Arm & Leg Pain
The pain is in your limbs. The cause might be in your spine.
When your arm or leg hurts, the instinct is to treat where it hurts.
Arm and leg pain is often referred pain — signals from a compressed nerve in your spine radiating outward. Treating the limb when the problem is in the spine is why so many treatments fail. We find where it starts, not just where it hurts.
Common causes
Spinal Nerve Compression
Misaligned vertebrae or herniated discs compress nerve roots, sending pain signals down the arms or legs.
Joint Degeneration
Arthritis, bursitis, and tendinitis affecting the shoulder, elbow, hip, or knee joints.
Soft Tissue Injury
Muscle strains, ligament sprains, or repetitive stress injuries from sports, work, or accidents.
Referred Pain
Pain originating elsewhere in the body radiating to the limbs — the gallbladder to the right shoulder, the spine to the leg.
Where the symptoms show up
Arm Symptoms
- Aching or burning in the upper arm
- Tingling into the hand or fingers
- Weakness in grip or wrist
- Shooting pain from neck to elbow
- Numbness in specific finger patterns
Leg Symptoms
- Radiating pain from the lower back into the hip
- Shooting pain down the back of the leg (sciatica pattern)
- Numbness or tingling in the foot
- Weakness when walking or climbing stairs
- Burning sensation in the thigh or calf
How we treat it
We start with a comprehensive spinal assessment and orthopedic testing to map exactly which nerve is involved and where the compression is originating. From there, treatment combines spinal adjustments, soft-tissue work, and targeted rehabilitation exercises.
We don't guess. We test, locate, and treat the source.
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Don't just treat where it hurts. Find where it starts.
A comprehensive nerve assessment points us to the source — and the solution.