Sports injuries · Crows Nest · Lower North Shore
Sports injury chiropractor in Crows Nest.
Sprains, strains, tendon pain and overuse injuries assessed properly, treated hands-on, and rehabbed until you're back to full training load. Not just until it stops hurting.
What we see
Training injuries usually come from one of two things: a single overload event, like a rolled ankle or a tweak under a heavy bar, or a mismatch between what you asked your body to do and what it was prepared for, which is most tendon and overuse pain.
- Ankle sprains and ongoing instability after previous sprains
- Hamstring, calf, quad and adductor strains
- Shoulder pain with pressing, overhead work and throwing
- Knee pain in runners, lifters and field sport athletes
- Achilles, patellar and gluteal tendon pain
- Low back and hip pain from lifting and rotation sports
How we assess a sports injury
You get a proper examination, not a two-minute look. That means diagnosing the tissue involved, grading the severity, screening for anything that needs imaging or medical referral, and then looking upstream at why it happened. A calf that keeps tearing, an ankle that keeps rolling and a shoulder that keeps flaring usually have a capacity or control problem behind them.
We also map your actual demands: your sport, your training week, your competition calendar, and what full load looks like for you. There's no useful plan without that.
Treatment and rehab
In the early phase, hands-on care does the settling work: joint manipulation and mobilisation to restore movement, soft tissue therapy, dry needling, and taping or strapping to support the area while you keep moving. Relative rest, not complete rest, is almost always the right call.
The rehab is the real intervention. Progressive loading of the injured tissue, strength work for the whole chain around it, then speed, change of direction and sport-specific exposure. Because we're inside PT Central, that happens with real weights and space instead of a printout of band exercises.
Before you go back full tilt, we test. Side-to-side strength, hop and control testing where it's relevant, and a staged return-to-play progression. Then we keep the strength work going, because that's what reduces the odds of the same injury coming back.
Prevention and performance
If nothing is currently injured, the same process works as a screen: find the restrictions and weak links, load them, and manage your training volume so you're not building towards the next flare. Runners before a marathon block, lifters chasing a PB, and weekend field sport players all get value from that.
Frequently asked questions
How soon after an injury should I come in?
Early is better. An assessment in the first few days tells you whether you need imaging or medical review, what you can safely keep doing, and it starts the rehab clock sooner. Ankle sprains in particular do far better with early loading than with rest.
Do you treat injuries other than the spine?
Yes. Shoulders, hips, knees and ankles are a large part of what we see, along with tendon problems and overuse injuries from running and lifting.
Will I have to stop training?
Usually not completely. Most of the time we modify rather than stop: change the movement, the range, the load or the volume, and keep training the rest of you while the injured tissue recovers.
How do you decide when I'm ready to return to sport?
With testing, not guessing. Strength comparisons side to side, hop and change-of-direction testing where relevant, and progressive exposure to the loads and speeds your sport actually demands.
Can I claim through private health?
Yes, HICAPS is available on the spot for chiropractic. EPC plans from your GP and other scheme claims can also be arranged; ask us before your visit.
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455 Pacific Hwy, Crows Nest NSW 2065, serving the Lower North Shore. Book an initial consultation and we'll build a plan around your pain, movement and goals.
The information on this page is general in nature and does not replace individual medical advice. Treatment recommendations are made following an individual assessment, and referral for further investigation may be recommended where clinically appropriate.