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How Chiropractors Can Help Athletes

Chiropractor recommends exercises to help strengthen and stretch the muscles in an athlete’s body. These exercises are designed to improve the health of your spine and reduce the risk of future injury. However, if you don’t know how to do them correctly or aren’t sure which ones will work best for you, we can help! Murfreesboro Chiropractor provides quality care and support and a personalized exercise plan that fits into your schedule and lifestyle.

Five Ways Chiropractic Care Benefits Athletes

1. Undo the punishment that the body receives when exercising or participating in a sport activity

Chiropractors specialize in treating pain and injuries related to muscles, bones, nerves, and joints. They help their patients get back on track by ensuring that all parts of the bodywork together as they should. This includes your spine, which is responsible for supporting your entire body weight. Spinal decompression therapy helps relieve pressure on discs between vertebrae while increasing space between them, allowing fluid movement within the disc itself without causing further damage or pain during motion. This procedure has been known to reduce chronic low back pain in many cases when used regularly over time, along with proper exercise routines and dieting habits.

2. Various sports injuries are treatable via chiropractic care

If you’re a high-impact athlete, your body is constantly impacted by the sport you love. This can lead to misalignment of your skeleton muscles and cause pain in other areas of your body. Chiropractic care fixes this by adjusting them back into place, so they work correctly again! Low-impact athletes also need to visit a chiropractor from time to time because even though there isn’t much physical contact between players, their bodies are still being put under stress, resulting in injuries over time if not treated correctly.

  • Injury prevention: Studies carried out in Australia claimed that fewer leg injuries were experienced by footballers who take chiropractic care
  • Headaches: This is the most common ailment in all athletes. A  chiropractor will ensure you are relieved from head pains
  • Ankle injuries:  With chiropractic care, better ankle function is guaranteed after an injury
  • Shoulder pain: Some forms of shoulders’ pains can be avoided if one gets them adjusted from time to time by a chiropractor

3. Chiropractor care is a treatment that involves no drugs

Chiropractors use their hands to manipulate the body’s skeletal system to relieve pressure on nerves, which can cause pain or discomfort. This form of treatment has been proven effective by many studies carried out over time. Athletes are especially known for using this method as it helps them recover from injuries faster than traditional medicine would allow them to do.

Break down scar tissue by using stainless steel tools in a technique known as the Graston Technique.

Affected joint motion in various ranges through combining of stretching and massaging in a method known as Active Release.

Electric caused contractions to release tension, and this method is known as Electrical Muscle Stimulation.

Stimulation of muscles by focusing deep trigger points on them and is known as Functional dry needling.

4. Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention

Athletes are at risk of suffering from different types of injuries. These can be debilitating and affect the athlete’s performance significantly. The chiropractor should always ensure that he or she has an all-encompassing plan for their clients, which will allow them to avoid injury in whatever sports activity they participate in. When evaluating the athlete, some crucial tests, examinations, and considerations need to be performed.

5. To Decrease Pain

Chiropractors use controlled pressure to adjust and manipulate joints and muscles around the spine to reduce discomfort and restore movement. This treatment can be used independently or as part of a comprehensive care plan for lower back pain relief. It may also help improve range of motion, flexibility, strength, and function, leading to better overall health!

About The Author
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Author
Dr. Oscar Noriega, DC, is a trusted chiropractor who has been practicing for over ten years at Revolution Chiropractic Murfreesboro. He holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University. Dr. Noriega is also a member of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and the Tennessee Chiropractic Association. He resides in Murfreesboro with his wife and two children.