Chiropractic for Athletes
At Groove Chiropractic in Vancouver WA, Dr. Cydney Keller Brinson bridges the gap between chiropractic care, sports medicine, and performance optimization.
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Sports injuries can happen to students, pre-professionals, professionals, weekend warriors, and people with repetitive daily activities. Dr. Cydney is highly trained in assessing and creating a treatment plan for conditions like sprains, strains, overuse injuries, and repetitive motion injuries. She grew up playing youth sports and stays physically active through weight and mobility training, and yoga. She was a student member of the American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council, and prioritizes continuing education that provides hands-on learning.
Athletes ask a lot of their bodies, and when they’re hurt, they often want answers fast. Dr. Cydney’s approach to sports chiropractic goes beyond quick fixes to focus on the root causes of pain and dysfunction, with the goal of restoring efficient movement and reducing risk of re-injury. Each athlete comes in with a unique training load, injury history, and performance goal, so every care plan starts with a detailed assessment.
Despite the challenges presented by our Pacific Northwest weather, Portlanders and Vancouverites are active year-round. Your body isn’t just a tool; it’s your teammate, and Groove Chiropractic helps keep it ready for action.
Read more about youth athlete chiropractic care and sports chiropractic for athletic performance.
Athletes Dr. Cydney Works With
- Runners (including marathoners and trail runners)
- Climbers, swimmers, and cyclists
- Weightlifters, personal trainers, and strength trainers
- Recreational and competitive team sport athletes
- CrossFitters, yogis, and martial artists
- Youth athletes, from club sports to school teams
Chiropractic Care for Athletes Can:
- Make movement easier and more efficient: joint and soft tissue therapies can help muscles fire correctly, improve range of motion, and prevent injury
- Encourage efficient neuromuscular function and reduced muscle stiffness, improving the symmetry of movement in your joints
- Help you stay consistent in training rather than sidelined by preventable issues, with recovery strategies that fit your sport
Some of the Most Common Conditions Treated at Groove Include:
- Ankle sprains
- Shin splints
- Runner's/Jumper's knee, infrapatellar pain
- IT band syndrome, hip impingement
- Achilles & plantar foot pain
- SI joint pain
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Shoulder impingement, rotator cuff injury
- Tennis/Golfer's elbow
- Wrist pain
- Concussions (with referral as appropriate)
- Performance limitations
Techniques Used During Your Treatment May Include:
- Chiropractic adjustments (spinal and extremity)
- Kinesiology functional taping
- IASTM ("scraping", Graston technique)
- Pin and stretch
- Cupping
- Movement and postural assessment
- Therapeutic exercise
- Blood flow restriction therapy/"Voodoo Floss"
What Sets Groove Apart From Other Sports Chiropractic Offices in the Area?
Dr. Cydney spends up to one hour with each new patient, and up to 30 minutes during most follow-up appointments, ensuring time for thorough, relevant examinations and personalization of each care plan.
There are no open floor plans with patients being treated right next to one another.
You'll receive management strategies to use while you are OUTSIDE of the office, which is where Dr. Cydney hopes to help you spend more time living life, playing your sport, loving your art, and enjoying family time!
She is experienced collaborating with PTs, massage therapists, trainers, and physicians, and provides vetted recommendations as appropriate.
She understands the biomechanical demands of physical and artistic activity, and works with you to modify movement mechanics so you can keep doing what you love, rather than simply being told to stop.
If she is unfamiliar with the specifics of your art or sport, she will ask questions, so your care plan fits the way you actually train, compete, and recover.
Dr. Cydney invests time in continuing education that strengthens her ability to provide culturally competent care to LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and other commonly marginalized groups.
