Pain that lingers changes how you sleep, work and train. We start with a full exam, then choose needle-free tools that fit what we find.
The center
The pain control clinic at True Performance in Rancho Santa Fe offers conservative, needle-free care for chronic and recent pain in muscles, joints and nerves. Every plan starts with an exam of how the pain behaves and how you move. Near-infrared light and PEMF therapy are then paired with chiropractic care and exercise, and adjusted as you respond.
Some pain starts with a strain last week. Some has shaped your routine for years. We look at what sets it off, what eases it and what you want to get back to.
Pain care is one part of our Rancho Santa Fe clinic for sport, recovery and rehab, so one exam can lead to one plan.
In this center
Near-infrared light therapy uses light just beyond what the eye can see, aimed at a sore area from a panel close to the skin. You rest through a quiet, painless session.
We use it most for sore joints, tight muscles and pain that has lasted for months, always next to movement work. Read how a near-infrared light session works.
PEMF, short for pulsed electromagnetic field, therapy sends brief pulses through an applicator placed near the sore area. There are no needles and nothing presses on you, so it can reach a spot that is too sore for hands-on work.
Your exam sets where it goes and what it is for. See what happens during a PEMF session.
Conditions
These are the pain problems we see most in this clinic. Each page explains the symptoms and how our care can help.
Aches, stiffness or burning that outlast the usual recovery time
A fall, a lift or a hard workout that stopped your week
Hips, knees, wrists and other joints that hurt with use
Tightness, cramps or aches that come back with the same task
Nerve pain and numbness that affect balance and grip
How it works
Your first visit is about 90 minutes, plus data and history gathering. We check movement, joint and muscle function, and what sets the pain off.
Light, PEMF, adjustments and exercise each have a job. The exam decides which ones you need and in what order.
At each visit we ask what changed. If a tool is not helping, we change the plan or drop it.
Source
Lasting pain is common: the NIH's chronic pain overview reports that about 20.4 percent of U.S. adults had chronic pain.
The clinic
Dr. Jeff McWhorter, D.C., a chiropractor, plans pain care around how you move, train and work, not around one sore spot. Light and PEMF sessions sit next to chiropractic care, rehab exercise and nerve-focused care under one roof.
We coordinate with your physician when pain needs imaging or medical care first. To see everything else we do, start with the full picture of our Rancho Santa Fe practice.
Proof
Visit
Pain care takes place at our Rancho Santa Fe office: 18029 Calle Ambiente, Suite 507, in Cielo Village. We are about two miles from Lake Hodges and within easy reach of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar, a short drive from most of North County San Diego.
The first step
No referral is needed to book an evaluation. Bring any recent imaging, reports or notes from other providers, because they show us what you have already tried.
Your exam decides. Light therapy often suits sore tissue and stiffness, PEMF suits areas too sore for hands-on work, and many plans combine them with chiropractic care and exercise.
No. Care in this clinic is conservative and needle-free. Pain medication and procedures stay with your physician, and we coordinate with them.
Yes, long-standing pain is still worth an exam. It often needs a slower plan with more movement work, and we set expectations once we see how the pain behaves.
Cost depends on your exam findings, how many sessions your plan needs and which services it combines. We explain it on your complimentary intro call, before you commit.
Start with a complimentary 15-minute call with our team.
