Sports and Chiropractic Care
If you’re an athlete or just a weekend enthusiast, you understand the numerous demands of participating in a sport such as running, jumping and tackling. Putting your body through these activities can result in painful tears, sprains, and strains. But seeing a chiropractor can help you when you’ve suffered sports injuries and also help to prevent them!
How can chiropractic help?
Chiropractors treat and can help prevent injuries of the neck, back, shoulder, knee, and ankle. They’re skilled in manual adjustment of the spine, ensuring that bones are lined up and balanced, which helps relieve tension in the body.
Different chiropractic techniques work to restore or enhance joint function while resolving joint inflammation and reducing pain. This hands-on therapy is often used to treat neck or back injuries but also relieves pain throughout the joints and muscles in the body.
The main reasons athletes suffer sports injuries include forceful impacts, repetitive motions, over-training and failure to warm up properly. Chiropractors can help athletes by relieving their pain and helping them heal faster after an injury. Regular visits will promote quicker recovery after games and training as well as better balance and overall performance.
When an injury takes a while to heal, it can really frustrate us. We want to be back playing yesterday. That's why chiropractic care is so important. Getting your injury assessed and treated will not only get you back on your feet faster, but also screen out any bad habits that can lead to further injury.
