A Sports Chiropractor for Brentwood and Burnaby Athletes

Jassal Chiropractic welcomes active people from Brentwood and across Burnaby, from kids in their first season of soccer to adults who run the lake trails every weekend. Dr. Jassal has been seeing families in Vancouver for over 13 years, so young athletes are a regular part of the practice. Our approach to sport matches our approach to everything else: look at the nervous system, find what is interfering, and give your body room to do what it already knows how to do.

The Aches That Keep Athletes on the Sidelines

These are the issues active people bring to us most often:

  • Recurring ankle and knee trouble
  • Tight hamstrings and uneven quads
  • Shoulder strain from throwing, swimming, or overhead work
  • Neck and back stiffness after a hard impact or a long stretch of poor form

Everyone has sprained an ankle at some point. When an old sprain still nags months later, we look at the nervous system as part of the picture, because the ankle is only one piece of how your body recovers.

A Light Touch for Hard-Working Bodies

Much of our work uses Torque Release Technique, delivered with a small handheld instrument called the Integrator. It applies a quick, light impulse at specific points along the spine, so there is no twisting and no force to brace against. That suits athletes with sore joints, anyone with a history of injury, and kids.

What Sets Sports Chiropractic Apart

Athletic movement asks a lot of the spine and of the nervous system that coordinates it. We look at how you move, how your joints share the load, and how your body is responding to training, then build care around your sport and your season. Our goal is to build your body’s capacity to handle stress, whether it comes from a long run, a tournament weekend, or a week at a laptop.

Care Shaped Around Your Sport

Soccer and rugby players, hockey families, runners, cyclists, climbers, and weekend gym regulars all load the body differently. We ask what you do, how often, and what feels worst afterwards, and we write the plan from there. If you train on the trails around Burnaby Lake or spend your evenings on the fields nearby, we will build care around that routine.

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How Our Scans Guide Sports Care

Before we adjust, we measure. Four scans show how your nervous system and muscles are handling the load you put on them:

  • sEMG Asymmetry Scan: compares muscle activity between the two sides of the spine, which can show where one side is working harder than the other.
  • sEMG Amplitude Scan: looks at how your muscles are responding to nerve signals.
  • EMG Rolling Thermal Scan: reads skin temperature along the spine, one sign our doctors use when assessing nervous system stress.
  • Heart Rate Variability (HRV): offers a look at how well your body is managing stress and recovery.

Digital x-rays are taken only when our doctors expect them to help, and we can image you standing to see how your spine copes under load.

Staying in the Game Between Visits

What you do outside the clinic counts as much as the adjustment. We talk through warm-ups, how you set up a squat or a swing, how you carry a gym bag, and how you sit after a game. Small changes to those habits add up over a season, and we explain the reasoning so you can make them your own.

Book a Sports Chiropractic Appointment Near Brentwood

We are at 3496 Main Street in Vancouver, and athletes from Burnaby make the trip regularly. Call or message us with any questions, or request an appointment and we will fit you in around your training.

Young Athletes Welcome

Young athletes are welcome, and Dr. Jassal has been seeing families in Vancouver for over 13 years. For them the touch is lighter still, and parents stay in the room throughout. If your child plays on a school or club team and has started to complain of sore joints or a stiff back, a gentle assessment is a good place to start. Parents can read more about children’s chiropractic care before booking.

Ready to Talk About Your Training?

Book a complimentary 10-minute phone consultation to see if our chiropractic clinic is right for you!

Q: What does a sports chiropractor do?

A: A sports chiropractor looks at how your spine, joints, and nervous system are handling the demands of your sport. We check movement and posture, use scans to see how your body is responding to training, and adjust gently where joints are not moving freely. Then we help you build habits that keep you training comfortably.

Q: How often will I need to come in if I play sports?

A: That depends on your training, your history, and your goals. Some athletes come more often at first and then space visits out, while others book regular visits through a busy season. We set the schedule together after your first assessment.

Q: Is sports chiropractic suitable for young athletes?

A: Care for young athletes uses a lighter touch than adult care, and parents stay in the room the whole time. Dr. Jassal has been seeing families in Vancouver for over 13 years, and we explain every step before we take it.

Q: What happens at a first sports visit?

A: We start with a conversation about your sport, your schedule, and any old injuries. Then we assess your posture and movement, review your nervous system scans, and explain what we found. If an adjustment makes sense, we can do it that day.

Q: Do I need to live in Brentwood to book?

A: Not at all. Our clinic is on Main Street in Vancouver and welcomes patients from across Metro Vancouver, including many athletes from Burnaby.

Brentwood is in North Burnaby, centred on Brentwood Town Centre station on the Millennium Line and The Amazing Brentwood complex.

For active people, Burnaby Lake Regional Park has a 10 kilometre loop trail, and Confederation Park, at 250 Willingdon Avenue, has a 1.3 kilometre loop trail, three playing fields, and a playground.