Our chiropractic services
Modern tools.
Personal care.
At Source Chiropractic in Clarksville, TN, we use StemWave, a Class IV laser, spinal decompression and hands-on care, and we decide which of them, if any, fits you after we've examined you.
The equipment we use
Pick either device for its guide Images from the manufacturers
Therapies we add to a plan
How we decide what to use- Focused acoustic waves
StemWave
What the device is, and what a session is like.
Take a closer look - Summus Horizon
Class IV laser
The light-based laser in our office, and what we use it for.
Take a closer look - Table-based traction
Spinal decompression
How traction on the table works, and the disc findings we use it for.
Take a closer look - Thin needles for tight muscle
Dry needling
What it is, how it feels, and the precautions that come with it.
Take a closer look
Adjustments by hand. For massage, a licensed massage therapist works out of our office, and we'll put you in touch.
Chiropractic care Massage therapy All 10 service guidesJoint restriction and altered motion
A joint that isn't moving through its normal range, or that moves with pain or guarding. We find it by hand, and by watching you move.
What we may talk through for it- General Chiropractic Care
Adjustment or manipulation may be used to address joint dysfunction and altered motion.
- Pediatric Chiropractic Care
The same procedure, adapted for a child, with a far longer list of things that belong with the pediatrician.
- Prenatal Chiropractic Care
The same procedure, with positioning and technique modified for pregnancy.
Active rehabilitation and exercise run alongside the adjustment, to address weakness, stability and mobility. Each condition guide explains what that involves.
Muscle spasm, tension and trigger points
Taut bands, tender points that reproduce a familiar ache, and muscles that guard a joint instead of moving it.
What we may talk through for it- Dry Needling
Dry needling may be used to address appropriate muscular and soft-tissue components.
- Massage Therapy
Soft-tissue work by a licensed massage therapist, a separate profession working on the same tissue by hand.
- Laser Therapy
Within the device’s stated uses, which include muscle spasm and muscle relaxation.
- StemWave Therapy
Within its listed use: temporary relief of minor muscle aches and pains.
Disc-related findings
A history and exam that point to a disc: symptoms that follow a nerve into an arm or leg, a pattern that changes with position, and testing that matches.
What we may talk through for it- Spinal Decompression
Spinal decompression may be incorporated for appropriate spinal and disc-related musculoskeletal conditions.
- General Chiropractic Care
If a joint isn't moving well alongside the disc problem, we may still adjust that joint by hand, where the exam supports it.
Some disc problems need a medical assessment first, and the exam is where we decide that. Our disc injury and sciatica guides list the warning signs.
Nerve irritation
Pain, numbness or tingling that travels along a nerve instead of staying where it started. Strength and reflex testing help us judge how urgent it is, and if it's coming from a joint, a disc, or something that isn't ours to treat.
What we may talk through for it- Spinal Decompression
When the exam points to a disc-related source.
- General Chiropractic Care
Where a joint finding is part of the picture.
Before any therapy, we decide what's ours to treat and what needs a referral. That's what the exam is for, and no web page can sort that out for a nerve symptom.
Tendon and soft-tissue complaints
Pain when a tendon is loaded: the outer elbow when gripping, the shoulder when reaching, the heel on the first steps of the morning.
What we may talk through for it- StemWave Therapy
Its listed use is temporary relief of minor muscle aches and pains, which does not name tendon complaints.
- Laser Therapy
Within the device’s stated uses for minor pain and stiffness in muscles or joints.
- Dry Needling
Where a muscular component is found alongside the tendon complaint.
- Massage Therapy
Hands-on soft-tissue work by a licensed massage therapist.
For most tendon complaints, the best-supported first step is a graded loading plan, not a device. Each condition guide says what that looks like.
Pregnancy-related mechanical pain
Load, posture and ligament laxity shift as a pregnancy goes on. Some aches are ordinary. Some changes mean a call to your OB today, and our prenatal guide lists those first.
What we may talk through for it- Prenatal Chiropractic Care
A modified visit, with pregnancy pillows, adapted technique and generally less force. We make no claims about labor or birth.
Children and adolescents
Children aren't small adults. Our exam looks for a complaint that's actually musculoskeletal, and sends everything else to your pediatrician.
What we may talk through for it- Pediatric Chiropractic Care
Care adapted to the child's age, size and needs, with an honest account of the research, including where it's thin.
