Hayes Sports Chiropractic

Hayes Sports Chiropractic is a chiropractor in Cerritos, CA, serving the Lakewood/Cerritos area and the greater Orange County region for over 34 years. The practice treats back pain, neck pain, joint issues, and sports-related injuries, and offers spinal adjustments, soft tissue therapies, rehabilitative exercises, and return-to-sport protocols. Care is organized around a four-phase approach covering pain reduction, restoring range of motion and joint biomechanics, rebuilding strength and function, and sport-specific return to play. The office holds a rating of 4.70 from 202 reviews. The team includes Dr. Fred Hayes (CCSP, DACBSP, ART), a board-certified sports chiropractor and rehabilitation specialist; Dr. Gina Santilli (CCSP), who graduated from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1995 and has served as Valley Christian High School's team doctor for 28 years; and Dr. Heidi Bansberg, who earned her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences in 2023 and runs the rehabilitation department and a PEMF treatment program. Dr. Fred Hayes has served on the Educational Board for the ACA Sports Council and has been a testing judge for the Diplomate Board of Sports Chiropractic, and he specializes in overhead athletes such as baseball and volleyball players. The combined clinical experience of the doctors exceeds 50 years in the Lakewood/Cerritos area. The staff has worked with athletes across professional baseball, football, hockey, basketball, rodeo, tennis, and college track and field, and is also on staff at numerous local high schools. The office is on South Street, at the southeast corner of South and Gridley, about two minutes off the 605 Freeway, near Mary E. Bragg Elementary and the Cerritos Public Library about two tenths of a mile away, and roughly four tenths of a mile from Los Cerritos Center. The practice draws patients ranging from weekend warriors to high school, collegiate, and professional athletes, and is a longstanding provider of chiropractic and sports medicine care in its community.