Athletes constantly push their bodies to the limit, making them more susceptible to injuries and prolonged recovery times. From weekend warriors to full-time competitors, chiropractic care for athletes offers a holistic, drug-free approach to healing and performance enhancement that can help you get back in the game faster than ever.
At our chiropractic office in San Diego, CA, we regularly see athletes of every skill level with a wide range of injuries. We love working with athletes, because by nature they are determined and eager to do the work necessary to get back to their sport!
The majority of athletes put their bodies through tough workouts. For this reason alone, it is critical for athletes to keep their bodies in top shape to prevent sports injuries. According to a study in The Journal of Chiropractic Research and Clinical Investigation, 30% of athletes showed increased athletic performance when tested on balance, reaction time, and agility after 12 weeks of chiropractic care. Plus, chiropractic care has also been shown to improve coordination and speed in athletes.
In this blog post, we’ll get into more detail on chiropractic care for athletic injuries, including the benefits of such therapy and the types of injuries we regularly see at Intouch Chiropractic.
Why Athletes Choose Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is rooted in the understanding that optimal musculoskeletal and nervous system function is essential for peak performance. Expert chiropractors, like the team at Intouch, are trained to assess, diagnose, and treat neuromusculoskeletal disorders—issues that commonly affect athletes, such as muscle strains, joint sprains, and back pain.
By focusing on spinal alignment and joint health, our chiropractic care helps restore balance, reduce pain, and improve mobility, all of which are crucial for athletic recovery and performance.
More and more professional athletes are chiropractic patients because they realize that it helps them maximize their athletic performance. Major newspapers and magazine articles feature Arnold Schwartzeneger, former boxing champ Evander Holyfield, and football stars such as Emmit Smith, Joe Montana and Aaron Rodgers proclaiming the benefits of chiropractic care and the impact that it has had on their careers.
Our own Dr. Devin Young is proud to be the chiropractor for many runners, including Boston Marathon Champion, Meb Keflezighi. In fact, it is not uncommon for professional and college teams to have a team chiropractic on the sidelines.
Some of the benefits of a chiropractic care for athletes are:
- Improved performance
- Greater endurace
- Increased range of motion
- Faster recovery timee
- Improved blood flow
- Decreased risk of injury
- Better posture
- Decreased joint pain
- Better flexibility
- Greater focus and concentration
- Improved immune function
The cumulative effects of consistent, small stresses over years can result in the same type of trauma that a severe sudden stress can. The great majority of sports injuries are not spinal injuries, but musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains, strains and stress fractures.
On the other hand, acute trauma such as fractures, dislocations or complete ligament tears are also possible. Although injury prevention and conditioning is important, they are often overlooked over the spirit of winning. While this seems illogical, the human drive to win many times becomes a priority instead of taking care of yourself.
San Diego chiropractor Dr. Devin Young and Meb Keflezighi at the NYC Marathon
Let us help you be proactive in maintaining your health and treating injuries to keep you at peak performance!
Next, let’s cover some of the common treatments we recommend to the patients we see who make participating in sports a major part of their life.
Chiropractic Therapies Offered at Intouch Chiropractic for Athletes
At Intouch Chiropractic, we offer a wide range of chiropractic therapies that can help you heal and recover. The main therapies we offer (and that we have seen many athletes utilize in the past), include:
The approach we take with you is highly dependent on your needs. No two athletes are the same! We will work with you to develop a plan that best fits your needs.
“Intouch Chiropractic is truly the best. They have helped our entire family and we have referred many of our friends to them. They too have been greatly helped. Going to Intouch has been life changing. Both doctors are caring, knowledgeable, and helpful. The staff there is very kind and friendly also! I really can’t say enough good about them!!” – Intouch Chiropractic Review by Debra S.
The Chiropractic Approach to Sports Injuries
The chiropractic approach to sports injuries is getting treatment as quickly as possible, and not waiting for it to just go away on its own. It rarely does!
Chiropractic care gives an athlete an edge over their competition; allowing a higher level of function and performance and decreased risk of injury- it’s Meb Keflezighi’s secret!
So what are you waiting for? Don’t wait until you are injured to see your chiropractor. Contact Intouch Chiropractic today to schedule an appointment.
