Conditions
Conditions we evaluate and treat in Austin
Start with the symptom you actually have. Each page explains what the problem is, the causes we look for, when it should be evaluated, and how care is approached.
Choose your symptom
Back PainMost back pain is mechanical: it changes with position, load and time of day. An evaluation identifies which structures are irritable and what is driving the pattern.SciaticaSciatica describes symptoms along the sciatic nerve distribution. It is a description, not a diagnosis — the value of an evaluation is identifying where the irritation is coming from.Neck PainNeck pain in Austin is overwhelmingly load-related: screens, phones, instruments and driving. The evaluation separates local neck problems from those referring into the shoulder or arm.Knee PainThe knee is a hinge caught between the hip and the foot. Knee pain is often about how load arrives at the knee, not only about the knee itself.Shoulder PainShoulder pain requires separating three things: the shoulder itself, the shoulder blade and thoracic spine, and the neck. All three can produce shoulder symptoms.Hip PainWhere the hip hurts — groin, side or buttock — points toward very different problems. That distinction drives everything that follows.Arthritis & Joint StiffnessOsteoarthritis-related symptoms respond to movement, strength and load management far more than most people expect. Joint changes on imaging correlate poorly with how people actually feel.Sports InjuryAthletes need a plan that ends with returning to the activity, not with the absence of pain. That means loading, criteria and timelines — not indefinite rest.Muscle SpasmMuscle spasm is usually a response, not a cause. The productive question is what the muscle is responding to.Pinched Nerve"Pinched nerve" describes nerve irritation somewhere along its path. Where it is irritated — and whether there is a true neurologic deficit — is what the examination determines.Foot & Ankle PainFoot and ankle problems are load-tolerance problems more often than structural ones. Calf and foot capacity, and how much you added recently, explain most of them.Numbness & TinglingNumbness and tingling have many possible causes, some outside the scope of chiropractic care. Evaluation begins by determining which category your symptoms fall into.
Not sure what is causing your pain?
An evaluation is the starting point. Dr. Schuch examines what is happening, explains what he finds, and tells you honestly whether this is something the practice can help with.