Sports Injuries

Built for Athletes Who Refuse to Stay Down

Whether you’re a competitive athlete, a weekend warrior, a high school player, or someone who simply loves staying active — a sports injury can feel like a theft. It takes away the activities that make life feel alive, and if it isn’t treated properly, it can leave behind chronic dysfunction that limits performance for years.

At SpringBack Chiropractic in Surprise, AZ, Dr. Patrick Bain specializes in getting injured athletes back to the game they love — faster, stronger, and with better structural mechanics than they had before the injury. And for athletes who aren’t currently injured, Dr. Bain’s structural care can improve performance and reduce injury risk by correcting the postural and mechanical compensations that lead to overuse injuries.

Common Sports Injuries We Treat

SpringBack Chiropractic treats a wide range of acute and chronic sports injuries, including:

• Ankle sprains — the most common sports injury; proper structural care prevents chronic instability
• Knee injuries — patellar tendinitis, IT band syndrome, meniscal irritation, post-ACL rehabilitation
• Shoulder injuries — rotator cuff strains, labral irritation, shoulder impingement, acromioclavicular sprains
• Hamstring and quad strains — acute tears and chronic recurrent strains
• Hip flexor and groin injuries — common in running, soccer, and court sports
• Lower back injuries — disc herniations, muscle strains, sacroiliac dysfunction from athletic loading
• Elbow injuries — tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis)
• Neck pain and cervical strains from contact sports
• Stress fractures and bone stress reactions — nutritional support alongside structural care
• Post-surgical rehabilitation — accelerating recovery after orthopedic surgery

The SpringBack Chiropractic Approach to Sports Injuries

Advanced BioStructural Correction: When an athlete is injured, the injury itself is only part of the problem. The body immediately begins compensating — shifting weight, altering movement patterns, and recruiting different muscles to protect the injured area. These compensations can persist long after the original injury heals, creating secondary pain and injury risk. ABC identifies and corrects both the primary structural effects of the injury and the compensatory patterns that develop around it, restoring proper biomechanics for optimal performance and durability.

Cold Laser Therapy: For sports injuries, there is no more powerful tool for accelerating healing than Class IV cold laser therapy. Laser therapy reduces inflammation rapidly, promotes collagen synthesis for stronger tissue repair, and speeds nerve healing. Studies show that athletes treated with therapeutic laser return to play significantly faster than those using conventional rehab alone. Dr. Bain applies laser therapy to the specific injured tissue — whether it’s a torn muscle, inflamed tendon, irritated joint, or damaged ligament — to create the ideal cellular environment for fast, complete healing.

Nutrition Response Testing: An athlete’s ability to recover from injury depends heavily on their nutritional status. NRT identifies specific nutritional deficiencies that may be slowing your recovery — including insufficient protein metabolism, mineral imbalances that affect connective tissue repair, and anti-inflammatory nutritional gaps. Dr. Bain creates a targeted nutritional support plan to ensure your body has every resource it needs to heal quickly and completely.

Emotional Healing: Fear of re-injury is a real and documented barrier to full athletic recovery. When an athlete has experienced a significant injury — particularly one that was sudden, painful, or involved a fall or collision — emotional energy around that event can become trapped and create ongoing protective muscle guarding that limits performance and increases re-injury risk. Our Emotional Healing work addresses this dimension, helping athletes fully clear the emotional residue of past injuries.

Structural Performance Optimization for Athletes

Many athletes come to SpringBack Chiropractic not because they are currently injured, but because they want to perform at a higher level. Structural misalignments — even those that aren’t yet causing pain — create energy leaks, asymmetric loading, and inefficient movement patterns that limit speed, power, and endurance.

Dr. Bain’s ABC assessment reveals these hidden structural inefficiencies. As corrections are made, athletes consistently report:

• Improved power output and explosive speed
• Better endurance and less muscle fatigue
• Improved balance and agility
• Faster recovery between training sessions
• Reduced muscle soreness after intense activity

Getting Back in the Game

At SpringBack Chiropractic, we work with athletes at every level — from youth sports to collegiate competitors to recreational enthusiasts. We understand the urgency of injury recovery for athletes and work to create the fastest possible path back to full, safe activity.

SpringBack Chiropractic is proud to serve athletes throughout Surprise, Peoria, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, and the West Valley. Don’t let an injury keep you on the sidelines.

Call (623) 294-6564 or request your appointment online to schedule your sports injury evaluation with Dr. Bain.