Sports Injuries

Sports injuries can be a very real problem for all athletes. If you participate in sports, you have probably suffered from at least one of the following conditions at some time: strains, sprains, tendonitis, bursitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, frozen shoulder, back pain, neck pain – the list goes on and on.

Chiropractic care can be of enormous benefit in treating and preventing sports-related injuries and improving athletic performance. Chiropractors are not just concerned with the treatment of sports-related injuries but in how to prevent them in the first place and how to help enhance performance. It is possible that a person can have a mechanical dysfunction without being aware of any clinical symptoms. If that is the case, then not only will they be prone to injury when applying that extra bit of effort to excel, but since they are not functioning correctly, they cannot perform to their maximum capability.

When an athlete suffers an injury, many healthcare providers treat only the injury. What separates chiropractors from many other healthcare providers is that most chiropractors often insist on looking at areas of the body other than and in addition to the injured area.

What Chiropractic Care Can Do

If an injury is treated but the joints around it are ignored, the recovery time typically will be slower than expected. This is why chiropractors use measures to treat the whole or bigger picture. For example, if someone has a sprained ankle, the chiropractor would adjust a fixed tarsometatarsal joint or tibiofibular joint (joints comprising the ankle). This works toward a faster recovery time.

The typical modes of treating injuries are designed to reduce an athlete’s pain and inflammation while improving their range of motion. This can only be done to the full extent by correcting all of the underlying faults.

Chiropractic may be most effective in the prevention of sports injuries. By keeping the spine functioning at its best and thereby allowing optimal posture and strength, sports injuries are much less likely to occur. These days, it is very common for a sports team to have a team chiropractor.

Injuries can happen to all athletes, no matter what the type of activities you participate in. Let your chiropractor help you lay the foundation for prevention of injury so you can enjoy a lifetime of activity.