For Chula Vista athletes and auto-accident patients on Third Avenue, Steven M. Wachs, DC holds dual designation as a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP #2380) and Qualified Medical Examiner. The sports-medicine focus covers biomechanical analysis of running gait, throwing mechanics, and contact-sport injuries, evaluations that frequently coordinate with the post-injury rehabilitation timelines at Spine & Sport Physical Therapy. A graduate of Southern California University of Health Sciences (class of 1988), the practice also handles QME and independent medical evaluations for workers' compensation and personal-injury litigation across San Diego County. Diagnostic imaging including X-ray and MRI referrals allows the office to document spinal pathology before initiating treatment, feeding into multidisciplinary pain-management cases alongside providers such as California Pain Consultants. QME evaluations follow the California Division of Workers' Compensation AMA Guides, Fifth Edition protocol to assess permanent impairment ratings for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine injuries sustained in industrial and vehicular incidents.