After the original problem settles
The problem that brought you in has eased. Is coming back still worth it for you? The wellness care guide below lays out the evidence so you can decide.
What we may talk through for it- Wellness Care
Continuing care, sometimes called maintenance care, with a plain account of what the research supports and where it runs out.
Staying active has the strongest evidence behind it, and it doesn't need an appointment.
You can't tell which finding is yours by reading about it. That takes an exam. Not sure what's going on yet? Start from a symptom.
02 / The services
10 service guides
Each guide explains what the service is, what it's used for here, where its limits are, and what to know before you come in.
Chiropractic adjustment
An adjustment is a controlled force, applied by hand, to one specific joint. We adapt it for different patients and different purposes.
- Service guide
General Chiropractic Care
What an adjustment is, how the techniques differ, where the research is strong and where it's thin, and when we'll point you to a different kind of care.Read the guide - Service guide
Pediatric Chiropractic Care
How we adapt care for a child, why the research is thinner at younger ages, and the much longer list of things that belong with your pediatrician.Read the guide - Service guide
Prenatal Chiropractic Care
How we change positioning and technique for a pregnancy that changes week to week, which aches are ordinary, and which ones mean a call to your OB today.Read the guide - Service guide
Wellness Care
Coming back after the problem that brought you in has settled: what it's for, what the research supports and where it runs out, and what else is worth doing.Read the guide
Adjunct therapies
We add these to a plan after we've examined you, each within its own stated use. None of them is the whole plan.
- Service guide
Spinal Decompression
Traction on a table, which we use when the exam points to a disc. You lie still, a session runs longer than an adjustment, and it's one option for some disc problems, not every sore back.Read the guide - Service guide
Laser Therapy
Our Summus Horizon Class IV laser: what its manufacturer says it's for, the muscle and joint complaints we use it for alongside other care, and the things we don't use it for.Read the guide - Service guide
StemWave Therapy
A focused acoustic wave device, listed for the temporary relief of minor muscle aches and pains. Its stated use, its risks, and what the research has and hasn't found.Read the guide - Service guide
Dry Needling
A thin filament needle placed into a tight band of muscle, and in Tennessee it's within a chiropractic physician's authority. What it is, how it feels, and the real risks.Read the guide
Soft tissue, a separate profession
Massage has its own license in Tennessee. It's done by a licensed massage therapist who works out of our office, not by our chiropractors, and we'll put you in touch.
Measurement only
A scan that records how you stand. It doesn't treat or diagnose anything: a diagnosis comes from the exam, never from a scan.
Everything here is listed by procedure. If you're starting from a symptom instead, Conditions is organized by the name of the problem, and it's the easier place to start.
What each of these services is
An adjustment is a controlled force, applied by hand, to a specific joint. Our general, kids', prenatal and wellness guides all describe that same procedure, for different patients and purposes. Spinal decompression is traction on a table: it's passive, and a session runs longer than an adjustment. Laser therapy puts light into tissue and involves no force at all. StemWave is a focused acoustic wave device, listed for the temporary relief of minor muscle aches and pains, and it's applied through the skin with a gel.
Dry needling places a thin, solid needle into a tight band of muscle. Nothing is injected, and in Tennessee it's within a chiropractic physician's authority. Massage therapy is soft-tissue work, and in Tennessee it's a separate profession with its own licensing board. A licensed massage therapist works out of our office, and we'll put you in touch. Posture scanning isn't a treatment. It's a measurement: a depth camera records how you stand, and the diagnosis comes from the examination, never from the scan.
Which of these, if any, fits you?
Which one fits, and what it would do for you, depends on what's causing your symptoms. Your first visit is where we look for the cause, so the exam picks, not this list. Two people with the same sore back can end up with different plans, because every plan here is built on that person's findings, health history and goals.
If we are not able to help you with your problem or are unable to reduce your pain levels, we will make sure to give you a recommendation to another experienced provider.
For patients & practitioners
How we write about these services
Each guide explains what the service is, what a session is like, and, for a treatment, the finding it's used for. When a guide says what a treatment might do, it's hedged (usually with "may") and tied to a named study or to what an exam finds, with the alternatives right beside it.
Evidence about one device, dose or technique isn't evidence for another. The research notes on each guide name the study, who was in it, and what it can't tell us, so you'll know what's behind a research claim before you come in.