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Serving Downtown Denver, Capitol Hill, Golden Triangle, Five Points, Cherry Creek
Your pain relief shouldn't be a one-size-fits-all. We offer a variety of treatments personalized to meet your needs. Joint injections for the shoulder, knee and other joints are given here in Denver by our PAs, as are Dysport (botulinum toxin) injections for cervical dystonia.
Spanish-language communication is available at every clinic through real-time translation.
The Sherman Street clinic is a few blocks from the Capitol, and the caseload shows it: a great deal of neck, shoulder and mid-back pain produced by long days at a desk. Those are treatable, but only durably if the plan takes on the hours between appointments as seriously as the appointments themselves. Conditions treated here include: See everything we evaluate
The first two weeks after a collision decide how the next six months go. Soft-tissue injuries that go unexamined tend to settle into something chronic, and a gap in treatment is the first thing an adjuster points at.
Our Denver clinics treat crash injuries: Chiropractic, Physical Therapy and Pain Management in one plan and one chart, with auto med-pay billed directly, or a lien we hold so you are not paying out of pocket while the claim is open.
Car accident and whiplash treatment in Denver →
Book an injury evaluationOur Denver clinic on Sherman Street has licensed chiropractors on site, working alongside Pain Management providers, physical therapists and acupuncturists. If you are looking for a chiropractor in Denver, you can book directly — no referral is needed.
Denver patients most often see our chiropractors for lower back pain, neck pain, sciatica and nerve pain, headaches and migraines, joint dysfunction, and whiplash after a car accident. Your adjustments are tailored to what your exam shows and what you are comfortable with, from traditional hands-on adjusting to low-force and instrument-assisted techniques.
Before anything is adjusted you are examined — range of motion, orthopedic testing, and neurological screening when symptoms travel into a limb. Where imaging should come first, we order it rather than adjusting and hoping. Techniques are Diversified manual adjustment, Activator instrument-assisted adjustment where a manual thrust is unwanted or unwise, and drop-table (Thompson) technique, with soft-tissue and myofascial work and home exercise between visits.
What makes Chiropractic care here different is what sits behind it. If your adjustments help but progress stalls, your chiropractor can bring in a physical therapist for strengthening work or coordinate with a Pain Management provider for imaging — in the same building, on the same chart, without a new referral or a repeated history. Most patients never need that next step, but the path is already in place.
We serve Downtown Denver, Capitol Hill, the Golden Triangle, Five Points and Cherry Creek. Learn more about our Chiropractic care approach, see all Denver-area Chiropractic clinics, or read about car accident Chiropractic care.
Medicare Part B covers one Chiropractic service: manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation, when it is medically necessary.
Dry needling is available at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic in Colorado and Arizona. It is used as a modality alongside Chiropractic and Physical Therapy rather than as a treatment booked on its own.
Spinal decompression is available at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic in Colorado and Arizona. Every clinic has a decompression table, so you are not sent elsewhere for it.
See Dry Needling and Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression for more.
Whether your neck pain began in a car accident, a sports injury or long days at a desk, the examination comes first and decides the plan. A sudden injury is treated differently from pain you’ve had for months: after a recent injury, the first goal is calming inflammation and protecting the area while it heals, and long-term pain usually calls for restoring movement and strength.
Your plan can include Chiropractic care to restore rotation and side-bending in the segments that have locked, Physical Therapy to retrain the deep neck flexors and the shoulder blade muscles that stopped holding the head up, and dry needling, all in the same building.
Headaches at the base of the skull, or pain that travels into the arm with numbness or a weak grip, are examined first. The examination separates a mechanical neck problem from a nerve root with rotation and extension range, arm reflexes, grip and sensation, and where imaging should come first, we order it. Pain, numbness or tingling that runs into your arm usually means a pinched nerve in the neck. Most people improve with conservative care: Chiropractic care, Physical Therapy and dry needling to take pressure off the nerve. If pain is too strong to do that work, our Pain Management team can help control it, including with an injection at one of our procedure clinics when it’s needed. Weakness that’s getting worse needs medical care right away. See neck pain treatment in Denver.
Our Denver clinic on Sherman Street has licensed physical therapists on site. Colorado is a direct access state, which means you can begin Physical Therapy here without a physician referral — bring your insurance card and book.
Denver patients come to our physical therapists for lower back pain, neck pain, sciatica, knee pain, shoulder pain, post-operative recovery, sports and work injuries, and loss of balance or mobility. Sessions are one-on-one, and your plan is built around what you need to get back to doing.
Because your physical therapist works in the same clinic as your chiropractor and your Pain Management provider, your plan can change as you progress — imaging ordered, manual care added — without a referral out or a repeated history. The whole team reads one chart.
