Dr. Tim Stanfill, DC
Chiropractor | Sports Performance & Active RecoveryCalifornia License: 36636
Location: Healcove — Mission Valley, San Diego
Service: Chiropractic Care
Dr. Tim Stanfill is a chiropractor at Healcove in Mission Valley, San Diego. He provides chiropractic care for people navigating movement restrictions, active lifestyles, sports performance goals, recovery needs, postural strain, and the physical demands of staying engaged in real life.
His approach is shaped by years as a competitive athlete, strength coach, and professional rugby player. After growing up as a year-round athlete and later playing rugby at the national and professional level, Tim developed a deep understanding of how movement, training, recovery, and longevity work together over time.
Today, his chiropractic care emphasizes education, movement awareness, performance longevity, and helping people better understand how to support their body through the demands of life, sport, work, and training.
Sports Performance, Movement, and Recovery
Tim’s background as a professional athlete, strength coach, and performance-focused clinician gives him a practical understanding of how the body performs under load, adapts to training, and responds to stress over time.
At Healcove, his chiropractic care is not only for athletes. His athlete-informed approach can support active adults, weekend warriors, desk workers, parents, professionals, and anyone who wants to move with more confidence and maintain the capacity to keep participating in real life.
Care may include chiropractic assessment, hands-on care, movement guidance, recovery education, and practical strategies to help patients better understand what their body may need.
Services Offered
Tim provides chiropractic care at Healcove, including:
Chiropractic first visits
Ongoing chiropractic care
Performance-informed chiropractic care
Preventive and maintenance chiropractic care
Movement and recovery guidance, when appropriate
Personal injury chiropractic care, when appropriate
VA chiropractic care when authorized through the correct VA Community Care pathway
Focus Areas
Tim commonly works with people experiencing:
Movement restrictions
Back pain and low back stiffness
Sports and activity-related discomfort
Active adult recovery
Athletic performance support
Sports performance and training recovery
Performance longevity
Recovery support for training and active lifestyles
Care planning for people who want to keep participating in the activities that matter to them
The exact focus of care depends on each person’s symptoms, goals, history, and assessment.
About Tim’s Approach
Tim’s care is grounded in movement, education, and the belief that people should be active participants in their own health. For those who want to understand more about his background, performance lens, and life outside the clinic, the sections here offer a deeper look.
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Dr. Tim Stanfill began his health journey as a year-round athlete from the age of five. That early relationship with sport eventually led him to study exercise science, with minors in coaching and athletic training.
Before becoming a chiropractor, Tim worked as a personal trainer and strength coach for nearly a decade while also pursuing rugby at the national and professional level.
As an athlete, he became deeply interested in performance, longevity, and the habits that help people keep doing what they love. That experience continues to inform the way he practices today.
His chiropractic care emphasizes education, movement awareness, and helping patients become stronger advocates for their own health and wellness.
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Tim earned his chiropractic degree from Life Chiropractic College West after years of working in strength, conditioning, coaching, and competitive sport.
He also brings a background in exercise science, coaching, athletic training, personal training, strength coaching, and performance enhancement.
If confirmed, his credentials include NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist, or PES, which supports his performance-informed approach to movement, athletic development, recovery, and longevity.
His approach to care is shaped by a comprehensive understanding of the human body and a practical respect for movement. He looks at how the body is moving, where limitations may be showing up, and how chiropractic care and recovery guidance may support better function over time.
At Healcove, Tim’s work is especially aligned with people who want to move better, recover more sustainably, and keep participating in the activities and responsibilities that give their life meaning.
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Outside the clinic, Tim continues to coach and support the next generation of athletes.
He also finds balance through video games, quiet cafés, and time with friends and family.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Dr. Tim Stanfill commonly work with?
Dr. Tim commonly works with people experiencing movement restrictions, neck discomfort, back pain, low back stiffness, performance-related recovery needs, postural strain, sports-related discomfort, and activity-related tension. The exact focus of care depends on each person’s symptoms, goals, history, and assessment.
Where does Dr. Tim Stanfill practice?
Dr. Tim Stanfill practices at Healcove in Mission Valley, San Diego.
What type of care does Tim provide?
Tim provides chiropractic care. Visits may include assessment, hands-on care, movement guidance, recovery education, and care planning depending on what is appropriate for the visit.
Is Tim’s care only for athletes?
No. Tim’s background as a professional athlete and strength coach informs his care, but his approach can support active adults, desk workers, parents, professionals, weekend athletes, and anyone who wants to move and recover more sustainably.
Is Tim a good fit for sports performance or athletic performance support?
Tim may be a good fit for people who want chiropractic care with a performance-informed lens, especially if they are navigating movement restrictions, training demands, recovery concerns, sports performance goals, or the desire to stay active over time.
What does athlete-informed chiropractic care mean?
Athlete-informed chiropractic care means Tim brings his background in competitive sport, strength coaching, and performance training into how he thinks about movement, recovery, longevity, and physical capacity. Care is still individualized based on each person’s goals, history, and assessment.
Can I book directly with Tim?
Yes, if Tim has availability, clients may book chiropractic care directly with him. If you’re unsure where to begin, Healcove’s team can help guide you toward an appropriate starting point.
Start with chiropractic care.
If your body has been feeling restricted, harder to recover from, or less ready for the pace you’re living at, Tim can help assess what may be contributing and guide next steps.