Conditions Treated at Vero Health Center
Spine, Disc, and Nerve Pain
Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek chiropractic care. Whether it develops from years at a desk, a lifting injury, a car accident, or a structural condition that has gone unaddressed, back pain can limit your ability to work, sleep, and live fully.
Neck Pain
Neck pain is one of the most common conditions we treat. It develops from a wide range of causes including prolonged desk posture, whiplash injuries, disc degeneration, and the sustained forward head position that comes with hours of screen time.
Sciatica
The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body, and when it is compressed or irritated, the resulting pain can travel the entire length of the leg and make sitting, standing, or walking feel impossible.
Disc Injuries
Disc injuries are among the most common causes of both local spinal pain and radiating nerve symptoms in patients we see in West Des Moines. They develop from sudden injury, repetitive mechanical stress, and gradual degeneration, and they range from a minor bulge that produces mild local discomfort to a significant herniation that compresses a nerve root and produces severe radiating symptoms.
Pinched Nerve / Radiating Pain
Occurs when a spinal nerve root is subjected to increased pressure from an adjacent structure. The most common compressive structures are herniated or bulging discs, arthritic bone spurs that narrow the space through which nerve roots travel, thickened ligaments, and inflamed joints.
Scoliosis
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, defined clinically as a Cobb angle of ten degrees or more on standing X-ray. The curvature may be a single arc (C-curve) or a double arc that produces an S-shaped pattern. It can occur at any level of the spine and often involves a rotational component in which the vertebrae twist as they curve.
Headaches, Migraines, and Balance Issues
Headaches & Migraines
Cervicogenic headaches, tension headaches, and migraines with a postural or muscular component often respond well to chiropractic care that addresses the cervical spine and surrounding musculature. Our evaluation identifies whether your headaches have a structural contributor and what type of care is most appropriate.
Vertigo and Dizziness
Among the most disorienting symptoms patients bring to Vero Health Center. The sensation that the room is spinning, that you are about to fall, or that your balance is unreliable can limit how freely you move and can significantly affect quality of life. These symptoms are also frequently misunderstood, because they can arise from multiple different sources that require different treatment approaches.
Joint and Extremity Pain
Knee Pain
One of the most frequently treated extremity conditions at Vero Health Center. It develops from acute injury, degenerative change, biomechanical contributors from the hip and foot, and overuse patterns in athletic patients. The knee is a complex joint, and pain in and around it can have several different structural origins that require specific evaluation to identify.
Shoulder Pain
The most mobile joint in the body, which also makes it one of the most vulnerable to injury and overuse. Shoulder pain is one of the most common extremity complaints we evaluate at Vero Health Center, and it frequently has multiple contributing factors that require a coordinated treatment approach.
Arm & Leg Pain
Arm and leg pain that has no obvious local injury as its cause is frequently the result of nerve compression or irritation originating in the cervical or lumbar spine.
Hip Pain
One of the more diagnostically complex extremity complaints we evaluate at Vero Health Center because the hip joint, the lumbar spine, the sacroiliac joint, and the surrounding musculature all produce symptoms that overlap significantly.
Carpal Tunnel / Wrist & Hand Pain
The most commonly diagnosed peripheral nerve entrapment and one of the most frequently referred conditions we evaluate at Vero Health Center.
Foot & Ankle Pain
Foot and ankle pain is among the most functionally limiting musculoskeletal conditions we treat at Vero Health Center. Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, ankle sprains, and metatarsal pain are the most common presentations. Each involves different structures, different contributing factors, and a different treatment approach.
Arthritis & Joint Pain
Conditions that involve inflammation, degeneration, or autoimmune dysfunction of the joints. The two most common forms seen in a chiropractic and musculoskeletal care setting are osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis.
Injury and Accident Care
Auto Accident Injuries
The force of a collision, even at low speed, can cause whiplash, disc injuries, nerve irritation, and musculoskeletal trauma that may not produce significant pain until hours or days after the accident. Early evaluation is important both for your health and for documenting your injuries accurately.
Whiplash
A cervical spine injury caused by rapid back-and-forth movement of the head, most commonly in rear-end vehicle collisions. The injury affects the muscles, ligaments, facet joints, and discs of the neck and can produce a range of symptoms including neck pain, stiffness, headaches, shoulder pain, and radiating arm symptoms.
Work Injuries
Work-related musculoskeletal injuries include sprains, strains, disc injuries, nerve compression, and repetitive strain conditions affecting the spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, and knee.
Sports Injuries
Sports injuries can affect the spine, joints, muscles, ligaments, and nerves through the acute trauma of impact, collision, and sudden movement, as well as through the cumulative effects of training load and repetitive motion patterns.
Personal Injury Chiropractic Care
Treatment of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in accidents where another party may be legally responsible. Common scenarios include car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, workplace accidents, and other incidents that affect the spine, joints, muscles, ligaments, discs, or nerves.