Sports Injury Chiropractor in Jacksonville FL

Sports injury treatment in Jacksonville, FL

Weekend runners, pickleball and tennis players, golfers, lifters, and kids in youth leagues all end up with the same question: how do I get back to playing without this coming back? Our sports injury chiropractors in Jacksonville answer it with a full exam first, then a plan that treats the injury and the weak link that caused it.

Care is drug-free and non-surgical. Most people keep training in some form while they heal, and we show you what is safe to do in the meantime.

Sports injuries we treat

• Sprains and strains — ankle, knee, wrist, and shoulder ligament and muscle injuries
• Runner's knee — pain around the kneecap with running, stairs, or squats
• IT band pain — outside knee and hip pain in runners and cyclists
• Plantar fasciitis — heel and arch pain from overuse
• Shoulder injuries — rotator cuff strains and tendon pain from throwing, swimming, or lifting
• Tennis and golfer's elbow — elbow pain from repetitive gripping and swinging
• Shin splints — pain along the shin in runners and field-sport athletes
• Low back injuries — muscle strains, disc irritation, and SI joint pain from lifting or twisting
• Overuse tendon pain — tendons that flare every time you increase training

How we treat sports injuries

Shockwave therapy

Acoustic pressure waves aimed at the injured tendon or soft tissue to stimulate healing. We use it for stubborn tendon pain such as plantar fasciitis, Achilles pain, and tennis elbow, especially when rest alone has not worked.

Dry needling

Fine needles release deep trigger points in tight, overworked muscles. It frees up motion fast so you can get the most out of rehab.

Chiropractic adjustments

Restoring motion to stiff joints in the spine and in the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle so the injured area is not overloaded every time you move.

Rehab and therapeutic exercise

Sport-specific strengthening and mobility work that rebuilds the capacity your sport asks for. This is the part that keeps the same injury from coming back next season.

Getting back to your sport

Your first visit takes about 45 minutes. We go over how you got hurt and what you want to get back to, test your movement, strength, and joints, and explain what we found in plain language. When treatment is appropriate, it starts that day.

From there, the plan moves in stages: calm the injury down, restore motion, rebuild strength, then load it the way your sport does. We re-check progress about every 30 days, and your feedback at each visit shapes what we do next.

When to go to the ER instead

Go to the emergency room for a possible broken bone, a joint that looks deformed, a head injury with confusion or vomiting, or numbness or weakness that is getting worse. Once you are cleared, we are here for the recovery.

Two offices, same-day appointments

Jacksonville (Southside): 9770 Old Baymeadows Rd #139, Jacksonville, FL 32256 — (904) 379-9412. Orange Park: 1532 Kingsley Ave #102, Orange Park, FL 32073 — (904) 541-4826. Hours at both: Monday–Thursday 9am–7pm, Friday 8am–5pm.