We serve Downtown Denver, LoDo, RiNo, Capitol Hill, the Golden Triangle, Five Points, Baker and Cherry Creek. Learn more about our Physical Therapy approach, read our comparison of Chiropractic care versus Physical Therapy, or see Physical Therapy across the metro.
Our Denver clinic on Sherman Street offers Acupuncture alongside Pain Management, Chiropractic care and Physical Therapy. No referral is needed, and most major plans are accepted.
Cupping is performed here as well; see cupping therapy.
Denver patients most often choose Acupuncture for chronic pain that has not fully settled with other treatment, nerve pain and neuropathy, headaches and migraines, neck and back pain, and the muscle tension that builds up around a long-standing injury.
Acupuncture is not a treatment for everything, and it is not usually the first thing tried. It earns its place where pain has become persistent, where medication is being avoided or has stopped helping, or where a nerve is involved.
You can book Acupuncture here on its own. If you also see us for Physical Therapy, Chiropractic care or medical Pain Management, it is documented on the same chart — so your acupuncturist knows what your imaging showed and what your physical therapist is working on.
Learn more about our Acupuncture approach, read Acupuncture versus dry needling, or see Acupuncture across the metro.
Downtown is one of the Mountain View Pain Center clinics inside Denver, alongside Central Park and Lowry. For how interventional pain care works across all three — the physicians, the procedures and what happens at a first visit — see Pain Management in Denver.
Conditions treated here include: Upper Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Neck Pain, Nerve Pain, Pelvic Pain, Migraines, Arthritis, Sciatica and More.
No matter where you are in your pain journey, we're here to guide you toward real, lasting relief. Visit our Downtown Denver office and take the next step toward a pain-free life!
The Sherman Street clinic sits a few blocks from the Capitol, and the caseload reflects that. A large share of the people who come here spend the working day at a desk, and arrive with the specific set of problems that produces.
Pain between the shoulder blades is the complaint we see most often downtown, and it is the one most often mistreated. It is rarely a problem with the spot that hurts. More often the mid-back is being asked to compensate for a neck held forward all day and shoulders that have quietly lost their range. Treating the painful spot alone gets a few days of relief; changing what is loading it is what makes the relief hold.
Neck pain that arrives with a headache starting at the base of the skull is one of the most treatable things we see, and one of the most commonly mistaken for migraine. The examination checks the upper cervical joints specifically. When they are the source, manual treatment usually settles it quickly, and the follow-up work is about the hours between appointments rather than the appointments themselves.
Sitting is not the cause of low back pain so much as the thing that stops it recovering. The examination separates a joint or disc problem that will respond to manual treatment and loading from a nerve root under genuine pressure, which needs a different plan and sometimes imaging first. That decision is made in the first visit, not the fifth.
When pain has not responded to conservative treatment, or when its source is genuinely unclear, an image-guided injection can do two things at once: identify which structure is responsible and quiet it enough for rehabilitation to work. These procedures are performed at Northglenn, InterQuest and MVSS, our surgery center, and spine injections are also done at Lowry on scheduled days; evaluation and scheduling happen here, and the Physical Therapy that follows is booked in the same building.
The clinic is at 789 Sherman St, Suite 315, Denver, serving Capitol Hill, the Golden Triangle, Baker and the central business district.
Our Sherman Street clinic is a full Denver pain clinic — Pain Management providers, physical therapists, chiropractors, and acupuncturists working in the same building, minutes from Capitol Hill, Governor's Park, Baker, and the Golden Triangle.
Pain Management in Denver — diagnostic and therapeutic injections, nerve blocks, and radiofrequency ablation for pain that has not responded to conservative care.
Back and neck pain treatment — herniated discs, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and the headaches that come with chronic neck tension.
Joint pain — knee, hip, and shoulder pain, treated without defaulting to surgery.
Nerve pain and neuropathy — numbness, tingling, and burning pain.
Car accident and auto injuries — see car accident Chiropractic care, what to expect from a chiropractor after a car accident, and whiplash treatment.
Same-week appointments are often available, and most major insurance is accepted. If you are comparing Denver pain clinics, the difference here is that your providers are down the hall from each other rather than across town.
Desk and commute. The dominant pattern in a city with this much seated professional work: neck and upper back pain that builds through the day, headaches beginning at the base of the skull, and one shoulder blade that aches more than the other. The headaches in particular are worth examining rather than medicating indefinitely — cervicogenic headache is reproducible on testing and is not migraine.
Altitude and the weekend. Denver's specific problem is a population that sits still all week and then goes hard at 5,280 feet on Saturday. Low back and knee complaints that follow a big weekend after a sedentary week are not a mystery, and they respond well to load management alongside manual care.
