Dr. Derek M. Legg, D.C., M.P.H., Chiropractor in Surprise, AZ
Dr. Derek M. Legg is a Doctor of Chiropractic and a Master of Public Health who treats every patient himself at Legg Chiropractic and Acupuncture in Surprise, Arizona. He combines chiropractic care with acupuncture and dry needling to reduce pain, restore motion, and improve nerve function, and he builds each treatment plan around the root cause rather than the symptom. Results vary from person to person.
Education and training
Dr. Legg was raised in Quincy, Illinois, and earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Logan University and his Master of Public Health at Grand Canyon University. He is Certified in Acupuncture by the Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners and has cared for patients across the West Valley for 13 years. Many of his patients moved to Surprise from the Midwest, and he feels right at home caring for them.
Why he became a chiropractor
His own experience as a patient set him on this path. While in pre-med and personally struggling with insomnia, he tried the medical route without success and then went to a chiropractor, who found nerve compression in his cervical spine. That experience was so profound for him that he changed course from becoming a medical doctor to becoming a chiropractor. He later continued his education in acupuncture and passed the board to become Certified in Acupuncture, and he earned a Master of Public Health at Grand Canyon University with a focus on auto accidents, injuries, and the conditions first responders face. The full range of care he provides is on our services page.
Approach to care
Dr. Legg is root-cause focused. He uses a hands-on exam and objective findings to identify what is driving your pain, then explains what he found in plain language before anything is treated. His treatment plans blend the chiropractic adjustment with acupuncture and dry needling, so your pain is treated from every angle in a single visit. He favors conservative care for acute injuries and chronic conditions, and he works hand in hand with the medical profession and primary care providers. The goal is long-term results, not a quick patch.
You see Dr. Legg himself at every visit. As part of a healthcare family, he treats every patient the way he would want his own family treated. English and Spanish are both spoken at the clinic.
Who Dr. Legg helps
Dr. Legg cares for active adults, including adults 55 and older who want to keep moving, desk workers and commuters carrying neck and back strain, people in physically demanding jobs, personal injury and whiplash patients recovering from auto accidents, and families, including pediatrics. Care is matched to your age and your body. See our patients page to find the care that fits you.
Conditions Dr. Legg treats
Dr. Legg treats a wide range of musculoskeletal and nerve-related complaints, including back pain, neck pain, sciatica and radiating pain, shoulder and hip pain, and headaches, along with the posture strain of desk and commute-heavy days and the injuries seen in personal injury and whiplash cases. Because he treats the cause and not only the symptom, care is built to hold. The full list is on our conditions we treat page.
Your first visit with Dr. Legg
New self pay patients can start with the $49 first visit. It includes a consultation, a chiropractic exam, digital X-rays if they are clinically necessary, your first adjustment, and your first acupuncture and dry needling treatment. The $49 first visit does not apply to Medicare, auto accident or personal injury cases, or workers' compensation. Dr. Legg explains the plan and the cost in writing before care begins. More detail is on our first visit page.
In the Community
Proud member of the West Valley Mavericks, a nonprofit group of West Valley business and community leaders who have raised money for children in need since 2012. Learn about the West Valley Mavericks.
Where did Dr. Legg train?
Dr. Legg earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Logan University and his Master of Public Health at Grand Canyon University. He is Certified in Acupuncture by the Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Does Dr. Legg take Medicare?
Yes. Medicare covers the medically necessary chiropractic adjustment, which is billed directly. Acupuncture and dry needling by a chiropractor are not covered by Medicare and are self pay, quoted in writing first. More detail is on our Medicare and insurance pages.
Does Dr. Legg do acupuncture?
Yes. He combines chiropractic care with acupuncture and dry needling in the same visit. Acupuncture and dry needling by a chiropractor are self pay.
Will I see Dr. Legg at every visit?
Yes. Dr. Legg is the owner and sole practitioner, so there are no rotating providers and nothing gets handed off. That is why your treatment plan stays consistent from the first visit to the last.
How do I book with Dr. Legg?
New self pay patients can book the $49 first visit, which includes the consultation, exam, X-rays if clinically necessary, and first treatment, online or by calling (623) 214-7600. Walk ins are welcome Monday through Thursday, and no referral is needed to see a chiropractor in Arizona. Answers to other common questions are on our frequently asked questions page.
Serving Surprise and the West Valley
We are on West Bell Road in Surprise, inside Sheitelman Physical Medicine, minutes from Sun City West, Sun City, El Mirage, Peoria, and Litchfield Park. Read more about our chiropractor in Surprise, AZ. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
Legg Chiropractic and Acupuncture, 13757 W Bell Rd #101, Surprise, AZ 85374. Call (623) 214-7600.