Conditions

We treat back, neck, joint, and sports injuries. Every visit is one-on-one.

Conditions

we treat

Conditions

We treat back, neck, joint, and sports injuries. Every visit is one-on-one.

Conditions

we treat

Conditions

We treat back, neck, joint, and sports injuries. Every visit is one-on-one.

Conditions

we treat

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Find your condition

Each condition has what to expect, how we treat it, and how many visits it usually takes.

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Back and spine

Neck

Shoulder

Knee

Foot and ankle

Hip and leg

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Back and spine

Neck

Shoulder

Knee

Foot and ankle

Hip and leg

Knee

Knee pain and ACL rehab

Knee pain from overuse, a ligament tear, or surgery, including full ACL reconstruction rehab.

Common signs

Pain on stairs or squatting; swelling after activity; the knee giving way when you turn.

Typical visits

12 to 30 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 9 months

Knee

Knee pain and ACL rehab

Knee pain from overuse, a ligament tear, or surgery, including full ACL reconstruction rehab.

Common signs

Pain on stairs or squatting; swelling after activity; the knee giving way when you turn.

Typical visits

12 to 30 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 9 months

Knee

Knee osteoarthritis

Aching, stiff knees from worn joint cartilage, worse after sitting and on stairs.

Common signs

Stiffness after you sit; pain going down stairs; swelling after a long walk.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

8 to 12 weeks

Knee

Knee osteoarthritis

Aching, stiff knees from worn joint cartilage, worse after sitting and on stairs.

Common signs

Stiffness after you sit; pain going down stairs; swelling after a long walk.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

8 to 12 weeks

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Back and spine

Low back pain and sciatica

Pain in the lower back that can travel into the buttock or down one leg.

Common signs

Pain when you sit or bend forward; tingling or numbness down the leg; stiffness first thing in the morning.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Back and spine

Low back pain and sciatica

Pain in the lower back that can travel into the buttock or down one leg.

Common signs

Pain when you sit or bend forward; tingling or numbness down the leg; stiffness first thing in the morning.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

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Back and spine

Herniated disc

A disc in the lower back that bulges and presses on a nerve, often after lifting or a long stretch of sitting.

Common signs

Sharp pain when you bend or cough; leg pain that is worse than the back pain; trouble sitting longer than twenty minutes.

Typical visits

8 to 12 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Back and spine

Herniated disc

A disc in the lower back that bulges and presses on a nerve, often after lifting or a long stretch of sitting.

Common signs

Sharp pain when you bend or cough; leg pain that is worse than the back pain; trouble sitting longer than twenty minutes.

Typical visits

8 to 12 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Shoulder

Shoulder and rotator cuff pain

Pain at the front or side of the shoulder when you reach overhead, sleep on that side, or throw.

Common signs

Pain lifting your arm past shoulder height; A painful arc halfway up; weakness carrying groceries.

Typical visits

6 to 12 visits

Typical recovery

8 to 12 weeks

Shoulder

Shoulder and rotator cuff pain

Pain at the front or side of the shoulder when you reach overhead, sleep on that side, or throw.

Common signs

Pain lifting your arm past shoulder height; A painful arc halfway up; weakness carrying groceries.

Typical visits

6 to 12 visits

Typical recovery

8 to 12 weeks

Shoulder

Frozen shoulder

A shoulder that slowly loses movement and aches at night, most often between the ages of 40 and 60.

Common signs

Pain reaching behind your back; waking up when you roll onto that side; an arm that stops halfway up.

Typical visits

10 to 16 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 9 months

Shoulder

Frozen shoulder

A shoulder that slowly loses movement and aches at night, most often between the ages of 40 and 60.

Common signs

Pain reaching behind your back; waking up when you roll onto that side; an arm that stops halfway up.

Typical visits

10 to 16 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 9 months

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Hip and leg

Running injuries

Shin splints, runner's knee, IT band pain, and hip pain that show up when your mileage goes up.

Common signs

Pain at a predictable point in each run; pain on downhills; pain the morning after a long run.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 10 weeks

Hip and leg

Running injuries

Shin splints, runner's knee, IT band pain, and hip pain that show up when your mileage goes up.

Common signs

Pain at a predictable point in each run; pain on downhills; pain the morning after a long run.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 10 weeks

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Hip and leg

Hip pain and hamstring strains

Pain at the side of the hip or the back of the thigh, common in runners, hikers, and people who sit all day.

Common signs

Pain lying on that side; A pull at the back of the thigh when you stride; stiffness getting out of the car.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 10 weeks

Hip and leg

Hip pain and hamstring strains

Pain at the side of the hip or the back of the thigh, common in runners, hikers, and people who sit all day.

Common signs

Pain lying on that side; A pull at the back of the thigh when you stride; stiffness getting out of the car.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 10 weeks

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Foot and ankle

Ankle sprains and Achilles pain

Rolled ankles that keep rolling, and Achilles pain that is worst in the first steps of the day.

Common signs

Ankle that feels loose on uneven trail; stiffness and pain at the back of the heel; pain when you push off.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Foot and ankle

Ankle sprains and Achilles pain

Rolled ankles that keep rolling, and Achilles pain that is worst in the first steps of the day.

Common signs

Ankle that feels loose on uneven trail; stiffness and pain at the back of the heel; pain when you push off.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

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Foot and ankle

Plantar fasciitis

Heel pain that is sharpest with the first steps in the morning or after sitting.

Common signs

Stabbing pain under the heel in the morning; pain that eases as you walk, then returns; tight calves.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Foot and ankle

Plantar fasciitis

Heel pain that is sharpest with the first steps in the morning or after sitting.

Common signs

Stabbing pain under the heel in the morning; pain that eases as you walk, then returns; tight calves.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Neck

Neck pain and headaches

Neck stiffness and headaches that start at the base of the skull, often from long hours at a screen.

Common signs

Headache that builds through the workday; pain turning your head to check a blind spot; aching between the shoulder blades.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 8 weeks

Neck

Neck pain and headaches

Neck stiffness and headaches that start at the base of the skull, often from long hours at a screen.

Common signs

Headache that builds through the workday; pain turning your head to check a blind spot; aching between the shoulder blades.

Typical visits

4 to 8 visits

Typical recovery

4 to 8 weeks

Neck

Whiplash and neck sprain

Neck pain and stiffness after a car accident, a fall, or a hard tackle.

Common signs

Stiffness turning your head; headaches that start at the back of the neck; trouble concentrating at a screen.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

Neck

Whiplash and neck sprain

Neck pain and stiffness after a car accident, a fall, or a hard tackle.

Common signs

Stiffness turning your head; headaches that start at the back of the neck; trouble concentrating at a screen.

Typical visits

6 to 10 visits

Typical recovery

6 to 12 weeks

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