For many people, chiropractic care brings to mind quick spinal adjustments and a few minutes on the table. It’s often viewed as a short-term solution for back or neck pain. In the traditional model, there’s little assessment of movement patterns, muscular imbalances, or the root cause of the issue.
This passive, adjustment-only approach may provide temporary relief, but it rarely addresses why the pain started in the first place. For active individuals and athletes, that’s not enough. When movement is your livelihood, or simply part of how you live well, you need more than quick fixes.
At SHARC in Irvine, we take a completely different path. Our approach to chiropractic care is built around movement, not manipulation. We assess, correct, and rebuild.
At SHARC, chiropractic care is just one piece of a much larger system designed to help you move better and live pain-free. We don’t rely on adjustments alone, instead, we deliver a comprehensive approach rooted in functional movement therapy.
Every patient begins with a detailed movement assessment using tools like the SFMA (Selective Functional Movement Assessment) or FMS (Functional Movement Screen). These tools help us identify not just where you feel pain, but what’s actually causing it. Whether it's a mobility restriction, stability issue, or faulty movement pattern.
From there, our team, which includes chiropractors and physical therapists, designs a plan that combines hands-on care like Active Release Technique (A.R.T.) with targeted corrective exercise programming. The goal is to restore your body’s natural ability to move freely, efficiently, and without compensation.
This is what rehab chiropractic looks like at SHARC. It’s not about getting “cracked and sent home.” It’s about building a strong foundation for lasting performance and health.
At SHARC, our philosophy is simple: we don’t guess—we assess. Before any treatment begins, we take the time to understand your body’s movement patterns using detailed assessments like FMS and SFMA. These tools allow us to pinpoint dysfunction at its source, not just where the symptoms show up.
We build a personalized strategy based on your movement profile. This might include:
This approach blends clinical reasoning with athletic rehab principles. It’s especially effective for active adults, athletes, and weekend warriors who want to treat injuries, prevent setbacks, and improve how they move both in and out of the gym.
Rehab chiropractic at SHARC seeks to restore full-body movement integrity so you can train, compete, and live without pain.
True recovery happens through movement. That’s why SHARC’s care model is built around functional movement therapy, a method that combines hands-on techniques with purpose-driven corrective exercise.
Rather than treating pain as an isolated issue, we look at how your body moves as a system. For example, a recurring hamstring strain might actually be rooted in poor hip control or core instability. With this approach, we correct the entire pattern that led to it.
Massage therapy, A.R.T., and manual therapy are used to free restricted tissues, but the real transformation happens when we retrain the body through movement. Our clinical staff works with you to build strength, restore mobility, and reinforce new movement habits through highly specific programming.
This combination of assessment, release, and retraining is what sets functional movement therapy apart, and it’s how we help patients at SHARC make lasting, measurable progress.
Whether you're chasing a new PR, getting back to your sport after an injury, or just looking to move through daily life without pain, rehab chiropractic at SHARC is built to meet you where you are, and take you where you want to go.
Our approach is especially effective for athletes and active adults because it focuses on optimizing movement, not just reducing pain. That means fewer flare-ups, fewer setbacks, and a greater ability to train and perform consistently.
From sprinters with recurring calf tightness to lifters dealing with shoulder impingement, our team uses A.R.T., SFMA/FMS, and functional strength programming to identify the root cause, correct it, and build resilience.
And because your care plan includes a structured path, from initial movement assessment to progressive rehab, you’ll never be left guessing about what’s next. You’ll know exactly what we’re working on, why it matters, and how it gets you closer to your goals.
At SHARC we help you move the way you were built to.