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Whether you're a weekend warrior or a competitive athlete, sports injuries disrupt performance and sideline you from what you love. Pura Vida Chiropractic helps San Antonio athletes recover faster and perform better by addressing injury at its root.
Sports injuries range from acute traumatic events — such as sprains, fractures, and dislocations — to chronic overuse conditions like tendinopathy, stress fractures, and repetitive strain injuries. In most cases, the underlying issue is not just tissue damage but also a biomechanical dysfunction that predisposed the athlete to injury. Misalignments in the spine or extremities alter movement patterns, overload specific structures, and impair the nervous system's ability to coordinate muscles properly. Chiropractic care corrects these dysfunctions, accelerates tissue repair, and helps athletes return to sport more quickly and safely.
Dr. Foss evaluates not just the injured area but the entire kinetic chain — because a knee injury often reflects a pelvic imbalance, and a shoulder injury frequently originates in the thoracic spine. SOT adjustments restore proper joint alignment throughout the spine and extremities, correcting the mechanical dysfunctions that led to injury. He also addresses soft-tissue tension patterns that limit healing. Athletes appreciate the gentle, specific nature of SOT, which allows treatment even in the acute phase without aggravating the injury. The goal is to return you to full performance faster and more safely than rest alone would allow.
At Pura Vida Chiropractic, Dr. Foss uses Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT) — a gentle, category-based system that addresses the spine, pelvis, and craniosacral rhythm as one integrated unit. SOT restores proper biomechanics, reduces nerve interference, and creates the neurological environment your body needs to heal itself.
For many patients, combining spinal correction with regenerative therapies produces faster and more lasting results. Depending on your condition, Dr. Foss may incorporate one or more of the following:
High-energy acoustic waves penetrate deep into tissue to break up calcifications, stimulate collagen production, and accelerate the body's natural repair process — all without surgery or downtime.
Patented unfocused shock waves spread over a broad treatment area to reduce inflammation, increase blood flow, and activate stem cells — promoting cellular regeneration and long-term pain relief.
Photobiomodulation with a 10–15W Class IV laser delivers therapeutic light energy deep into tissue, reducing inflammation, blocking pain signals, and speeding healing at the cellular level.
Pura Vida Chiropractic is a family-friendly, bilingual (English/Spanish) clinic serving San Antonio, TX. Dr. Dan Foss is trained in Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT), a comprehensive chiropractic system that addresses the whole body — not just the area of pain. We combine hands-on spinal correction with the latest regenerative technology to help patients resolve the root cause of their condition rather than masking symptoms.
We are insurance friendly. Bring your insurance card and ID to the office to verify how your insurance can contribute to your care. New patient appointments are available promptly.
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Chiropractic care is highly effective for the musculoskeletal injuries that dominate athletic training: low back strains, hip and SI joint dysfunction, hamstring and quadriceps strains, shoulder impingement, tennis and golfer's elbow, IT band syndrome, runner's knee, ankle sprains, and the cumulative joint dysfunction from repetitive sports motion.
SOT restores symmetric biomechanics that compensatory injury patterns disrupt — the asymmetry that drives the next injury if uncorrected. SoftWave shockwave therapy accelerates soft-tissue healing in tendons and ligaments by stimulating collagen repair. Class IV laser reduces inflammation deep within joints. Athletes typically return to sport faster and with less recurrence than with passive care alone.
Acute sports injuries typically resolve in 6–12 visits over 3–6 weeks. Chronic overuse injuries (tendinopathy, IT band syndrome, plantar fasciitis) usually need 10–16 visits, especially when SoftWave is added. Performance-maintenance chiropractic during in-season athletes is usually one visit weekly or biweekly.
Preventive chiropractic is one of the strongest interventions for injury reduction — addressing the asymmetric loading patterns that turn into injuries before they manifest as pain. Dr. Foss works with both injured athletes and competitive athletes who want to optimize biomechanics and reduce overall injury risk.
Schedule your new patient appointment with Dr. Foss at Pura Vida Chiropractic in San Antonio, TX. We'll identify the root cause and build a personalized care plan.
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