Reviewed by Joseph Hugunin, DC — 20+ years of clinical experience, former team chiropractor for Sporting Kansas City
Sports Injury Treatment in Overland Park
If you're looking for a chiropractor in Overland Park for a sports injury, the first question worth asking is what's keeping you from getting back to full strength. Sports injury treatment at Move Muscle & Joint in Overland Park is designed to help athletes and active adults recover fully, rebuild strength, and return to their sport with confidence. Our integrated care model combines chiropractic treatment, myofascial release therapy, shockwave therapy, and progressive rehab to address both the injury and the movement patterns that contributed to it.
What is sports injuries?
Sports injuries encompass a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions — from acute strains and sprains to chronic tendinopathy, overuse injuries, and post-surgical rehabilitation needs. They can affect any joint, muscle, tendon, or ligament in the body.
What defines a sports injury isn't always the severity — it's the demand to return to a high level of physical function. That requires treatment that goes beyond pain relief and into movement retraining and performance recovery.
Common signs and symptoms.
Why this happens.
Sports injuries result from acute trauma, overuse, training errors, inadequate recovery, and underlying movement dysfunctions. Poor mobility, weak stabilizers, and asymmetrical loading patterns increase injury risk significantly.
How Move evaluates this condition.
Our sports injury evaluation includes a thorough assessment of the injured area, functional movement screening, sport-specific testing, and evaluation of contributing factors like mobility deficits, strength imbalances, and biomechanical inefficiencies.
Our integrated treatment approach.
Treatment is progressive and goal-oriented. We begin with pain management through chiropractic care and soft tissue therapy, then progress through movement retraining and sport-specific strengthening. Shockwave therapy may be used for tendon injuries and chronic soft tissue conditions.
Our gym-based clinic allows us to replicate real-world demands during rehab — from single-leg work to plyometrics to rotational loading — so you return to your sport prepared, not just pain-free.
Why patients in Overland Park choose Move.
Athletes and active adults in Overland Park choose Move because we understand that returning to sport requires more than symptom management. Our integrated approach rebuilds the full movement pattern — addressing the injury, the underlying dysfunction, and the path back to performance.
Services that may be part of your care.
Other conditions we treat.
Common questions about sports injuries.
What patients are saying.
“Dr. Hugunin is awesome. If you're an athlete of any type, I'd suggest giving him a shot. He knows his stuff and is great at working troubled areas.”
Seth D.
“As a woman in my 40s who lifts heavy, I'm not slowing down — I'm training smarter. And having someone who understands strong, active bodies (not just "take it easy") makes all the difference. I followed his directions, did the work, and I've been solid ever since.”
Michelle S.
Individual results vary. Reviews reflect the experience of individual patients.
Don't wait for it to get worse.
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