Chiropractic Care Built for Athletes
Athletes put their bodies through demands that the average patient doesn't — repetitive loading, high-force movement patterns, training volume, and the expectation of getting back to full performance as quickly as possible. Generic chiropractic care can help, but it doesn't always address the full picture of what's driving an athletic injury or limiting performance.
At Bray Chiropractic & Wellness in Glastonbury, sports chiropractic care is built around how athletes actually move, train, and recover. Dr. Bray has a background in exercise science and certification as an ACSM Exercise Physiologist — which means the assessment doesn't stop at where it hurts. It looks at how you're loading, how you're compensating, and what's creating the conditions for injury or underperformance in the first place.
Who Does Dr. Bray Work With?
Dr. Bray works with athletes across a range of disciplines, with particular depth in:
Powerlifters and strength athletes Low back pain, hip impingement, SI joint dysfunction, and groin pain are among the most common presentations in this population — and they're frequently mismanaged because providers aren't familiar with the demands of the sport. Dr. Bray understands the mechanics of the squat, deadlift, and press and builds treatment around keeping athletes training, not just resting.
Martial artists With a 5th degree black belt in Shotokan Karate and extensive training in multiple disciplines, Dr. Bray brings a level of personal understanding to martial arts injuries that most providers can't match. Hip, knee, shoulder, and cervical spine injuries are common in this population, as are movement pattern dysfunctions that develop over years of training.
Swimmers Shoulder pain, thoracic mobility limitations, and hip dysfunction are frequent complaints among competitive and recreational swimmers. Dr. Bray's background in exercise physiology and sports internship experience with competitive swim programs informs how he approaches this population.
Active adults and recreational athletes You don't have to be a competitive athlete to benefit from sports chiropractic care. Anyone who trains regularly, runs, cycles, plays recreational sports, or simply wants to move better and recover faster can benefit from a clinically rigorous approach to musculoskeletal care.
Common Athletic Injuries and Conditions Treated
Sports chiropractic care at Bray Chiropractic & Wellness addresses a wide range of athletic presentations, including:
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Low back pain and lumbar strain
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Hip impingement and hip flexor dysfunction
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Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
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Groin pain and adductor-related complaints
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Shoulder pain and rotator cuff dysfunction
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Sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy
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Knee pain and patellofemoral syndrome
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Cervical spine pain and stiffness
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Rib dysfunction
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Overuse injuries and tendinopathy
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Movement pattern dysfunction and compensation patterns
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Pelvic floor dysfunction in athletes — an often overlooked contributor to core instability, hip pain, and groin complaints
How Is Sports Chiropractic Different at This Practice?
The assessment process at Bray Chiropractic & Wellness goes beyond orthopedic testing. For athletes, understanding how you move under load — not just how you move in a clinical setting — is often the key to understanding why an injury keeps coming back or why performance has plateaued.
Dr. Bray integrates chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue therapy, and rehabilitative exercise into a single visit rather than separating them across multiple appointments or providers. This means faster, more coordinated care — and a treatment plan that's built around getting you back to training, not just out of pain.
For strength athletes and anyone dealing with hip, groin, or low back pain with a pelvic floor component, Dr. Bray's specialty in pelvic floor rehabilitation adds a layer of assessment and treatment that most sports chiropractors and physical therapists don't offer.
The Role of Exercise Science in Athletic Chiropractic Care
One of the more meaningful differences at this practice is Dr. Bray's background as an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist. Most chiropractors can identify a musculoskeletal injury and treat it. Fewer can also evaluate training load, movement quality, exercise programming, and recovery strategy as contributing factors — and integrate that into the clinical picture.
For athletes, this means the conversation about your injury includes the context of how you train. If your programming is contributing to your pain, that gets addressed. If your movement patterns are creating cumulative load on a structure, that gets addressed too. The goal isn't just pain relief — it's getting you back to performing at the level you want to perform at, with a lower risk of the same problem coming back.
Sports Chiropractic Care in Glastonbury, CT
Athletes in Glastonbury, South Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough, East Hartford, and the surrounding Hartford County area looking for chiropractic care that understands sport-specific demands will find a different level of clinical depth at Bray Chiropractic & Wellness.
Dr. Bray does not require a referral. New patients can schedule directly online or by calling or texting (203) 303-4760. Insurance is accepted through Aetna, Anthem BCBS, Cigna (ASH), and CT Medicaid (Husky). Self-pay and HSA/FSA options are also available.