequently travels into th…
Read the guideSciatica
Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis. It describes pain, numbness, or tingling that follows the sciatic nerve from the low back into the buttock and leg. The useful question is what is…
Read the guideHerniated Disc
A herniated disc happens when the soft inner material of a spinal disc pushes through its tougher outer ring. Symptoms depend on whether that material irritates a nearby nerve. Many herni…
Read the guideHeadaches
Not all headaches are alike. Tension-type and cervicogenic headaches often involve the muscles and joints of the neck and upper back, while migraines involve different mechanisms. Identif…
Read the guideSports Injuries
Sports injuries range from sudden sprains and strains to overuse problems that build over a season. Good care answers three questions: what tissue is injured, how much load it can take ri…
Read the guideCar Accident Injuries
Crash injuries often involve the neck, mid back, and low back, and symptoms can take a day or two to appear. Getting evaluated early gives you a baseline, documents findings while they ar…
Read the guidePregnancy Chiropractic
Back and pelvic discomfort is common during pregnancy as body weight shifts forward, ligaments soften, and the pelvis carries load differently. Care during pregnancy focuses on comfort, m…
Read the guideWhen to seek urgent medical care instead
Go to an emergency department rather than a chiropractic clinic if you have loss of bowel or bladder control, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, rapidly worsening weakness in a limb, severe pain after major trauma, or back pain with fever, unexplained weight loss or a history of cancer.
Not sure which guide describes your pain?
Call (319) 338-7025 and describe what's going on. Total Health Chiropractic is in Coralville, minutes from Iowa City.