Medically reviewed by Dr. Malik Prihar, DC | Last updated April 27, 2026
Conditions We Treat in Marysville & Monroe
Most patients don't walk in with a textbook diagnosis. They walk in with a complaint — a back that's stiff every morning, a shoulder that's been off since a fall, a headache that keeps coming back. Our job is to figure out what's actually driving it, explain what we find, and build a plan around it.
The pages below cover the conditions we see most often at Marysville and Monroe. Each one walks through what it usually feels like, what tends to cause it, when it warrants imaging or referral, and how chiropractic care, rehab, and mobility work fit in. If you're not sure which page describes what you're dealing with, the closest one is usually right — and your first visit is where we sort it out.
Spine & Disc Conditions
- Back Pain — lower-, mid-, and upper-back pain, including stiffness, recurring flare-ups, and post-injury back issues.
- Neck Pain — chronic neck tension, post-injury neck pain, and the desk-and-driving patterns that drive it.
- Sciatica — pain, numbness, or tingling running from the low back into the buttock and leg.
- Herniated Disc — disc pain with referred symptoms, including evaluation, treatment, and when to consider imaging.
- Disc Injury — bulges, strains, and acute disc-related episodes.
- Pinched Nerve — nerve compression in the neck or low back, with radiating symptoms into the arm or leg.
Headache & Neurological Patterns
- Headaches & Migraines — tension, cervicogenic, and migraine patterns where neck mechanics play a role.
- Vertigo — dizziness and balance issues with a cervical or BPPV component, and when to refer out.
- Neuropathy — burning, numbness, or tingling in the hands or feet, including peripheral and entrapment patterns.
Post-Traumatic & Injury-Related
- Auto Accident Recovery — full evaluation and care after motor vehicle collisions, including documentation for claims.
- Whiplash — neck injuries from rear-end collisions, falls, and contact-sport impacts.
- Work Injuries — lifting strains, repetitive-use flare-ups, slips and falls on the job.
Joint & Extremity Conditions
- Hip Pain — chronic hip stiffness, post-activity flare-ups, and patterns referred from the low back.
- Knee Pain — overuse, post-injury, and degenerative knee patterns.
- Shoulder Pain — rotator-cuff, postural, and post-injury shoulder complaints.
- Foot Pain — heel, arch, and forefoot pain, including patterns that travel up the chain.
- Plantar Fasciitis — heel and arch pain, especially first thing in the morning or after long stretches off your feet.
Functional, Postural & Chronic Patterns
- Reduced Range of Motion — long-standing stiffness in the neck, shoulder, hip, or mid-back that doesn't respond to stretching alone.
- Poor Posture — desk-and-driving postural patterns and the symptoms that follow them.
- Scoliosis — adult and adolescent scoliosis, with honest scope-of-care guidance about what conservative care can and can't do.
- Arthritis — managing arthritic joints conservatively and protecting function over the long run.
Specialty & Adjunct
- Thyroid-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms — neck tension, posture changes, and fatigue-related stiffness in patients who are already under medical care for a thyroid condition. Chiropractic and rehabilitation care here is supportive — it doesn't replace medical treatment of the thyroid itself.
How We Treat These Conditions
What we actually do for any of these conditions depends on the exam, the imaging (when warranted), and your goals. The services that show up most often in care plans are:
- Chiropractic Care — restoring joint motion and reducing nerve and joint irritation.
- Injury Rehabilitation — rebuilding strength, control, and tolerance after injury.
- Mobility Rehabilitation — addressing chronic stiffness and restoring real, usable range of motion.
- Digital X-Ray (Marysville) — diagnostic imaging when it will actually change the plan.
- How Chiropractic Works — background reading if you're new to this style of care and want to understand the reasoning.
Honest Scope of Care
Conservative care does a lot — but it doesn't do everything. We're a good fit when symptoms are mechanical, when imaging hasn't flagged something requiring surgical or specialty care, and when there's a reasonable expectation that movement-based care will help.
We're not the right call for unstable fractures, suspected ligament ruptures, surgical-grade disc herniations with progressive neurological loss, infections, suspected malignancy, or any condition where treatment delay could matter. In those cases we'll say so directly and help you get to the right provider.
Care in Monroe & Marysville
Marysville: 3721 116th St NE, Suite 10, Marysville, WA 98271 — full evaluation, chiropractic care, rehab, and on-site digital X-ray.
Monroe: 14090 Fryelands Blvd #174, Monroe, WA 98272 — full evaluation, chiropractic care, and rehab. Imaging coordinated through Marysville when needed.
Schedule an Evaluation
If your situation is somewhere on this list — or you're not sure which page fits — that's exactly what a first visit is for. We evaluate, explain what we find, and only recommend care that's reasonable for the diagnosis. Mon–Thu, 10AM–6PM. Call (360) 805-8252 or start with the new patient page to book at Marysville or Monroe.
This page is for general education and is not a substitute for an in-person evaluation. Conservative chiropractic and rehabilitation care is appropriate for many musculoskeletal conditions, but not all. Seek emergency care for severe trauma, sudden weakness or numbness, loss of bowel or bladder control, signs of stroke, severe unrelenting pain, or any red-flag symptom requiring urgent evaluation.