The smartest athletes see a sports chiropractor before they're hurt
Every athlete knows the line: play long enough and something is going to give. A rolled ankle two weeks into the season, a back that locks up mid-lift, a nagging issue that quietly gets worse until it benches you.
Here is what most people do. They wait until they are hurt, then come in about a month later, once it is clear rest alone is not fixing it. By then the season is already slipping and the body has started compensating in ways that take longer to undo.
The athletes who stay on the field tend to do the opposite. They get ahead of it, building the strength and movement that keep small things from becoming season-ending things. Dr. Young learned that the hard way as a young athlete playing through her own injuries, and it is exactly why she would rather see you before the injury than after.
What does a sports chiropractor actually do?
A sports chiropractor looks at how your body moves under load, not only where it hurts. That covers two jobs:
- Getting you ready for your sport so injuries are less likely'
- Treating sports injuries when they do happen, along with the mechanics behind them.
It helps active people at every level: weekend league players, adults staying in shape, college athletes, and high school athletes from about age 12 and up, whether you are building toward a season or coming back from an injury.
Care from a sports chiropractor who was an athlete first
Dr. Yacey Young, DC, treats athletes the way she once needed to be treated. Chiropractic care kept her in the game as a young athlete and helped carry her to a college soccer scholarship, and that shapes how she works with you. She does not rush you through. Her appointments are built around understanding your sport and how your body moves in it. Learn more about Dr. Yacey's approach.
Strength and Resilience: prevention that keeps you off the sidelines
Her Strength and Resilience sessions train the small stabilizing muscles, like the ones around the ankle, so you are less likely to roll it in the first place. It is the work that gets an athlete ready for a season, not just patched up after one.
Movement screening to catch problems before they become injuries
Using FMS and SFMA movement screening, Dr. Young finds the faulty pattern early, the one quietly setting you up for the injury that benches you, and addresses it before it costs you time.
Dry needling and soft tissue care for sports injuries
When you are already hurt, dry needling and soft tissue work calm injured, overworked muscles so they move freely again, paired with a plan to keep the gains between visits.
How the right care keeps you in the game
Stay on the field
Recover faster when it counts
Care that fits a season
Common questions about sports chiropractic care in Lawrence, KS
Yes, and it is often the more valuable visit. Strength and Resilience sessions focus on the small stabilizing muscles that protect joints like the ankle, which is a strong fit heading into a new season.
A few weeks ahead of tryouts or pre-season is ideal, so there is time to build strength and clean up movement patterns before the demands ramp up. Most fall sports start in late summer, including football and soccer, volleyball, cross country, tennis, golf, gymnastics, and cheer and dance.
For many muscle, joint, and movement-related sports injuries, chiropractic care is a strong fit, especially combined with dry needling and movement work. If your injury needs imaging or another specialist, Dr. Young will tell you and point you in the right direction.
Yes, from about age 12 and up, with care matched to a younger athlete's stage of development.
Young Spine & Joint is a time-based, cash-pay practice. Your first visit is a longer appointment and follow-ups are shorter. You are welcome to ask about current rates when you book a free consultation.
Ready for your strongest season?
The strongest version of your season starts before it does. Dr. Yacey Young brings an athlete's understanding to athletes across Lawrence, KS, whether you want to get ready for what is ahead or get back from an injury. Book your first visit online and stay in the game.
