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You’re not looking for temporary relief. You want to get back to playing tennis at Society Hill, running along the waterfront, or keeping up with your weekend basketball league without that nagging pain coming back.
When your spine and joints are properly aligned, your body does what it’s designed to do: heal itself. No masking symptoms with medication. No invasive procedures that might leave you worse off than before.
The difference shows up in how you move. That stiffness when you bend down? Gone. The sharp pain when you pivot? Handled. The worry that one wrong move will put you back on the couch for a week? That fades too.
Most athletes who get proper chiropractic care return to their sport. Not just return—they often perform better than before the injury because we’re not just fixing what hurts. We’re addressing why it hurt in the first place.
Dr. Paul Roses has been practicing chiropractic in Bayonne since 1981. That’s over 40 years of treating sports injuries in Droyer’s Point and throughout Hudson County—from youth soccer players to weekend warriors to adults dealing with old injuries that never quite healed right.
This isn’t a corporate chain where you’re a number. You’re working with someone who chose this community as his life’s work. Someone who understands that Droyer’s Point residents are active—Society Hill’s tennis courts and pickleball facilities stay busy, and people here don’t want to sit on the sidelines.
We use advanced diagnostic technology including Titron Infrared Imaging, but the real difference is experience. When you’ve seen thousands of sports injuries over four decades, you know what works and what doesn’t. You know the difference between a strain that needs two weeks and a deeper issue that requires a different approach entirely.
First, you’ll get a real assessment. Not a quick look and a standard treatment plan. Dr. Roses examines your spine, checks your range of motion, and often uses imaging technology to see exactly what’s happening beneath the surface. We take X-rays when needed, not as a default.
Then you get a treatment plan built specifically for your injury and your goals. If you’re a runner trying to get back to your morning route, that’s different from a tennis player dealing with shoulder pain. The adjustments target the joints that need it—spine, shoulders, knees, wherever the problem actually is.
Our treatment focuses on spinal correction and proper alignment of your vertebrae. When your spine is aligned correctly, nerve interference drops. When nerve interference drops, your body’s natural healing ability kicks in. That’s not marketing speak—that’s how your nervous system actually works.
You’ll also get exercises designed for your specific problem. Not generic stretches you could find online. A custom blueprint that addresses your weak points and prevents the injury from coming back when you return to your sport.
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You’re getting chiropractic adjustments on the joints that matter for your injury. That includes your spine, but also shoulders, knees, ankles—wherever the problem exists. The goal is restoring proper movement and alignment so your connective tissue, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments can heal correctly.
You’re getting drug-free treatment. No prescriptions that mask pain while the underlying problem gets worse. No recommendations for invasive procedures unless absolutely necessary. The focus is on letting your body heal itself by removing the interference that’s preventing that from happening.
Sports injuries are up 17% this year in the broader market, and Hudson County sees its share. Between the active lifestyle at Society Hill, the recreational leagues throughout Bayonne, and the general sports culture in New Jersey—home to professional teams like the Devils and Red Bulls—people here are moving. And when you’re active, injuries happen.
What matters is how you recover. About 90% of athletes return to play after proper treatment. The ones who don’t? Often they either didn’t address the root cause or they rushed back before healing completely. Both problems are avoidable with the right approach.
It depends entirely on what you’re dealing with and how long you’ve been dealing with it. A recent muscle strain might respond in a few weeks. An old injury that never healed right could take longer.
Here’s what actually matters: you should see some improvement within the first few visits. Not complete healing, but noticeable change. Our patients report walking normally after just three adjustments when they came in limping. That’s not unusual when the problem is alignment-related.
The timeline also depends on you. If you’re following the custom exercise plan, avoiding activities that aggravate the injury, and showing up for your scheduled adjustments, you’ll heal faster. If you’re trying to push through and play anyway, you’re working against your own recovery. Most people can return to modified activity fairly quickly, then build back to full participation as healing progresses.
The common ones: back pain, neck pain, shoulder injuries, knee problems, ankle sprains, sciatica. Basically anything where joint alignment and nerve function play a role in your recovery.
Tennis elbow from the courts at Society Hill. Runner’s knee from pounding pavement along the waterfront. Lower back pain from weekend basketball leagues. Rotator cuff issues from swimming or throwing. These are the injuries that show up regularly because they’re what active people in this area actually do.
Our treatment approach works because most sports injuries involve some combination of joint misalignment, soft tissue damage, and inflammation. Chiropractic adjustments address the alignment issue, which reduces nerve interference and lets your body handle the inflammation and tissue repair more effectively. It’s not magic—it’s understanding how your musculoskeletal system actually functions and removing the barriers to natural healing.
Yes, when performed by an experienced practitioner. Dr. Roses has been doing this since 1981. That’s four decades of adjustments, thousands of patients, and extensive experience with what works and what doesn’t.
The safety concern usually comes from people who don’t understand what’s actually happening during an adjustment. You’re not getting bones cracked randomly. You’re getting specific, controlled force applied to joints that aren’t moving correctly. The goal is restoring normal range of motion and proper alignment.
The alternative—ignoring the injury, masking it with pain medication, or jumping straight to surgery—carries its own risks. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is real. Symptoms often return after surgical procedures because the underlying biomechanical problem wasn’t addressed. Our chiropractic care focuses on fixing that underlying problem, which is why the results tend to last.
Yes, we work with insurance providers. The specifics of your coverage depend on your individual plan, so it’s worth calling to verify what’s covered before your first visit.
What matters more than insurance is whether you’re getting treatment that actually works. Some people have great insurance coverage for treatments that don’t address their root problem. They end up in a cycle of temporary relief followed by the same injury coming back.
Our focus is on treatment that gets results. That means proper diagnosis using advanced imaging when needed, targeted adjustments that address your specific injury, and a custom exercise plan that prevents recurrence. If your insurance covers it, great. If not, you’re still getting a treatment approach that’s designed to fix the problem rather than manage symptoms indefinitely.
Absolutely. Prevention is actually easier than treatment, but most people don’t think about it until after they’re hurt.
When your spine is properly aligned and your joints are moving correctly, your body mechanics improve. Better mechanics mean less stress on vulnerable areas. Less stress means lower injury risk. It’s straightforward cause and effect.
We offer postural screenings and lifestyle coaching specifically for this reason. If you’re a runner with a slight pelvic misalignment, that’s going to create uneven stress on your knees and ankles. Fix the alignment issue before it becomes a knee injury, and you’ve saved yourself months of recovery. Same principle applies to any sport—proper alignment and movement patterns reduce your injury risk significantly. That’s why many athletes use chiropractic care even when they’re not hurt. They’re investing in staying healthy rather than waiting to fix problems after they develop.
Physical therapy focuses primarily on exercises and stretches to strengthen muscles and improve range of motion. That’s valuable, but it doesn’t address spinal alignment or nerve interference.
Chiropractic care addresses the structural and neurological components. When your vertebrae are misaligned, nerve signals don’t flow correctly. When nerve signals don’t flow correctly, your muscles don’t fire properly, your coordination suffers, and your healing slows down. Adjustments fix the alignment issue, which restores proper nerve function.
The most effective approach often combines both. You get adjustments to fix alignment and remove nerve interference, plus targeted exercises to strengthen the area and prevent re-injury. That’s why our treatment plans include custom exercise blueprints. You’re not choosing between chiropractic and physical therapy—you’re getting the structural correction that makes the strengthening work more effective. The combination is what gets athletes back to their sport performing better than before the injury.
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