Areas of care
Find familiar symptoms or a diagnosis you’ve been given. Choose an area below.
We generally begin with one main concern or region. When symptoms involve several areas, the evaluation can expand to understand how they fit together.
Browse by region
Seeing the whole picture
Your evaluation includes a hands-on exam and, when indicated, diagnostic ultrasound.
A diagnosis should make sense from every angle: what you feel, what the exam reveals and, when needed, what imaging shows. When those findings agree, the picture becomes clearer. When they don’t, Dr. Coon looks deeper and explains what’s still uncertain rather than forcing the pieces to fit.
What your plan may include
Your plan depends on the findings and your goals. Dr. Coon explains his recommendations and helps you weigh:
- Rehabilitation and nonsurgical treatment
- Monitoring, with a plan for reassessment
- Further testing or care with another clinician
- A procedure, when appropriate
If a procedure is recommended, you’ll discuss the evidence, potential benefits, risks, alternatives and cost. The choice is yours.
Shoulder
When your shoulder hurts, ordinary things get hard. Reaching a high shelf, lifting a grocery bag, sleeping on your side.
- Pain with reaching overhead
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy and partial tears
- Biceps tendon pain at the front of the shoulder
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), with stiffness and limited motion
- AC joint pain at the top of the shoulder
- Shoulder osteoarthritis
- Calcific tendinopathy (painful calcium deposits in a tendon)
- Lingering pain or instability after a dislocation, once the acute injury has been treated
Elbow
Elbow pain can make gripping a coffee mug, carrying groceries or turning a doorknob uncomfortable.
- Tennis elbow (outer elbow pain)
- Golfer’s elbow (inner elbow pain)
- Triceps tendon pain at the back of the elbow
- Biceps tendon pain at the front of the elbow
- Swelling at the point of the elbow
- Elbow osteoarthritis and stiffness
- Numbness or tingling from the elbow into the hand
Wrist and hand
Wrist and hand pain can make gripping, typing or opening a jar difficult.
- Thumb-side wrist pain with gripping or lifting (De Quervain’s)
- Thumb-base arthritis
- Trigger finger (a finger that catches or locks)
- Osteoarthritis of the finger joints
- Persistent pain after a wrist sprain, once a fracture has been ruled out
- Wrist lumps, including ganglion cysts
- Ulnar-sided wrist pain (on the little-finger side)
- Numbness, tingling or burning in the fingers
Hip
Hip pain may be felt in the groin, buttock or along the outside of the hip. Walking, climbing stairs or lying on your side can become uncomfortable.
- Outer hip pain, including gluteal tendinopathy and trochanteric bursitis
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Hip flexor tendon pain at the front of the hip or groin
- A snapping or clicking hip
- Hamstring tendon pain at the sitting bone
- Groin and adductor tendon pain
- Hip labral tears or differences in hip bone shape noted on imaging
Knee
Knee pain, swelling or catching can make stairs, squatting and getting up from a chair difficult.
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Kneecap pain with stairs, squatting or prolonged sitting
- Patellar tendon pain below the kneecap (jumper’s knee)
- Inner knee pain near the pes anserine tendons
- Outer knee pain associated with the iliotibial band
- Meniscus tears or other meniscus findings on imaging
- Unexplained knee swelling
- A Baker’s cyst behind the knee
- Osgood-Schlatter pain in adolescent athletes, within the age policy below
- Ongoing knee ligament concerns after care for the acute injury
Ankle and foot
Foot and ankle pain can change the way you walk, whether you’re hiking, running or on your feet at work.
- Plantar heel pain, including plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendon pain along the tendon or at the heel
- Repeated ankle sprains or instability
- Peroneal tendon pain along the outer ankle
- Posterior tibial tendon pain along the inner ankle
- Ankle osteoarthritis
- Pain and stiffness at the big toe joint
- Pain in the ball of the foot, including Morton’s neuroma
- Burning or tingling on the sole or inner ankle
Nerve-type symptoms
Nerve symptoms can include burning, tingling, numbness or sensitivity to touch. They may follow a path along an arm or leg or affect a smaller patch of skin.
Explore nerve symptoms
These examples show symptom patterns and nerves that may be involved. An examination helps clarify the cause; the pattern alone does not establish a diagnosis.
Carpal tunnel symptoms
Tingling or numbness in the thumb, index and middle fingers, often worse at night. Also evaluated when symptoms persist after carpal tunnel surgery.
Possible nerve involvement: Median nerve at the wrist
Ulnar nerve symptoms at the elbow
Numbness in the ring and small fingers, often worse with a bent elbow. Grip weakness or hand clumsiness may also occur.
Possible nerve involvement: Ulnar nerve at the elbow
Burning or numbness on the outer thigh
A patch of burning, tingling or sensitive skin on the outer thigh, a pattern known as meralgia paresthetica.
Possible nerve involvement: Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Tarsal tunnel symptoms
Burning or tingling on the sole of the foot or around the inner ankle.
Possible nerve involvement: Tibial nerve at the inner ankle
Tingling on the top of the foot
Tingling or numbness on the top of the foot or outer lower leg.
Possible nerve involvement: Fibular nerve and its branches
Radial nerve symptoms
Pain or tingling along the back of the forearm or thumb side of the wrist, which can resemble tennis elbow or De Quervain’s symptoms.
Possible nerve involvement: Radial nerve and its branches
Morton’s neuroma symptoms
Burning between the toes or a feeling of a pebble in your shoe.
Possible nerve involvement: Small nerves between the toes
Painful or sensitive scars
Burning or sensitivity around a surgical scar, considered case by case. Read about perineural and scar treatment.
Possible nerve involvement: Small skin nerves near a scar
New weakness, including difficulty lifting the foot, needs prompt medical assessment.
Tingling that persists or keeps returning deserves an evaluation. Stable symptoms without the warning signs below can generally be assessed at a scheduled visit. Symptoms involving several areas may need a broader assessment, further testing or another clinician.
Plan your visit for evaluation details and how to prepare.
When to seek care elsewhere first
NOVA Regen does not provide urgent or emergency care. Do not wait for a scheduled visit if you have the following warning signs.
Call 911
Sudden weakness or numbness, especially on one side of the body, facial drooping, or sudden trouble speaking, seeing or walking can be signs of a stroke. Call 911 immediately, even if the symptoms go away.
Go to an emergency department now
- Numbness or tingling with new weakness, inability to move a limb, or rapidly worsening balance
- New numbness or weakness after a head, neck or back injury
- Back or leg pain with new numbness around the groin or inner thighs, trouble passing urine, or loss of bladder or bowel control
- A suspected dislocation, a badly deformed limb, or severe pain and inability to bear weight after an injury
Get same-day medical care
- A painful joint that is hot or swollen, especially with redness, fever or feeling unwell
- An injury with a suspected fracture or rapidly increasing swelling
If you are unsure how urgently you need care, contact a medical clinician promptly. For an emergency, call 911.
When symptoms come from the spine
Pain in an arm or leg can sometimes come from the neck or back. Dr. Coon does not currently treat spinal conditions. He directs spine-related concerns to an appropriate spine specialist.
Age and referral
The standard service is for adults 18 and older. Athletes ages 16 to 17 with a focused high-school sports injury may be considered case by case with a parent or legal guardian.
No referral is required.
Treatment information
Explore the procedures Dr. Coon offers and how he decides whether they have a role in your care.
Plan your evaluation
Bring your symptoms, questions and goals. Dr. Coon will examine the concern, explain what the findings suggest and help you choose the next step toward more comfortable movement.
Questions about fit? Request a 10-minute fit call.