Your FREE First Visit
60minYour first step is a low-pressure visit to understand your body mechanics, what will resolve it, and explain our approach.
- Quick intake: what’s hurting, what triggers it, training goals
- Movement: mobility, strength, control, and sport-specific patterns
- Clear plan: observations, why it’s happening, best path forward
What You’ll Receive
- A clear clinical direction and root-cause hypothesis
- Recommended next steps, including a plan and projected timeline
- Practical guidance on what to do, and what to avoid, in training right now
What They’re Saying About Us
Quick Questions
A mild sprain usually causes pain, swelling, and stiffness but still allows some walking and movement. More serious injuries may involve significant swelling, bruising, instability, inability to bear weight, sharp pain over the bone, or a feeling that the ankle “gives out.” A proper assessment helps determine whether ligaments, tendons, joint structures, or other tissues are involved.
Yes. Common conditions treated include ankle sprains, chronic ankle instability, Achilles tendon pain, tendon irritation, mobility restrictions, and sports-related ankle injuries through a combination of hands-on care and rehabilitation.
Not usually. In most cases, training is modified rather than completely stopped. The focus is on protecting the ankle while maintaining fitness and gradually returning to full activity safely.
Avoid activities that increase pain, swelling, or instability such as running, jumping, cutting movements, heavy lower-body training, or pushing through pain. Continuing to aggravate the injury may delay recovery.
Recovery depends on the severity of the injury, how long symptoms have been present, and your activity level. Mild sprains may improve within a few visits, while recurring instability or athletic injuries may require a longer rehab plan over several weeks.
Yes. Treatment may include manual therapy, mobility work, soft tissue treatment, balance and stability training, strengthening exercises, gait retraining, and progressive return-to-sport rehabilitation.
Absolutely. Rehab focuses not only on pain relief but also on improving balance, strength, mobility, and movement mechanics to reduce the risk of reinjury and improve performance.
Your first visit typically includes a detailed discussion of your injury history, movement and stability testing, assessment of walking and training mechanics, and a personalized treatment and recovery plan. Treatment often begins during the first session.
Dr. Alex Mak, DC, CCSP, CSCS, QME
I was the kid who was told to quit after years of sports and constant injuries, so I became the provider I never had, earning a kinesiology degree at SDSU, graduating chiropractic school summa cum laude, and doubling my clinical hours to obsessively master human movement. Olympus Sports Therapy is built on identifying the root cause, building a real progression plan, and guiding athletes from pain and setbacks back to stronger performance.
Seek medical attention immediately if you experience:
Severe or worsening pain that doesn’t improve with rest Numbness or tingling spreading down both legs Loss of strength in your leg or foot Difficulty controlling bladder or bowel function Pain following a fall, accident, or trauma
