Sports Chiropractic in Waterloo
Learn from What Elite Athletes Know
Elite athletes always include a chiropractor on their healthcare team—and you can benefit from the same wisdom whether you’re competing professionally or simply love staying active. At Essence Chiropractic, Dr. Lisa Simpson McQuarrie helps active people of all ages perform at their best by ensuring your nervous system communicates optimally with every part of your body. With over 27 years of nervous system-focused expertise, she understands how proper spinal function impacts coordination, balance, recovery, and overall performance.
Why Active People Need Nervous System Support
Being active creates positive stress on your body, but it can also keep you stuck in chronic protection patterns that limit performance and slow recovery. Your brain and nervous system coordinate every movement, balance adjustment, and healing response—when this system functions optimally, everything improves. Dr. Simpson McQuarrie’s gentle adjustments help shift your nervous system state from protection to ease, allowing your body to recover more efficiently and respond more effectively during activity.
Common Sports and Activities We Support
Whether you’re passionate about golf, tennis, pickleball, hockey, running, swimming, or hiking, we help you stay in the game. Practice members consistently report improvements in their performance, focus, and enjoyment of activities after starting regular chiropractic care. Many active adults over 50 in Waterloo come to Essence Chiropractic specifically to maintain their ability to play the sports they love without pain holding them back.
One practice member recently asked, “Do you think I’m well enough to go back and play pickleball?” That’s exactly the kind of goal we help you reach—getting back to activities that bring you joy and keeping you there for the long term.
A Whole-Body Approach to Performance
We never look at just your injury site or area of complaint. If you’re dealing with a knee issue, we assess your hip, foot, spine, and overall movement patterns. This comprehensive approach addresses root causes and helps prevent future injuries. We evaluate:
- Coordination and balance for better performance
- Flexibility and range of motion for injury prevention
- Posture and alignment for optimal biomechanics
- Recovery patterns and nervous system regulation
- Strength and stability throughout your kinetic chain
Stay Active for Life
Staying active isn’t just good for your body—it’s essential for brain health, longevity, and quality of life. Sedentary lifestyles have significant health consequences, which is why Dr. Simpson McQuarrie is passionate about helping people maintain movement throughout their lives. We’re designed to move, walk, and stay physically engaged. Regular chiropractic care helps your structure, strength, balance, and brain function so you can keep doing what you love for years to come.
Can Chiropractic Improve Athletic Performance?
Optimal nervous system function improves coordination, balance, reaction time, and recovery. When your brain communicates clearly with your body, you move more efficiently, adapt better during activity, and bounce back faster afterward.
Schedule Your Appointment
Ready to optimize your performance and stay active? Call us or book online—same-day appointments often available.
