Sports Injuries: Chiropractic Treatments can help

Better Range of Motion-
When the muscles of our body are tight and in spasm, they inhibit our flexibility. Many of these muscle spasms can be traced back to misalignments in our spine. Spinal misalignments irritate the nerves that exit the spine. These nerves communicate with the muscles f our body and, when irritated, lead to binding and spasm of the muscles. Although stretching our muscles can help temporarily, they will tighten again if the spinal misalignment is not corrected. Chiropractic adjustments realign the bones of the spine, reducing nerve irritation and interference, so that muscle spasm can be relieved and flexibility regained.

Enhanced Performance- Stress and anxiety eat away at our body, draining us of vital energy. This stress and tension can lead to spinal misalignments that send the nervous system into disarray, further lowering performance. The reverse is also true- spinal misalignments can cause us to become stressed because of discomfort, muscle spasm, and nerve irritation. Chiropractic adjustments correct nerve interference and irritation at its origin by reducing spinal misalignments and calming the nervous system. This helps to relieve muscle tension, ridding us of stress while increasing our vitality.

Injury Prevention- A healthy nervous system and proper biomechanics are essential to preventing injury. Together, these elements provide effective coordination, improved reaction time, decreased muscle spasms, improved flexibility, and a host of other strengths in the arsenal of injury prevention. Chiropractic works directly and specifically to improve nervous system function and biomechanics, so that we can better guard against injury.

"We are a perfect team: The world of fitness and the world of Chiropractic." Deter's DC. Muscle & Fitness 1995; November. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Increased Strength & Speed- The single most important factor in developing greater strength and explosive speed is having a healthy nervous system. Our nervous system controls every major function within our body, including muscle contraction and reaction time. Misalignments of the bones of the spine irritate the nerves exiting the spine. This can sap muscle strength and prevent us from developing explosive speed. Chiropractors adjust and realign the bones of the spine, while employing specific exercise programs, to regain and maintain nervous system health, so that muscle strength, speed and reaction time can be fully developed.

Injury Rehabilitation & Pain Relief- This is the area that Chiropractic is best known for. As well as being nervous system specialists, chiropractors have an in-depth understanding of the body mechanics and injury rehabilitation. While the main focus of chiropractic is on the spine, chiropractors have extensive head to toe experience in finding the source of pain and loss of function following an injury. Once the source is found, chiropractic adjustments combined with exercise, stretching and a variety of other therapies can then be used to correct the cause of the pain and dysfunction, and get us back into action.

To find out more, please see our Frequently Asked Questions area and our Common Conditions area or our area about specific Golf Injuries.

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