Conditions We Treat
Here at Great Lakes Spine & Sport can assess and treat anything you can move. Below is a list of common things we can help you with.
Back pain, Neck pain, Shoulder pain, Elbow pain, Wrist pain, Hip pain, SI joint pain, Knee pain, Foot/Ankle pain, Headaches, Pinched nerves, Movments patterns, Strength training, Injury prevention, Sports performance. Some more specific examples include: Adhesive capsulitis, Arthritis, Bulging disc, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Degenerative disc disease, Degenerative joint disease, Difficulty walking, Disc herniation, Disc injuries, Failed back surgery, Frozen shoulder, Golfer’s/tennis elbow, Headaches/ Migraines, Hip pain, Iliotibial (IT) band syndrome, Impingement syndromes, Jaw pain, Joint pain, Knee pain, Lateral/Medial epicondylitis, Lower back pain, Muscle spasms, Neck pain, Overuse injuries, Pinched nerves, Piriformis syndrome, Plantar fasciitis, Radiculopathy, Rotator cuff syndrome, Sacroiliitis, Sciatica, Shoulder pain, Shin splints, Soft tissue adhesions, Spinal stenosis, Sprains and strains, TMJ disorder, Torticollis and more.
Back Pain & Sciatica
Back pain is one of the most leading causes of disability worldwide. While there are many reasons why people experience back pain, our team at Great Lakes Spine & Sport experts in this field of care and can efficiently help you address the root cause of your pain. We create individualized treatment plans tailored to each specific person and teach you at-home strategies and long term prevention. This way patients can proactively take care of their own back and stay pain free.
Neck Pain
The majority of neck pain is said to be mechanical in nature. It is not always necessarily due to degenerative changes, disc bulges, stenosis, or the changes in curvature of the neck, even if they are present. While different postures and movements have effects on the spine and surrounding tissues, our team at Great Lakes Spine & Sport utilizes the most up-to-date evidence based approaches to properly assess, diagnose, and to treat the root cause of patients neck pain.
Headache/ Migraines
Each year millions of people suffer from the debilitating symptoms associated with migraines/headaches. At Great Lakes Spine & Sport we are able to offer quick and effective treatment for most. While the underlying reasons may be complex in some scenarios such as intolerances to certain foods, nutritional deficiencies, hormones, hydration status, etc. a large portion of headaches respond to movement as they are stemming from the neck.
Jaw Pain/TMD
The temporomandibular joint is one of the most unstable joints in the body. While we continuously move this area by talking, chewing, and clenching, the joint can start to produce pain. This is often times associated with with popping, clicking, or becoming locked all together. The staff at Great Lakes Spine & Sport has seen many cases like this and is able to help with several different treatment approaches.
Shoulder & Elbow Pain
Did you know approximately 50% of all shoulder and elbow pain is due to what is happening within the neck. Our team at Great Lakes Spine & Sport will be able to quickly find the root cause of your shoulder or elbow pain, implement proper self-care strategies, and provide treatment to speed up the healing process. Whether you are seeking care for shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tears, arthritis and degenerative changes, frozen shoulder, golfers or tennis elbow, our team is here to help.
Sports Injuries
At Great Lakes Spine & Sport, our team of former collegiate athletes themselves, blend Chiropractic care with knowledge of biomechanics, soft tissues techniques, and strengthening exercises to offer our patients the best individualized care. Whether you are just getting into sports, a high school athlete, an active individual, a weekend warrior, or a professional athlete, the benefits of Great Lakes Spine & Sport’s effective treatment plans will get you back to being pain-free, improve your athletic performance, and get you to the next level.
Hand & Wrist Pain
At Great Lakes Spine & Sport we see many wrist and hand complaints from pain, loss of grip strength, pins and needles, numbness, and tingling. Our team will be able to utilize many different approaches from Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, Chiropractic Manipulation, Soft Tissue Therapies, Neruodynamics, Functional Rehabilitation when each individual case requires.
Hip & Knee Pain
Majority of the time hip pain has nothing to do with the hip, rather it is from an issue with the low back (79%). Likewise with knee pain, 1 in 4 cases has nothing to do with the knee but is stemming from somewhere else in the body. As bothersome these issues can be for patients,Great Lakes Spine & Sport can help with a wide variety of issues at these regions of the body.
Foot & Ankle Pain
Whether you are dealing with pain from an old injury, ankle sprain, plantar fasciitis, achilles tendionopathy, tarsal tunnel syndrome, pins and needles, numbness and tingling our team at Great Lakes Spine & Sport is equipped to help. Our team will be able to quickly find the root cause and create an individualized plan of care for you.