Optimize Your Performance with Sports Chiropractic Care & Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Physical activity is essential for a healthy body and balanced life. While exercise, sports, and active hobbies contribute to strength, flexibility, stamina, and longevity, they can also create imbalances in the spine and musculoskeletal system when correct form is missed.
Regular physical activity carries risks of injuries, dysfunctions, imbalances, soreness, and conditions that may limit performance. Such limitations are unacceptable for most athletes, whether competing in teams or pursuing personal goals.
The athletic body is often pushed to extreme limits, placing significant stress on the spine, soft tissues, and joints. To meet these demands, proactive body care is crucial.
Our Evanston sports chiropractors combine chiropractic care, rehabilitation, and performance-enhancement techniques to optimize your body and results. We understand the unique needs of athletes, weekend warriors, fitness enthusiasts, and those committed to an active lifestyle.
Don't push through pain. Schedule an appointment with us to identify the root cause of your symptoms and safely resume your training and activities. Your dedication has brought you this far; don't let an injury sideline you. Whether you’re new to the athletic arena or a seasoned professional, we intend to help you cross the finish line safely and maybe even surpass your expectations.
Athletes We Love to Partner With
From daily dog walks and taking the stairs to competing in the Chicago Marathon and the Bike the Ridge race, your body depends on proper care to function optimally.
Physical activities demand skill and determination, which are difficult to muster when in pain. Proactive care is crucial for peak performance and injury prevention. Listening to your body and addressing its needs immediately is key.
We collaborate with athletes across various disciplines, helping them maintain peak physical function and performance. Our goal is to ensure that your body is ready for whatever challenges you choose to tackle.
We are trusted by many kinds of athletes, helping them with numerous aspects of their athletic journey, including:
- Pain and injury management and prevention
- Reducing the risk of injury and re-injury
- Preparing for events and rehabilitation after
- Warm-up and cool-down guidance
- Strengthening and flexibility enhancement
- Ensuring proper range of motion, movement patterns, posture, lifting technique, and more
- Reducing mental stress and promoting relaxation
- And much mor
Our Athletic Patients
An athlete preparing for competition understands the unique frustration of an ill-timed injury. The dedication and sacrifices invested in training make setbacks particularly stressful and disheartening.
Our expertise can help you restore your body to a safe, competitive state and equip you with the knowledge to maintain peak conditions. We want to get you back on track and keep you performing at your best.
Athletes we commonly work with include:
- Middle school, high school, and college athletes, including football players, softball players, tennis players, volleyball players, track runners, basketball players, and baseball players
- Mountain bikers and cyclists
- Tennis and pickleball players
- Soccer players at every level, including professional soccer players
- Golfers
- Runners
- Weightlifters
- Weekend warriors
- Olympians
- Pilates students
- Yogis
- And others
Common Symptoms & Injuries Related to Sports
Common Symptoms & Injuries Related to Sports
Common symptoms and conditions related to sports injuries that we can help manage include:
- Back pain, low back pain, and disc injuries, including disc herniation
- Chronic pain
- Neck pain and stiffness, including whiplash
- Headaches and migraines
- Concussions
- TMJ
- Shoulder pain and stiffness, including frozen shoulder, shoulder impingement, and rotator cuff injury
- Elbow pain, including tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Arm, wrist, and hand pain, including carpal tunnel syndrome
- Hip pain
- Sciatica
- Knee pain, including IT band syndrome, jumper’s knee, and runner’s knee
- Shin splints
- Foot and ankle pain, including plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinopathy and Achilles tendon bursitis
- Motion and flexibility limitations
- Sprains, strains, and inflammation, including groin pulls and hamstring strains
- Scar tissue
- Chronic stress fractures
- Stiffness in targeted areas
- Sore muscles, weakened muscles, and muscle spasms
- And more
Reasons for Sports-Related Injuries
Injuries and accidents are unavoidable; however, the stronger and higher functioning your body, the better it will respond to the rigors you put it through.