Low back pain and sciatica, where the work is establishing whether the leg pain comes from a disc, the facet joints, the sacroiliac joint or the piriformis. And car accident injuries, treated and documented for the claim — our Denver clinics handle auto and lien cases.
Rotator cuff tendinopathy, impingement, adhesive capsulitis and cervical referral all present as shoulder pain, and the examination separates them. In Denver we test the cuff directly, screen the neck, and image when the findings warrant it rather than by default. See shoulder pain treatment.
Hip pain sends people to the wrong specialist more than almost any other complaint, because hip joint pain, greater trochanteric pain, SI joint dysfunction and lumbar referral overlap. Groin pain usually means the joint; lateral pain usually does not.
You leave your first visit knowing which disciplines you will see, how often, and what improvement should look like.
Therapeutic exercise — progressive, targeted strengthening for the muscles that support the painful area.
Orthopedic and post-surgical rehab — after spine, shoulder, knee, or hip surgery, we coordinate with your surgeon's protocol.
Work injury rehab — workers' compensation treatment with return-to-work planning.
Home exercise programming — the part that actually determines your outcome, prescribed specifically rather than handed to you as a photocopy.
Knee pain from osteoarthritis is a common use, usually paired with the loading program that actually changes the joint's tolerance over time.
Pain that has outlasted the tissue healing behind it behaves differently, and the aim shifts from fixing a structure to changing how the system responds. That is where Acupuncture sits most comfortably alongside Pain Management — and where it is worth trying a course rather than a single session before judging it.
At Mountain View Pain Center in Downtown Denver, we know how frustrating chronic pain can be—but you don't have to live with it. Our comprehensive approach allows our experts to thoroughly evaluate your pain and provide multiple treatment options, ensuring you receive accurate, trustworthy care. Conveniently located on the corner of Sherman and 8th Ave, on the third floor, in Denver, CO. With many locations near you, we're here to help you find real, lasting relief. Hurt in a collision? We offer car accident injury treatment in Denver.
Medicare in Colorado: see pain management that accepts Medicare.
Where to be seen
Downtown sits in the Golden Triangle just south of the Capitol, and is convenient for Capitol Hill, Baker, Speer and anyone working downtown.
Lowry serves Lowry, Hilltop, Mayfair, Montclair and east Denver generally. Central Park is best for Central Park, Park Hill, Northfield and the north-east side.
All three share a record system. If the clinic nearest you is booked and another has an earlier opening, taking the earlier appointment costs you nothing.
Most back and neck pain improves on its own within a few weeks. It is worth being evaluated when pain has lasted more than six weeks without meaningful improvement, or when it radiates into an arm or leg, or comes with numbness, tingling or weakness.
Also worth booking: you have already tried rest, over-the-counter medication and general exercise without result; pain is interrupting your sleep, your work or your ability to exercise; you have had imaging that showed something but nobody has explained what to do about it; or you were told surgery is the next step and you would like a non-surgical opinion first.
None of these are emergencies. All of them are reasons to be seen sooner rather than later, because the longer a pain pattern persists, the more the surrounding muscles, movement habits and sleep get pulled into it.
Most pain journeys in Denver look the same. Your primary care doctor refers you to a pain specialist. The pain specialist refers you to Physical Therapy across town. Physical Therapy suggests Chiropractic. Four weeks disappear into scheduling, and every handoff loses a little more of your story.
Mountain View Pain Center was built to remove the handoffs. Our Denver clinics house board-certified Pain Management physicians, licensed physical therapists, chiropractors and acupuncturists under one roof, working from one shared treatment plan. Your Pain Management provider can see what your physical therapist documented that morning. Your chiropractor knows which spinal levels your imaging flagged. When something is not working, the plan changes that week — not at the next referral.
That coordination is also why our care is deliberately opioid-conscious. Image-guided procedures and hands-on rehabilitation come first. Medication management is one tool among several, not the strategy.
Most Physical Therapy in Denver happens at a standalone clinic. Your therapist works from a referral note, cannot see your imaging, and has no direct line to the physician who ordered it. If rehab is not working, the feedback loop back to that physician takes weeks.
Our physical therapists work in the same clinics as board-certified Pain Management physicians, chiropractors and acupuncturists. Your therapist can see the actual imaging, not a one-line summary of it, and knows which levels or structures are implicated.
If you need a joint injection to make rehab tolerable, it is given here; a spine injection is performed at Northglenn, Lowry, InterQuest or MVSS, our surgery center — and either is timed to your rehab, not scheduled at random. And if rehab is enough on its own, nobody has any incentive to escalate. Most patients never see anyone but the physical therapist.
The first six weeks
Rehab is not linear, but a typical plan runs roughly like this. Weeks 1–2, calm it down: reduce the movements that keep provoking the tissue, restore what range of motion is easily available, and get you sleeping better. Some soreness after sessions is normal; sharp, lasting increases are not.
