Upper Cervical Chiropractic · Scottsdale

When the room stops spinning,life begins again.

We specialize in the upper neck: the two vertebrae where your head, brainstem and balance system meet. It is why patients with vertigo, Ménière’s, tinnitus, migraines and concussions find answers here after years of looking elsewhere.

480-699-3086
  • Complimentary first consultation
  • Gentle, low-force corrections
  • Caring for families since 2011
Chiropractor performing a gentle upper cervical assessment on a patient in a bright Scottsdale clinic

“Two years of dizziness, and three weeks of care changed everything.”

Danielle R. · Scottsdale

Our leading specialty

Vertigo and dizziness are not something you have to live with.

Most patients arrive after months of ENT visits, MRIs and medications that never quite explain the spinning. The upper cervical spine sits at the crossroads of the inner ear, brainstem and balance centers, and it is almost never examined. We start there.

Sound familiar?

  • Room-spinning vertigo & sudden dizziness
  • Ménière’s disease & inner-ear pressure
  • Tinnitus and ringing in the ears
  • Chronic and vestibular migraines
  • Unrelenting fatigue and brain fog
  • Balance loss, nausea, motion sensitivity

2011

Caring since

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First consultation

Who we help

Complex cases are the ones we know best

Vertigo & neurological cases

Our specialty

Vertigo & neurological cases

When dizziness, Ménière’s, tinnitus or chronic migraines have been chased from specialist to specialist, the upper neck is the piece almost no one has checked.

  • Functional neurological exam
  • Thermographic nerve scans
  • Care plans measured, not guessed
Concussions & young athletes

Sports & recovery

Concussions & young athletes

Head trauma rarely stops at the skull. We evaluate the neck after every impact so student athletes recover fully instead of just waiting it out.

  • Post-concussion symptom tracking
  • Return-to-play confidence
  • Parent-friendly reporting

Our process

Measurement-guided care, from the first visit

Functional neurological thermographic analysis detects temperature differences along your spine: objective evidence of how your nervous system is functioning. We scan before and after every adjustment.

You receive more than an adjustment. You receive personalized, measurable care, and you get to watch the numbers change.

  1. 01

    Complimentary consultation

    We sit down and listen to the whole story: every symptom, every fall, every doctor you have already seen.

  2. 02

    Neurological & thermographic exam

    A comprehensive evaluation: X-rays, an EMG scan, and non-invasive thermographic scans that measure temperature differences along your spine to find where nerve communication is breaking down.

  3. 03

    Your personalized correction plan

    A precise, low-force upper cervical adjustment plan built around your anatomy, never a one-size-fits-all schedule.

  4. 04

    Measured progress, every visit

    We re-scan before and after each adjustment so both of us can see your nervous system responding in real time.

We find the root cause

Symptoms are signals. We trace them back to where the nervous system is being interfered with.

No medications, no guessing

Your body was designed to heal itself. Our job is to remove what is standing in the way.

Objective measurement

Thermographic analysis before and after every adjustment means care you can actually see working.

Care since 2011

More than a decade helping Scottsdale families get their lives back, one precise correction at a time.

Patient stories

We care, we listen, we get results

In our patients’ own words.

  • Dr. Collins and staff provide educated, compassionate and skilled care. I am forever grateful to the person who recommended seeing Dr. Collins instead of resigning myself to a lifetime of anti-seizure meds and surgeries for Trigeminal Neuralgia. You guys rock!

    Wendy Reiter

  • I was a long time headache/migraine sufferer. I tried everything over the counter. I tried wearing glasses more often than contacts; I changed my diet and even improved my sleeping habits. My condition would improve, but they were all temporary fixes.

    Melissa Colaric

  • I started going to Dr. Collins after a major car accident. He helped reduce the headaches and neck pain, as well as alleviate back spasms that were a daily occurrence!

    Ashley Kaiser

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Dr. Collins on how upper cervical care works, and why the top of the neck is the piece so many people have never had checked.

Our office

A warm clinic in the middle of it all

Centrally located to serve families from Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Phoenix Metro, minutes from major communities and freeways, and designed to support healing from the moment you walk in.

Visit
6929 N. Hayden Rd, Suite 111
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Call
480-699-3086
Fax 480-699-2649

Office hours

  • Monday9am-12pm · 2pm-6pm
  • Tuesday9am-12pm · 2pm-5pm
  • Wednesday9am-12pm · 2pm-6pm
  • Thursday9am-12pm · 2pm-6pm
  • FridayClosed
  • Saturday & SundayClosed
The reception desk at Begin Within Family WellnessThe adjusting room, with three tables and natural lightThe miracle of the week board by the front desk, carrying a patient's note

Questions

Before you book

Still unsure whether upper cervical care fits your situation? Call us: the consultation is free and honest.

We focus on the top two vertebrae of the neck, where the brainstem sits. Corrections are precise, low-force and specific. There is no twisting, popping or cracking, and we only adjust when the measurements say you need it.

Vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus and Ménière’s are among the most common reasons patients find us. When the upper neck is misaligned it can disrupt the signals between your inner ear, brainstem and balance centers. Our exam determines whether that is a factor for you before any care begins.

A complimentary consultation and a full history with Dr. Collins. If you go ahead, the comprehensive evaluation covers X-rays, an EMG scan, a functional neurological exam and thermographic scans, and produces a one-on-one recovery plan. You will leave knowing whether upper cervical care is a fit, and if it is not, we will tell you that too.

Yes. The adjustment is gentle enough for a newborn and precise enough for a post-concussion athlete. Expecting mothers are cared for with positioning and techniques designed for pregnancy.

Always. We regularly co-manage neurological, ENT and MS cases with medical providers, and we are happy to share exam findings with your care team.

New patients

Your search for the right chiropractor ends here.

New patients receive a complimentary consultation. Walk in as a patient, leave as part of the family, and finally get a clear answer about what is driving your symptoms.

Call 480-699-3086

6929 N. Hayden Rd, Suite 111 · Scottsdale, AZ 85250