Sports Chiropractic in Helensvale, Gold Coast
Whether you’re a footy player, CrossFitter, runner, gym lover or weekend social sports star, you want your body to stay strong and capable. At Family Health Professionals Helensvale, Dr Luke Hennessy (Chiropractor) offers chiropractic care for active adults, teens and kids who want to move well and enjoy their sport of choice.
Sports chiropractic is care that considers how training, repetition and impact place extra load on the spine, muscles, joints and nervous system. It looks at the whole “movement chain” rather than only the area that feels sore, helping your body work as efficiently as possible.
How Sports-Focused Chiropractic Care Works
When you play sport, your body moves as a kinematic chain—a connected sequence of joints and muscles from your feet up to your neck and shoulders. If one link in the chain isn’t functioning well, another area may start to compensate.
A sports chiropractic visit may include discussing your training load and goals, checking joint mobility, assessing movement patterns and posture, and identifying the underlying mechanics influencing your discomfort. The aim is to create a personalised plan that helps you move more comfortably so you can keep doing what you enjoy.
Sports Chiropractic for Common Injuries
People visit our Helensvale clinic for many sport-related concerns, including:
- Ankle sprains and strains, knee issues, shoulder discomfort, and muscle strains related to running, lifting or high-impact sports
- Plantar fasciitis, heel pain, shin splints, tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, which often involve the neck, hips, ankles or other parts of the movement chain
Rather than only focusing on the area that’s sore, Dr Hennessy looks at how your whole body is moving and how the spine, joints, muscles and nervous system may be influencing each other.
Kids, Teens and Young Athletes
Growing bodies are flexible and resilient, but they can still pick up stress from training, repetitive movements or rapid growth phases. What looks like “just tightness” or “growing pains” can sometimes be a sign that their biomechanics need attention.
Regular checks may help young athletes build balanced movement patterns, reduce recurring niggles and support them in staying active in the sports they love—whether that’s swimming, cricket, tennis, AFL, rugby, dancing or athletics.
Dr Hennessy’s Experience With Sport and Exercise
Our chiropractor has a lifelong passion for sport. With experience playing cricket, soccer, tennis, golf and rugby league, he understands the demands different activities place on the body. This personal background, combined with years of clinical experience, helps him recognise patterns of stress that athletes commonly face.
Dr Hennessy has years of hands-on experience helping patients of all ages who have sporting lifestyles. Supporting the everyday athlete in order to get the most benefits doing what they love.
His approach is practical, hands-on and informed by real-world sporting experience.
Importantly, he doesn’t believe in telling people to stop doing what they love unless absolutely necessary. Instead, he works with you to find a balanced approach so you can stay involved in your sport while supporting your body’s natural ability to adapt.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ready to Stay Active?
If sport and movement are part of who you are, we’re here to support your health goals.
Contact Family Health Professionals Helensvale today to book an appointment with Dr Hennessy!
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