Sports Injury Chiropractor in Clairemont
When an injury sidelines your training, the right care needs to start quickly. Walk in for same-day chiropractic care in Clairemont. No appointment needed.
What We Treat
The injuries athletes walk in with, from acute strains to the pain that built up over months of training.
Muscle Strains & Sprains
Pulls and overstretches often present with guarding and restricted motion in the days that follow. Care assesses what tissues are involved and where to begin, so recovery moves without setbacks.
Shoulder & Rotator Cuff Pain
Lifting, throwing, and swinging patterns place significant demand on the shoulder. Care addresses joint restriction, restores scapular mechanics, and rebuilds the motion athletes need at full range. More on shoulder pain care.
Knee & Overuse Pain
Runner’s knee, weightlifter’s knee, and changes-of-direction pain often trace to hip and ankle mechanics, not the knee itself. Care assesses the chain and adjusts where the actual driver sits. See our knee and hip pain care.
Low Back & Lifting Injuries
Heavy pulls, rotational load, and fatigue under the bar build up in the low back fast. Care targets the segments that lost motion and the compensations built around them. More on back pain care.
Ankle & Foot Strain
Rolled ankles, plantar irritation, and foot fatigue compound when you train on them. Extremity work restores joint motion and addresses the patterns that set the foot up to roll again.
Elbow & Wrist Irritation
Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and barbell wrist pain are usually mechanical overload problems. Care restores joint motion and addresses what the tissue is guarding against.
The Sports We Treat
Every sport places its own demands on the body. Care is matched to the sport, not just the site of the pain.
Built for Athletes Who Need to Keep Training
Dr. Yossi Stein knows the other side of the table. At twenty-two, a serious injury put him there. That perspective shapes how he treats athletes at every level, from weekend runners to professional athletes.
Stein Chiropractic was founded in San Diego in 1991. A long history of treating active San Diegans means the practice is calibrated to athletes at every stage of their sport, from the first pulled muscle to a lifetime of accumulated wear.
How We Treat Sports Injuries
Chiropractic Adjustments
Precise, controlled movement that restores motion to joints loaded down by impact, overuse, or compound lifts. Essential for athletes who need the spine and extremities responding together.
Joint Mobilization
Gentle, graded movement for joints that are inflamed or not yet ready for a full adjustment. Ideal for acute sports injuries in the first forty-eight hours, when precision matters more than force.
Active Release Technique (ART)
Targeted soft tissue work that addresses adhesions and restrictions in overused muscles and fascia. Restores glide between tissue layers so athletes regain full range without the catch.
A Phased Approach to Recovery
Sports injury care moves through phases. Each phase has its own focus, its own pace, and its own measure of progress.
Acute Care
Day of injury through first 72 hours
The body is inflamed, guarded, and protecting itself. Care in this window is gentle and precise — light mobilization, soft tissue work, and a clear read on what’s safe to start with. The goal is to settle the protective tension and open a path forward.
Restorative Care
Week one through week four
Inflammation is settling and the body is ready for more direct work. Adjustments bring back the motion the injury shut down, soft tissue work clears the adhesions that formed, and the compensations around the site get unwound.
Return to Sport
Week four and beyond, paced to the athlete
Pain is largely resolved and motion is back. The question becomes whether the body can handle sport-specific load again. Care shifts to holding the gains, catching the small restrictions that surface under training, and supporting the return to full intensity.
Understanding Sports Injuries
Sports injuries fall into two groups. Acute injuries happen in a specific moment: the pop, the landing, the missed step. Overuse injuries build silently over weeks of training. Both compress the body — compound lifts load the spine, running and jumping compress the joints — and the body adapts to what training asks of it, until the load exceeds what the tissue can absorb.
Sports injuries reach beyond the spine. Athletic care at our Clairemont chiropractic office addresses the full chain of extremity joints — shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, knee, ankle, and foot. Each joint has its own mechanics, its own common injury patterns, and its own role in how the body absorbs and transfers load during training.
Chiropractic care for athletes is fundamentally about restoring motion to what training has compressed: the joints that stopped moving well, the soft tissue that built up around them, and the compensations that followed. Chiropractic works alongside your training, not against it. Most athletes respond to a defined course of care. When the response isn’t what it should be, the right next step is a referral to the right specialist — the standard that keeps care focused on what chiropractic does best.
What to Expect
A first visit begins with an assessment of the mechanism of injury, how the body is moving, and where motion has been lost. Care proceeds from there. Most athletes walk out with a clearer sense of what’s driving the injury and what the next step looks like. As a walk-in practice, there’s nothing to schedule — come in the day the injury happens and care can start the same visit.
Real Patients. Real Relief.
Athletes from across San Diego on what care at Stein Chiropractic has done for them.
This was the only office that offered walk-in and same day service. My neck and back have been hurting for a while due to a sports injury — Dr. Yossi totally got me back to be active and pain free.
Yossi is a magician! He’s so diligent with his work, so knowledgeable and truly gets to the core of the problem! I was experiencing a lot of back pain from a lifetime of tennis and I can confidently say Yossi healed me and has allowed me to play pain free! Couldn’t recommend him enough.
With a long list of sport related injuries from my time competing as a D1 athlete in college and professionally, getting back into alignment is paramount. Dr. Stein assesses each patient individually and thoughtfully curates the best course of action to get you moving and feeling your best. I will never use anyone else.
Get Back to What You Trained For
You’ve put in the work. An injury doesn’t have to undo it. Walk in when you’re ready.
Or call us: 858.587.7000