Sports
Chiropractic
Have
you ever wondered what makes Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong,
Kaka and Michael Jordon the elite athletes they are?
Aswell as being extremely talented individuals these
group of athletes are all under specific chiropractic
care on a regular basis and rarely ever injured. Maybe
a coincidence maybe not!
Ever
since chiropractic began sports players from all abilities
have used chiropractic to help with sporting injuries
and to aid recovery. Many sports stars from around
the world of sport are now taking advantage of the
benefits of chiropractic. The majority of sporting
injuries seen are extremity injuries such as ankle,
knee, wrist, elbow and shoulder as well as spinal
pain.
Many
sports injuries are treated with physiotherapy that
tend to work on soft tissues and treat patient's symptoms,
using a variety of soft tissue techniques but fail
to recognize the cause of soft tissue injury. Research
has shown that tight musculature, weakness and trigger
points (muscle knots) arise due to pressure on the
nerve that works a particular muscle. If a nerve supplying
a particular muscle or joint is irritated or has pressure
on it from misaligned vertebrae then the vital messages
that the brain sends out will not be relayed to the
muscle/s as it should do and the muscle will constantly
fail resulting in injury.
Chiropractic
care accesses not only soft tissue symptoms but also
the underlying cause by taking the pressure of the
nerves responsible with specific spinal and extremity
adjustments.
Sports
Chiropractic care also accesses the biomechanics of
the human skeleton and posture analysis. For example
many lower extremity injuries such as knee and ankle
pain can arise from misaligned pelvic joints. A misaligned
pelvis changes the whole biomechanics of the joints
in the knees and ankles causing pain to arise in these
areas. Chiropractic care specifically realigns the
misaligned joints and restores the normal biomechanics.
Dr
Gonstead pioneered extremity analyses and adjusting.
He not only recognized the importance of addressing
the biomechanics of the spine and pelvis, but also
to make sure that the joints in the rest of the body
had correct alignment. For example if a patient has
shoulder pain after injuring the shoulder in a sporting
event it is highly likely that the joint has become
misaligned. And so chiropractors will specifically
and gently with care reposition the misaligned joint
as well as well as assessing soft tissue injury giving
the body the best chance to heal.
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Sports
stars and chiropractic
No
matter what level of sport you play chiropractic will
help you improve performance. With your nervous system
functioning optimally and your skeletal system correctly
aligned your performance will improve, you will have
a reduced chance of injury and you will heal faster
from existing injuries.
"I
would estimate that in excess of 90% of all world-class
athletes use Chiropractic care to prevent injuries
and to increase their performance potential."
Sean Atkings, Ph D Exercise Physiologist (casschiro.com/testimonials.cfm)
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Football
Stars
AC
Milan Football team
Ac
Milan are the current world and European club champions.
In 1998 Dr. J.P. Meeserman (a chiropractor) was brought
in to A.C Milan football club to take control of the
clubs health set up. Dr. Meeserman immediately implemented
a non medical, chiropractic approach. The results
he has been able to achieve have been nothing short
of amazing. In his first year he reduced pharmaceutical
use by 94% and in the same year reduced the injury
rate at the club by 90%. Because of the reduced injury
rate the club was able to cut down to a playing squad
of 23 players from 35. The benefits of chiropractic
care have been able to extend many players careers
and the average age of the squad is currently 29,
the oldest in European professional football.
Ruud
van Nistelrooy
Top
Footballer Ruud van Nistelrooy of C.F Real Madrid
and Holland has been under chiropractic care all of
his career.
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Tiger
Woods
Arguably
the greatest golfer the world of golf has ever seen
has this to say on chiropractic.
'Being
a chiropractor patient has really helped me immensely'.
'Lifting
weights and seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis
has made me a better golfer. I've been going to Chiropractors
for as long as I can remember. It's as important to
my training as practicing my swing.'
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Boxing
Stars
Evander
Holyfield
The
only ever four time heavy weight champion of the world
Evander never failed to see his chiropractor before
a fight.
'I
found that going to a chiropractor helps my performance.
Once I drove 20 miles to see a chiropractor before
a fight. I must have my adjustment before I go into
the ring'.
Lennox
Lewis
Former
undisputed world heavy champion of the world, along
with Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield has won the
world heavy weight title on three separate occasions,
with the help of chiropractic care.
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Cyclist
Lance Armstrong
Probably
one of the most recognized and famous sports star
in the world today. Lance won the Tour de France on
seven consecutive occasions from 1999-2005. All this
after recovering from testicular cancer that had spread
to his lungs and brain. He needed brain and testicular
surgery as well as extensive chemotherapy.
He
says…"The Chiropractor is the most important
person on the team staff" (every second counts).
After his seventh and final victory he also said he
could not have won without his chiropractor's help.
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American
Sports Stars
Michael
Jordan
Michael
Jordan's impact on the world of professional basketball
changed the game forever, establishing incredible
records that may stand for generations. He also took
advantage of the great things chiropractic care has
to offer athletes.
Barry
bonds
One
of the most famous sportsmen of all time in the united
states, Bonds holds the all time major league home
run record, after hitting 761 home runs. He currently
has 761 home runs and is still going strong. He has
won a record seven most valuable player awards.
He
says…"I go to my chiropractor on a regular
basis, because I want to prolong my career as long
as possible," he states. "I see him about
once a week, in between my training (sessions). By
getting an adjustment once a week from him, I feel
I can sustain my career a lot longer."
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
One
of the biggest fans of chiropractic in the world,
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been awarded an honorary
degree in chiropractic from Cleveland chiropractic
college. Over the years he has had so many things
to say on chiropractic, here are just a few of them…
"Let
me tell you there is no better profession than chiropractic.
You really helped me. Every day you are preventing
injuries; every day you are helping people. You let
them walk out of your office feeling great about themselves
and feeling good in their bodies, relieving pain.
I can tell you this from firsthand experience. What
you do is really powerful."
"I
am very fortunate to have, so to speak, my in-house
chiropractor, Dr. Franco Colombu, as my own personal
chiropractor. He adjusts my wife, my kids, me, everybody
gets an adjustment. And we feel always great when
Franco leaves. Even when I have athletic injuries,
he's always there for me and helps me. That's why
I always will be traveling ... all over the world,
talking highly about the profession of chiropractic.
You chiropractic doctors are really miracle workers.
But every time that I had a problem with an elbow
injury, shoulder injury, or back injury, he was always
right there with the adjustments. This is the way
I found out the best way of going is to use chiropractors,
not only after injuries, but also before injury. People
who don't believe in chiropractic always ask me about
it. I have now become like a spokesperson for chiropractic."