Some of the most common reasons for sports-related symptoms include:
- Joint, muscle, and spine overuse
- Muscle and body fatigue
- Improper or non-existing warm-ups and cool-downs
- Pushing through pain or discomfort
- Over or under-training
- Consistent and extended periods of use in targeted areas of the spine, soft tissues, and joints
- Forceful impacts, blows, falls, tackles, and takedowns
- Allowing insufficient time for your body to recover and heal after an event, training, or injury
- Chronic injury
- Improper lifting techniques, posture, and movement patterns
- Lack of quality sleep
- Dehydration and poor diet or nutrition
- And more
We want to help you avoid injuries and recover quickly should you get one. Let us partner with you on the journey toward your best self.
Optimize Your Athletic Performance with Our Evanston Sports Chiropractic Clinic
Imagine being your best in a wider variety of ways! Our methods take what you are good at and help you harness that to your full capacity.
We want our athletes to have a low injury occurrence, but in the meantime, we also want to help them hit the ball further, hone accuracy, strike with more power, and ultimately improve the win column.
As movement specialists in Evanston, our team evaluates all the movements required for your sport. By applying the best current research, we will help you drive athletic performance with specialized and unique treatments that build strength, durability, and range of motion.
Getting proactive sports chiropractic care can enhance your performance in numerous ways, including:
- Enhanced movement
- Reduced risk of injury
- Faster healing process
- Improved coordination
- Increased strength and flexibility
- Improved balance
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Reduced mental stress
- Improved focus
- Enhanced overall well-being
You’ve got goals to reach, so what are you waiting for? Meet with the best sports chiropractor in Evanston today!
Our Evanston Sports Chiropractic & Sports Rehabilitation Services
Athletes typically subject specific body areas to prolonged, intense stress, putting these regions at risk. Chiropractic care mitigates this risk by monitoring form, mechanics, and function, addressing imbalances promptly.
However, despite preventive measures, injuries can still occur. When they do, our sports chiropractor identifies the cause of your pain and crafts an efficient recovery plan to minimize disruption to your activities.
We understand your commitment to training and competition. You've invested time and dedication, and your mind is primed for success. Let us help your body match that readiness.
Some of the sports chiropractic services we utilize include:
- Chiropractic services, including chiropractic adjustments
- Soft tissue therapies, including Active Release Technique
- Shockwave therapy
- Dry needling and acupuncture
- Functional medicine
- Foundational fitness
- Targeted Structural Intervention (TSI)
- Sports rehab, including the use of our complete, on-site gym
- Unique to our clinic is our one-on-one exercise program, Global Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention or GRS, which is our strategic exercise strategy to help reset the brain, body, and muscle connection as strength and flexibility are heightened
- Custom orthotics for both everyday shoes and cleats or other athletic footwear
- Take-home, proactive care and guidance regarding many aspects unique to your lifestyle, including exercises, stretching, posture, lifting techniques, and movement patterns
- And more
Don't let injuries sideline you. Our safe, natural, and noninvasive chiropractic care empowers you to take control of your physical well-being. While we focus on healing, our ultimate goal is to prepare your body and mind for peak performance, helping you push beyond your limits safely without a reliance on significant downtime or medication.
You’re so close to your target; let’s get you there!
Why You Should Work with Our Sports Chiropractic Clinic for Injuries, Rehab, & Performance
Our clinical staff is experienced at evaluating sports injuries, from collegiate to pro to weekend warrior and everyone in between.
Cornerstone Health will examine all non-emergency athletic injuries, determine if any imaging or testing is needed, and set up the appropriate resources for your care, getting you back out on the field as quickly and safely as possible.
When you work with our team of movement specialists, you can rest assured that your recovery will lead to an even stronger performance than before your sports injury.
Start your journey to recovery today and play harder, better, faster, and with more stamina than ever before.
What Our Patients Are Saying
"Dr Fergus and his team do exceptional work on the diagnosis, and treatment. In addition, the availability of tailored fitness training completes the package." -George S.
