Whether training for your first marathon or playing soccer in the backyard,
we all get injured occasionally. Chiropractic can help.
Chiropractors can help athletes by relieving their pain and helping them heal faster after an injury.
Regular visits with Dr. Heather will promote quicker recovery after games and training
as well as better balance and overall performance;
regular chiropractic care can also help prevent injuries from occurring and keep your body performing properly.
Regular visits with Dr. Heather will promote quicker recovery after games and training
as well as better balance and overall performance;
regular chiropractic care can also help prevent injuries from occurring and keep your body performing properly.
Whether a child or adult athlete, an amateur or professional, the main reasons athletes suffer sports injuries include;
forceful impacts, repetitive motions, over-training and failure to warm up properly.
Common Types of Sports Injuries Seen by a Chiropractor for Athletes
forceful impacts, repetitive motions, over-training and failure to warm up properly.
Common Types of Sports Injuries Seen by a Chiropractor for Athletes
- Plantar fasciitis - inflammation and irritation on the underside of the foot (arch)
- Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) - microtears in the muscles and tissues on the front of the shin
- Whiplash and concussions - damage to the neck and head caused by impacts and collisions
- Tendonitis (especially in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and knee) - inflammation and damage to overworked tendons
- Muscle strains and tears (especially in the back, shoulder, hip, and upper leg)- inflammation, damage, pain, and instability in overworked/under-trained muscles
- Nerve impingement (e.g., sciatica, radiculopathy, or peripheral nerve entrapment) -nerves at the spine or in the limbs can become pinched by misaligned joints, disc herniations, tight muscles, etc.
Symptoms of Sports Injuries
When the body becomes injured because of sports or training, symptoms that can occur are:
· Swelling
· Burning, dull pain
· Headaches
· Muscle Pains
· Inflammation
· Muscle Spasms
When the body becomes injured because of sports or training, symptoms that can occur are:
· Swelling
· Burning, dull pain
· Headaches
· Muscle Pains
· Inflammation
· Muscle Spasms
Sports Injury in Kids
Kids can suffer a variety of injuries in sports; these range from…
Often an injury can occur when the young athlete attempts to perform an activity without enough coordination, strength, flexibility, preparation, or warm up. Other injuries occur because of postural abnormalities that put a particular part of their body in an abnormal position.
Chiropractic care is a safe, low-risk option for treating sports injury in kids; promoting healing without the use of drugs or invasive procedures.
Regular Chiropractic care is also a great way to keep a student athlete in top form, helping maintain proper alignment and preventing injuries before they occur. Once-monthly visits can make a big difference in a student athlete's life!
- repetitive stress injuries to their spine and extremities,
- sudden traumas injuring their spine (neck and/or back),
- impact injuries to their extremities,
- concussions/mild traumatic brain injuries,
- injuries to various soft tissues… ligaments, joints, cartilage, discs, muscles, tendons, nerves, and more!
Often an injury can occur when the young athlete attempts to perform an activity without enough coordination, strength, flexibility, preparation, or warm up. Other injuries occur because of postural abnormalities that put a particular part of their body in an abnormal position.
Chiropractic care is a safe, low-risk option for treating sports injury in kids; promoting healing without the use of drugs or invasive procedures.
Regular Chiropractic care is also a great way to keep a student athlete in top form, helping maintain proper alignment and preventing injuries before they occur. Once-monthly visits can make a big difference in a student athlete's life!
What happens during a visit for Sports Injury?
The goal of most chiropractic techniques is to restore or enhance joint function while resolving joint inflammation and reducing pain.
During a spinal adjustment, the doctor will place you in different positions and perform a manual impulse to an affected joint. This releases pressure in the joint and aligns muscles and joints so they work the way they’re supposed to. In some cases, the impulse causes audible cracking sounds, called cavitation, due to the release of gas that happens when the joint opens up and motion is restored.
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. This allows the body to function better and become less susceptible to injury.
Chiropractors deal with a wide range of sports injuries. The objective of treatment is to identify and correct any underlying injury or cause of discomfort, to strengthen muscles and improve neuromusculoskeletal function. Treatment will typically involve gentle mobilisation adjustments to reduce the pain and improve movement so that the sportsperson can return to their daily routine.
Chiropractic care may be supplemented with rehabilitation exercises and patients should be wary of returning to their sport before full recovery to avoid a relapse of the sports injury.
During a spinal adjustment, the doctor will place you in different positions and perform a manual impulse to an affected joint. This releases pressure in the joint and aligns muscles and joints so they work the way they’re supposed to. In some cases, the impulse causes audible cracking sounds, called cavitation, due to the release of gas that happens when the joint opens up and motion is restored.
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. This allows the body to function better and become less susceptible to injury.
Chiropractors deal with a wide range of sports injuries. The objective of treatment is to identify and correct any underlying injury or cause of discomfort, to strengthen muscles and improve neuromusculoskeletal function. Treatment will typically involve gentle mobilisation adjustments to reduce the pain and improve movement so that the sportsperson can return to their daily routine.
Chiropractic care may be supplemented with rehabilitation exercises and patients should be wary of returning to their sport before full recovery to avoid a relapse of the sports injury.
Most sportsmen and sportswomen indicate that they function better and feel more energetic
after undergoing regular chiropractic treatment.
after undergoing regular chiropractic treatment.