Sports Chiropractic in Victoria Park, Perth
Whether you're a runner, gym-goer, recreational athlete, or competitive sportsperson, sports-related aches, injuries, and movement restrictions can impact both performance and recovery.
Sport and exercise place unique demands on the body. Over time, repetitive training, reduced mobility, previous injuries, and inadequate recovery can contribute to pain, stiffness, and reduced function.
At Freeman Chiropractic, we don't just focus on the area where symptoms are felt. We assess how your spine, joints, muscles, and movement patterns are working together to better understand the factors contributing to injury, recovery, and performance.
Is an injury keeping you from training or competing?
Book an assessment with Dr Alex or Dr Joel – no GP referral needed, and private health rebates are available on most extras policies. Prefer to talk? Call 0493 290 505.
Why do sports injuries occur?
Sports injuries can occur suddenly through trauma or develop gradually through repetitive strain and accumulated training load.
While every injury is different, common contributing factors seen in practice include:
Sudden increases in training volume or intensity
Reduced mobility through key joints
Previous injuries that alter movement patterns
Repetitive sporting movements
Muscle imbalances
Inadequate recovery between training sessions
Poor movement mechanics
Reduced flexibility or stability
In many cases, the site of pain is not always the source of the problem. The body often compensates for restrictions elsewhere, which can place additional stress on joints and muscles over time.
What is sports chiropractic?
Sports chiropractic focuses on assessing and managing musculoskeletal complaints associated with exercise, training, sport, and physical activity.
Rather than focusing solely on pain, sports chiropractic aims to understand how the body is moving and identify factors that may be affecting mobility, recovery, training capacity, and overall function.
Chiropractic care focuses on improving spinal and pelvic function, joint mobility, movement efficiency, and supporting nervous system function.
When clinically appropriate, care may include manual adjustments, soft tissue therapy, mobility work, and movement-based recommendations tailored to the individual.
What conditions can a sports chiropractor help assess?
Sports-related complaints can affect people at every level of activity.
Running Injuries
Pain affecting the hips, knees, calves, ankles, or lower back that may develop through repetitive training loads.
Gym and Weightlifting Injuries
Discomfort associated with lifting, training technique, movement restrictions, or recovery demands.
Shoulder Injuries
Pain or stiffness that may occur during overhead movements, pressing exercises, swimming, or throwing sports. If your sport involves throwing, swimming or lifting overhead, see our shoulder pain page.
Back Pain
A common complaint among active individuals, often influenced by lifting loads, training volume, mobility restrictions, or repetitive movement patterns.
Neck Pain and Headaches
Symptoms that may develop from training demands, posture, previous injuries, or muscle tension.
Hip, Knee and Lower Limb Pain
Conditions affecting movement efficiency, exercise capacity, and sporting performance.
Mobility and Recovery Concerns
Ongoing stiffness, reduced movement, or recurring tension that may affect training consistency and recovery.
Signs it's time to get an injury checked
You don't need to wait until an injury stops you from training before seeking an assessment.
You may consider seeing a sports chiropractor if:
Pain keeps returning during training
Recovery feels slower than expected
Mobility is limiting your performance
You have recurring injuries
Training loads have recently increased
Stiffness is affecting movement quality
You want to better understand how your body is functioning
Early assessment is often less about treating pain and more about identifying the factors that may be contributing to ongoing strain or reduced performance.
How can a Sports Chiropractor help?
Sports injuries are rarely caused by one structure alone. They are often influenced by how the spine, joints, muscles, and nervous system work together during movement.
At our Victoria Park clinic, we assess movement patterns, mobility restrictions, training demands, and previous injury history to better understand what may be contributing to your symptoms.
Our chiropractors combine techniques including Diversified, Gonstead, Syntropy-style chiropractic, soft tissue therapy, and movement-based rehabilitation strategies. Care is tailored to the individual, their goals, and the demands of their sport or activity.
No GP referral needed · Private health rebates available
Your Sports Chiropractors
Dr Alex Freeman
Firm, hands-on adjustments, dry needling and soft tissue work. Experienced with sports injuries and long-standing pain.
Dr Joel Maylor
Exercise science and sports rehab background. Practical, movement-focused care for active people.
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No referral is needed. You can book directly online or call the clinic on 0493 290 505. If you have scans, surgical reports, or notes from other practitioners involved in your care, bring them to your first appointment.
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In many cases, yes. Your chiropractor will review your training schedule and help decide which sessions can continue unchanged, which need modification, and which should pause temporarily. Staying active within tolerable limits helps you maintain fitness while the injury settles.
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A sports chiropractic assessment considers the demands of your sport, your training load, and your performance goals alongside your symptoms. It can include sport-specific movements, such as squatting, running, overhead pressing, or rotation, to identify restrictions that may be contributing to injury.
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Return to sport is guided by function rather than a fixed timeframe. Your chiropractor looks for near-full range of movement, adequate strength, and the ability to perform sport-specific movements without symptoms worsening. A graded return, increasing training volume and intensity step by step, can help reduce the risk of reinjury.
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No form of care can prevent every injury. However, identifying restrictions, imbalances, or training errors early may reduce the strain on vulnerable areas. Some athletes choose periodic reviews during heavy training blocks or before competition to check how their body is coping with load.
Your Sports Chiropractic Questions, Answered
