Sports Chiropractic Care - Spokane, WA
SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC
For golfers, runners and active individuals in Spokane
Whether you're nursing a golf injury, recovering from a running strain, or dealing with the kind of persistent tightness that keeps flaring up, our sports chiropractic team in Spokane is built for you.
The Problem Most Chiropractic Care Misses
Most chiropractic care starts with the symptom. We start with the movement.
Most chiropractic care focuses on the spine and the spot that hurts. The trouble is that pain rarely lives where its cause does. A sore shoulder in a golfer often traces back to hip mobility. A runner's knee pain often comes from how the foot is landing. A golfer's low back pain might be caused by a restricted thoracic spine.
When the underlying movement problem isn't identified, the pain comes back — sometimes in the same spot, sometimes somewhere new.
That's the gap our sports chiropractic care was built to close. Every care plan starts with a full-body Movement Assessment to understand why you're hurting, not just where.
What's Included
A complete approach to sports chiropractic care
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MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT
Every care plan begins with a full-body Movement Assessment to pinpoint what's wrong and map out what needs to happen to fix it. This is the diagnostic foundation that makes everything else work.
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CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS
We prioritize joint mobility problems we find first. We use targeted adjustments to restore motion to stiff or restricted joints. This helps reduce pain and improves how your body is able to move as a whole.
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MANUAL THERAPY AND SOFT-TISSUE WORK
We treat mobility problems in the muscles next. We use hands-on treatment to release restricted soft tissue, address muscle tension, and reduce the contributors to pain that adjustments alone can't reach.
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THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
We use corrective exercises that build the strength, mobility, and coordination needed to keep you moving well between visits — and to keep the problem from coming back. We provide video self-help tools available through our online portal so you can access your corrective exercises at your convenience.
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HOME GUIDANCE
We provide activity and ergonomic recommendations to reinforce your progress and support lasting change once you leave the clinic.
Our sports chiropractic care is typically covered by your medical insurance. We provide cost estimates before your appointment when you book online and include your insurance details.
Who We Treat
Our Spokane sports chiropractic clinic specializes in three groups:
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Golfers — dealing with low back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, golfer's elbow, or wrist pain that's affecting their swing or keeping them off the course
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Runners — managing hip pain, IT band issues, runner's knee, shin splints, plantar fasciitis or overuse injuries that are cutting training short
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Active individuals — recovering from sprains, strains, and movement-related injuries so they can keep doing what they love
What Makes it Different
Why this isn't just a typical chiropractic visit
Each visit is 30 minutes — not five. Many chiropractic offices run a high-volume model: a quick adjustment and you're back out the door. Our visits are 30 minutes long, which is what it actually takes to deliver care that moves the needle. You get hands-on time with your provider, not a stopwatch.
Every visit combines multiple modalities. A typical visit includes soft-tissue work, chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic exercise, and lifestyle or movement recommendations — all in the same appointment. You're not paying separately for what should be part of the same care plan, and you're not getting only one piece of the picture.
Each visit builds on the last. Care plans aren't a series of identical appointments. We track what's changing visit to visit, layer in new exercises and progressions as your body responds, and adjust the plan based on what we're seeing. Visit three is different from visit one, because by visit three we know more about how your body responds and what it needs next.
It's diagnostic, not just therapeutic. Most chiropractic care treats what hurts. We focus on understanding why it hurts — by looking at how your whole body moves, not just the area you came in for. That's why every care plan starts with a Movement Assessment and gets reassessed throughout your care.
Common Question
How is this different from physical therapy?
Both physical therapy and sports chiropractic care can use movement-based assessments and exercise to address injuries. The difference is in what each visit actually looks like.
In many physical therapy clinics, your visit centers on exercise — sometimes supervised by a tech or assistant rather than the PT themselves. Manual treatment, when it happens, is a smaller piece of the visit. E-stim, ice, and a circuit of exercises is a common pattern.
Our visits are different. Every 30-minute appointment includes hands-on manual work — soft-tissue treatment, joint adjustments, and assisted stretching — alongside the corrective exercise. You're working with your provider for the full visit, not handed off to a circuit. The exercise prescription is built into care that also includes the manual work most PT clinics don't have time for.
If you've done PT and felt like you were on your own once the exercises started, this is what's different.
What to Expect
Realistic recovery timelines
Every golfer is different, but here's what we typically see based on the nature of the issue.
6-8 VISITS
Acute Flare-up
Recent onset, first-time issue. Fast response with the right treatment and activity modification
4-8 WEEKS
Persistent or Recurring Pain
Pain that has been present for weeks or months, or keeps coming back. Requires addressing the underlying movement dysfunctions.
8-16 WEEKS
More Complex Cases
Multiple areas of involvement, longer-standing issues, or cases that need deeper mobility and strength work to fully resolve.
Most care plans run 1-2 visits per week initially. We'll give you a clear estimate at the end of your Movement Assessment. We aim for measurable change to your condition within the first 6 visits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions patients ask us about sports chiropractic
Q: How is sports chiropractic different from regular chiropractic?
A: Sports chiropractic goes beyond the adjustment. Our care plans include soft-tissue therapy, therapeutic exercise, and movement coaching tailored to your sport or activity. The goal isn't just to feel better — it's to move better and stay that way.
Q: What conditions do you treat?
A: We commonly treat golf injuries (low back pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist pain), running injuries (hip pain, IT band syndrome, runner's knee, shin splints), and general sprains, strains, and movement-related injuries in active adults.
Q: Does medical insurance cover sports chiropractic care?
A: We accept several major insurance plans for chiropractic care, and we offer self-pay options that often provide more flexibility in your care plan. Visit our Ways to Pay page for the current list, or include your insurance details when you book and our team will work to get you a cost estimate before your appointment.
Q: Do I need a referral?
A: No referral is needed. Schedule a New Patient – Movement Assessment to get started. Our team will review your history, assess your movement, and begin treatment in your first visit when appropriate.
Q: How often do I need to come in?
A: Most care plans run 1-2 visits per week initially. The total timeline depends on what we find during your Movement Assessment and how your body responds to care. We'll give you a clear estimate at the end of your first visit.
Q: What should I wear?
A: Wear comfortable clothing you can move in — athletic wear, loose pants, or whatever you'd wear to the gym. We need to be able to see and assess how you actually move.
Q: What is the Going Beyond Par training guide?
A: Yes. Our sports chiropractors work alongside our movement-minded massage therapists to deliver coordinated care. Many patients see better results when chiropractic and massage are combined, and our team communicates across both sides of care.