Weeks 2–4, load it up: progressive strengthening for whatever was underpowered. This is the phase people skip, and it is the phase that determines whether the pain stays gone.
Weeks 4–6, make it stick: return to the specific activity you came in for, with a maintenance program you can actually keep doing.
If you are not measurably better in the first few weeks, that is information, and the plan should change. It is also the point where having a Pain Management provider down the hall stops being a marketing line and starts being useful.
Corner of Sherman and 8th Ave, Golden Triangle.
| Mon–Thu | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
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| Fri | 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| Sat–Sun | Closed |
Phone(720) 749-5599
ParkingParking options vary by time of day. There is typically street parking nearby, and additional paid parking options may be available in the surrounding area. If you're unsure where to park, arrive a few minutes early and call our office for the quickest guidance.
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Focus areas: spine care, chronic back & neck pain, sports injuries, headache-related dysfunction.
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Focus areas: therapeutic exercise progression, manual therapy support, neuromuscular re-education, chronic pain rehabilitation.
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Focus areas: clinical massage for neck & back pain, headaches, post-injury recovery, and stress-related muscle tension.
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“All staff is very friendly and kind. They take the time to learn what you are needing and come up with a dedicated plan to help get you back on track and to feeling better.”
“Mountain View Pain Center has been a great place for my recovery after my car accident. I have been dealing with a lot of pain in my back and neck, and their team has been very caring and professional throughout the process. They take the time to listen to my concerns and make sure I feel comfortable during each visit. I am very thankful for the care I have received and would highly recommend them to anyone dealing with pain after an accident.”
“The medical team is top notch. They listen to your needs and respond with compassion and understanding. After my car accident, they put me on the path to recovery and have been helping me to control my pain.”
“They are warm , friendly, gentle, and seem to be quite accommodating to their patients and their patients' needs! I am actually anticipating positive, life altering effects from their various methods of treatment! l solidly believe that being a patient here and getting the personalized treatment that I have so badly needed, will truly be forever life changing!!!”
“First time there and they were great! You can do everything in one spot! Massages, Acupuncture, PT, and see the doc. So far amazing two thumbs up!”
“I had a very enjoyable first visit! I had just finished my initial paperwork on my phone before going in. I had a difficult time sending the pdf, but between all 3 ladies up front we got it handled. My imaging results were explained in great layman detail and I was given hope for life without excruciating pain! If you have a choice, give em a go!”
Everyone deserves access to expert care, and we make that easier by accepting a variety of insurance plans. Browse the list below or contact us to learn more about your coverage options.
It depends on your insurance plan and the service you're receiving. Many patients don't need a referral, but some plans do. Our team can help confirm requirements when you schedule.
Yes — when clinically appropriate, we may coordinate care across services to support your recovery plan. Your provider will recommend the best approach based on your evaluation and goals.
Yes. Our Downtown Denver clinic on Sherman Street offers Acupuncture alongside Pain Management, Chiropractic care and Physical Therapy. No referral is needed, and most major plans are accepted.
Spine injections and other image-guided procedures are performed at Northglenn, Lowry, InterQuest and MVSS, our surgery center. Evaluation and scheduling happen here at Downtown Denver, and the Physical Therapy that follows is booked in the same building. Spine injections and other image-guided procedures are scheduled at the nearest MVPC procedure clinic. Joint injections are given here by our PAs.
No — Colorado allows direct access to Physical Therapy. Some insurance plans still require a referral for coverage, which we verify for you before your first visit.
Most patients feel little to no discomfort — Acupuncture needles are hair-thin, and many people find sessions relaxing.
Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare are on the payer list for our Denver clinics. Coverage varies by plan, so we verify your benefits before your first visit — send your member ID with your appointment request and we will check it for you.
The Denver write-ups go further than this page does. There is one for sciatica in Denver, one for Denver herniated disc treatment, and separate pages on low back pain across Denver, how neck pain is treated in Denver, knee pain in Denver and Denver neuropathy treatment.
The interventional side is covered the same way: epidural steroid injection in Denver, Denver radiofrequency ablation, stimulator trials across Denver, kyphoplasty, Denver and nerve blocks in Denver.
If a car put you here, start with a car accident chiropractor in Denver. Back pain after a crash is written up on its own.
The building is easier to find than the pain is to ignore. See the full clinic map, the other Colorado clinics, or the providers who will see you.
We're conveniently located on the corner of Sherman and 8th Ave, on the third floor. To request an appointment, use the button below or call (720) 749-5599.
Serving Downtown Denver, Capitol Hill, Golden Triangle, Five Points, Cherry Creek.
