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Conditions Treated at Vero Health Center

Spine, Disc, and Nerve Pain

Vero chiropractor performing a back adjustment on a patient.

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.

Dr. Nate Halverson, D.C. performing a chiropractic adjustment for a patient at Vero Health Center.

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.

Knee examination at Vero Health Center.

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.

Dr. Nate using an adjusting tool on a patient’s upper back.

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.

Dr. Darrius Poe, D.C. providing pediatric care to a child at Vero Health Center.

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.

Vero chiropractor reviewing a spinal X-ray with a patient.

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

Dr. Nate providing a neck adjustment to a patient.

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.

Vero chiropractor walking and smiling with a patient through the clinic.

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

Patient receiving knee therapy at Vero Health Center.

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.

Dr. Nate evaluating a patient’s shoulder movement.

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.

Dr. Scott Jacobson, D.C. assessing a patients shoulder mobility at Vero Health Center.

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.

Vero chiropractor providing a spinal adjustment to a patient.

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.

Vero team member using a sensory tool during patient care.

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.

Vero chiropractor adjusting a patient’s ankle.

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.

Dr. Nate Halverson, D.C. assessing a patients shoulder mobility at Vero Health Center.

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

Chiropractic therapy session with Dr. Nate Halverson, D.C., at Vero Health Center for patient comfort and healing.

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.

Dr. Nate evaluating a patient’s shoulder movement.

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.

Dr. Nate evaluating a patient’s shoulder movement.

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.

Vero chiropractor adjusting a patient’s lower leg.

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.

Dr. Scott assessing a patient’s knee.

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.