Sports ChiropracticSports injuries can be a major concern for all athletes. If you are a sportsman or sportswoman, you have probably suffered from at least one of the following conditions at some point: strains, sprains, tendinitis, bursitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, frozen shoulder, back pain, neck pain – the list goes on and on.
Whether you are a weekend athlete or a professional, there are things that all athletes have in common. They want to perform the best they can in their chosen sport, but they also unfortunately suffer from numerous injuries. Let's take the weekend athlete, or for that matter, anyone who enjoys exercising. Injuries happen, pure and simple. While they can be minimized, they cannot be totally avoided. If a person participates enough in any physical activity, eventually that person will get hurt to some degree. The way in which one treats their injuries determines how fast one recovers, and how quickly one can get back to the activity they enjoy. Chiropractic offers a balanced approach to the treatment and healing of sports injuries. By using the chiropractic adjustment to return spinal segments to their normal mobility, and by using advanced tissue therapy to help the supportive tissues (muscles, tendons, and ligaments), chiropractors help the injured areas return to their normal function. Better strategies for exercise and stretching are also discussed with the athlete, to help them get the most enjoyment they can out of their chosen sport. Many professional athletes are using chiropractic care more and more, because they realise that it helps them maximize their athletic performance. Numerous articles continue to appear in major newspapers and magazines citing stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, former boxing champ Evander Holyfield and football stars Rio Ferdinand and Gareth Southgate who have proclaimed the difference that chiropractic care has made to their careers. More and more professional teams, such as Manchester United and AC Milan, are now using chiropractic care for this reason. If you remember that the whole principle behind chiropractic care is to restore spinal health so that the body has the best opportunity to function as its peak, it is not hard to understand why the pros enjoy what chiropractic has to offer. |
| Why do athletes choose chiropractic care even when they are fit and healthy? It becomes obvious to nearly any sports enthusiast why the world’s greatest athletes choose to include chiropractic care as part of their lifestyle. Chiropractic works. Regular athletes and regular people cannot typically withstand the rigors and the intensity that great champions endure. It is no accident that sporting champions like Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong choose to have chiropractic care on a regular basis in order to maintain a sound body and mind. |
“The chiropractor is the most important person on the team staff.” |
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In 1998, Dr. J.P. Meeserman took control of A.C. Milan Football Club. He implemented a chiropractic approach which meant its players received regular adjustments. As a result, the injury rate in the first year was reduced by over 90% and the use of pharmaceuticals by over 94%. This meant that Meeserman was able to condense the squad from 35 players to 23. |
| Diego Forlan, formally of Manchester United and now of Villareal C.F., is a chiropractic patient. |  |
 | Craig Mclean, British cyclist, is a chiropractic patient who has been awarded many honours for his athletic abilities. |
| Manchester United legend, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is now part of the coaching team, is in great favour of chiropractic as not only a remarkable treatment, but also as a prevention for injuries. |  |
 | Mal Loye, cricket player for Lancashire and England, expressed the importance of chiropractic as an integral part of prevention for structural dysfunction. |
| David Barnes, British Light Welterweight Champion, also receives chiropractic care to keep him one step ahead of his competition. |  | ||
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