Chiropractor in Colorado Springs, CO

Three clinics spanning the city north to south, five chiropractors between them, each working inside a medical pain practice. No referral needed.

North, Central or South

InterQuest (north) — 10807 New Allegiance Dr, #160, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, off InterQuest Parkway. Zosia Roberts, DC and Joel Ryman, DC. Closest for Monument, Gleneagle, Briargate and the north I-25 corridor, including the Academy.

Academy (central) — 3204 N Academy Blvd, #300, Colorado Springs, CO 80917. Michael Hettershidt, DC and Kayleigh McDonald, DC. Central and easy to reach from most of the city; convenient for Peterson Space Force Base.

Tenderfoot (south) — 1230 Tenderfoot Hill Rd, Suite 250, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, off South Nevada. Hollind Englert, DC. The nearest to Fort Carson, Broadmoor and the south end.

All three share a chart system, so if the closest is booked and another has an opening today, switching costs you nothing.

Military Families and Tricare

Colorado Springs is a military town and this clinic group treats accordingly. Tricare is accepted at all three locations, and so are workers' compensation and auto/lien cases.

A practical note for anyone active-duty or recently separated: bring what documentation you have of prior injuries, including anything from a deployment or a PT test that went badly. Back and knee problems that have been managed with rest and ibuprofen for years are extremely common in this population, and they are almost always more diagnosable than people expect after that long.

Colorado Allows Direct Access

No referral is required to see a chiropractor here — not from a physician, not from an insurer. Walk in and be examined.

All three clinics are open Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Call (720) 749-5599 and we will point you at whichever location can see you soonest.

Examination First, Every Time

You are examined before you are adjusted: range of motion, orthopaedic testing, and neurological screening whenever symptoms travel into an arm or leg.

The examination is separating problems that feel identical to the patient and are treated entirely differently — a restricted joint that manual work will fix, a disc under load, a nerve root with real neurological findings, or something outside chiropractic scope. Where imaging should come first, it can be ordered at the clinic rather than across town.

Techniques

Diversified manual adjustment. Instrument-assisted adjustment for patients who would rather avoid a manual thrust. Drop-table technique. Flexion-distraction for disc-related low back pain. Soft-tissue and myofascial work. Therapeutic exercise between visits.

What you receive follows from the examination, not from a house protocol.

What We See Here

Altitude sport. Colorado Springs runs, rides, climbs and hikes at six thousand feet and above, and the injuries are overuse rather than trauma — sacroiliac and hip complaints in runners, position-related neck and low back pain in cyclists, shoulders and elbows in climbers on the Front Range crags.

Load-bearing work and training. Rucking, lifting, and the accumulated spinal load of physically demanding service. This produces low back problems that have usually been present for years before anyone examines them.

Neck pain and cervicogenic headache, including the headaches that get treated as migraine for years without the upper cervical spine ever being checked.

Car accident injuries, documented for the claim as well as treated.

When Chiropractic Is Not the Answer

Each clinic has physical therapy and pain management providers on site.

So when an examination finds a confirmed radiculopathy, or a joint that needs a diagnostic block before anyone can say what is generating your pain, the next appointment is in the same building with someone who has already read your chart. Nobody re-takes your history and nobody starts from scratch.

Insurance and Cost

All three clinics accept Aetna, ASH (American Specialty Health), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Pathway), Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, OptumCare, Optum Physical Health, Humana, Medicare, Colorado Medicaid, Devoted Health, First Health, Columbine, Tricare, ATA Holista, workers' compensation and auto/lien cases.

We verify your benefits before the first visit so you know the cost in advance. Call (720) 749-5599.

Also in Colorado Springs

For medical pain care — diagnostic workup, injections, nerve blocks — see pain management in Colorado Springs. Unsure which practitioner you need? Read the chiropractor versus physical therapist comparison.

Colorado Springs Chiropractor FAQs

Do you take Tricare? Yes, at all three locations.

Which clinic is closest to Fort Carson? Tenderfoot, on Tenderfoot Hill Road off South Nevada.

Do I need a referral? No. Colorado is a direct access state. Some plans require one for coverage rather than for access — we check when we verify benefits.

Can I walk in? Yes. InterQuest and Academy each have two chiropractors, so they generally hold the most same-day capacity.

Will I be adjusted at the first visit? Usually, after an examination.

Can I be treated without manual thrusting? Yes — instrument-assisted and drop-table techniques are available at all three clinics.

Can you treat me after a car accident? Yes. See chiropractic care after a car accident.