What we mean by sports injuries

Sports injuries — sometimes called athletic injuries — cover the strains, sprains, and overuse problems that happen when your body is pushed hard, whether you’re a weekend runner, a high school athlete, or a lifelong tennis player. Some come on suddenly, like a twisted knee or a pulled muscle. Others build up over time, like a nagging shoulder or a sore lower back that won’t settle. Left alone, they often linger or come back, which is why proper sports injury rehabilitation matters.

Common causes and symptoms

Most athletic injuries trace back to a few things: overtraining, poor mechanics, a hard impact, or returning to activity before you’ve fully healed. You might notice pain that flares with movement, stiffness, swelling, reduced range of motion, or weakness that keeps you from performing the way you used to. When those symptoms interfere with your sport — or your daily life — it’s worth having them evaluated rather than pushing through.

How we treat sports injuries at Briggs

Dr. Briggs is a board-certified chiropractic orthopedist and a certified chiropractic sports physician, with postgraduate training in exercise rehabilitation and spinal trauma. That background shapes how we approach every athletic injury: first we find the real source of the problem, then we build a non-surgical, drug-free plan around it.

  • Chiropractic adjustments to restore proper alignment and take pressure off irritated joints and nerves.
  • One-on-one physical therapy with one of our three highly trained therapists, using exercise and spinal rehabilitation, spinal biomechanics, intersegmental traction, therapeutic ultrasound, and massage to rebuild strength and movement.
  • Class IV laser therapy to calm inflammation and speed your body’s natural healing right at the injured tissue.

Because chiropractic and physical therapy work together under one roof, your care stays coordinated from your first visit through your return to play. We move at a pace your body can handle, explain every step, and never do anything without your consent. Athletes from Saugus and across the North Shore come to us to recover fully — not just to mask the pain. If a sports injury is holding you back, call 781-233-4122 and we’ll help you build a plan to get back to the activities you love.