Health Conditions We Treat

Low back pain is the single most common reason people seek chiropractic care — and one of the most responsive conditions to chiropractic treatment. Spinal misalignments (subluxations) cause irritation of the spinal nerves, leading to localized pain, radiating discomfort, muscle spasms, and limited range of motion. Many patients have tried pain medications, rest, or physical therapy with limited results.

Dr. Coombs' Gonstead adjustments target the specific vertebral segments causing your pain with precision. By restoring proper alignment, nerve pressure is relieved and the body can begin its natural healing process. Most patients experience measurable improvement within a few visits.

Neck and shoulder pain is increasingly common in our screen-dominated world. Forward head posture, prolonged sitting, whiplash injuries, and degenerative changes all affect the cervical vertebrae — the seven bones in your neck that protect the nerves supplying your entire upper body.

When cervical vertebrae lose their proper alignment, nerves become irritated and muscles tighten in compensation. Chiropractic care restores proper cervical curvature and alignment, relieving nerve compression, improving range of motion, and reducing the muscle tension that causes chronic pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper back.

Sciatica is characterized by shooting pain, burning, numbness, or tingling that travels from the lower back through the buttock and down one or both legs — sometimes all the way to the foot. It occurs when the sciatic nerve — the body's longest nerve — is compressed or irritated, most often by a misaligned vertebra or a herniated disc in the lumbar spine.

Specific chiropractic adjustments to the lumbar spine directly address the source of sciatic nerve compression. Without surgery or medication, Dr. Coombs' Gonstead technique precisely repositions the offending vertebral segment, taking pressure off the nerve and allowing it to heal naturally. Many patients who have suffered from sciatica for months experience significant relief within a course of chiropractic treatment.

The vast majority of chronic headaches — including tension headaches and many migraines — have a cervicogenic (neck-related) component. Subluxations in the upper cervical spine affect the nerves and blood vessels that supply the head, triggering the vascular and muscular changes associated with headache pain.

Rather than masking symptoms with pain medication (which can lead to rebound headaches), chiropractic care addresses the underlying structural cause. Correcting cervical misalignments reduces nerve irritation and muscle tension at the base of the skull, breaking the cycle of recurring headaches. Many migraine sufferers report a dramatic reduction in both frequency and intensity after beginning chiropractic care.

Intervertebral discs act as shock absorbers between your vertebrae. When a disc herniates or bulges, its soft inner material protrudes outward and presses on the adjacent spinal nerves — causing sharp pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the arms or legs depending on the location.

Many patients with herniated disc diagnoses are told that surgery is their only option — but research shows that the majority of herniated disc cases respond well to conservative chiropractic care. Gentle Gonstead adjustments reduce the compressive forces on the disc, helping it retract and relieving nerve irritation naturally. Dr. Coombs will thoroughly evaluate your case and determine whether chiropractic care is the right approach for your specific presentation.

Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows — due to bone spurs, thickened ligaments, or disc degeneration — and squeezes the spinal cord or nerve roots. It most commonly affects the lumbar and cervical spine, causing pain, weakness, and the characteristic cramping leg pain with walking (neurogenic claudication).

While stenosis involves structural narrowing that cannot be fully reversed without surgery, chiropractic care effectively manages its symptoms and slows progression. By improving spinal mobility, reducing inflammation, and optimizing the available space within the spinal canal through gentle adjustments, many stenosis patients experience meaningful improvement in pain levels and walking tolerance.

Athletes at every level experience sprains, strains, and overuse injuries that affect the musculoskeletal system. Whether you're a weekend warrior or a competitive athlete, a misalignment in the spine or extremity joints can slow your recovery, reduce your performance, and set you up for re-injury.

Dr. Coombs has a deep understanding of biomechanics and sports-related injuries. Chiropractic care addresses the mechanical component of sports injuries — restoring proper joint alignment, reducing inflammation, and facilitating faster tissue healing. Regular chiropractic maintenance care also serves as an effective injury prevention strategy, keeping the body in optimal alignment under the stresses of athletic training.

Fibromyalgia is a complex condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties. While its exact cause remains debated, research indicates that central sensitization — an amplification of pain signals in the nervous system — plays a key role. This makes the nervous system an important target for treatment.

Chiropractic care offers fibromyalgia patients a drug-free approach to managing their symptoms. Gentle adjustments improve spinal alignment and nerve function, reducing the central nervous system irritation that amplifies pain signals. When combined with massage therapy and whole-food nutritional support, many fibromyalgia patients experience meaningful reductions in pain intensity, better sleep, and improved quality of life.

Pregnancy brings profound changes to a woman's body — weight redistribution, hormonal shifts that loosen ligaments, and postural adaptations that place new stresses on the spine and pelvis. Low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, round ligament pain, and sciatic discomfort are all extremely common during pregnancy — and chiropractic care is a safe, drug-free solution.

Dr. Coombs provides gentle, pregnancy-appropriate chiropractic adjustments using specialized techniques that accommodate the growing belly and ensure the mother's and baby's safety. Maintaining proper pelvic alignment during pregnancy may also contribute to an optimal fetal position for birth. Many of our patients continue regular chiropractic care throughout all three trimesters and report significant improvement in their comfort and wellbeing.

Children's spines are subject to significant stresses from the moment of birth — and throughout childhood via falls, sports, heavy backpacks, and prolonged sitting at school. Pediatric chiropractic care is extremely safe and uses very gentle, low-force techniques completely adapted for a child's smaller, more flexible body.

Parents bring their children to Dr. Coombs for a wide range of issues including birth trauma, colic, ear infections, growing pains, postural problems (like scoliosis screening), sports injuries, and headaches. Many parents also choose chiropractic wellness care as part of their child's overall healthcare — supporting healthy nervous system development during critical growth stages.

Whiplash — the rapid back-and-forth motion of the head during a collision — is one of the most common and underdiagnosed injuries from car accidents. Even low-speed crashes can cause significant soft tissue damage and spinal misalignment that may not become painful until hours or days after the accident.

Early chiropractic treatment after an auto accident is essential. It documents your injuries (important for any insurance claim or legal proceeding), addresses the underlying misalignments before scar tissue sets in, and dramatically accelerates your recovery. Dr. Coombs treats whiplash, neck injuries, low back injuries, and soft tissue trauma from vehicle collisions — and can work with your auto insurance. If you've been in an accident, call us as soon as possible.

Hip misalignment and leg length discrepancies — even small ones — create compensatory postural imbalances that generate pain throughout the body. What presents as knee pain, hip pain, or IT band syndrome may actually be rooted in pelvic imbalance or lumbar spine misalignment that alters the mechanics of the entire lower extremity chain.

Dr. Coombs performs a comprehensive biomechanical assessment to identify the true origin of your hip and leg pain. By correcting pelvic and lumbar alignment, the compensatory patterns that drive lower extremity pain are resolved at their source — providing lasting relief rather than temporary symptom management.