HEALTH KNOWLEDGE

The top five sports injuries can befall someone when he or she begins a new exercise regimen after a period of sedentary living. You may end up injured after going out on the field or basketball court for the first time in years. A Nashville Chiropractor suggests preventing injuries as well as treating them after they occur.

It is best to start slowly, however, no one ever does. Those unused muscles, ligaments and tendons are shocked into action they are not ready for. Older athletes may fare worse than the younger ones. The most common sports related injuries are knee injury, muscle soreness, side stitch, shin splints and blisters.

Chiropractic care is not just for headache and strained spines anymore. There are many athletes going to chiropractors for care to better improve their playing and safeguarding their bodies from injuries. Chiropractors have treated NFL players; baseball heroes and sometimes high school athletes need help as well.

The American Chiropractic Association sponsored an Olympic speed skater, Derek Parra, in 2002. He broke the world record as he skated to gold in the 1500-meter race. His second medal in the 5000 meter was the silver. Another Olympian who turned to chiropractic for treatment is Joetta, a runner who was in the Olympics four times, her last when she was 37.

Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist who survived cancer to win again, sees the value of chiropractic care. He complimented what his doctor of chiropractic did for him. His spinal adjustment was more than treatment, it was preventing injury.

You don’t think of golf as a game that causes injuries. However, it can cause shoulder and wrist pain regularly. A leading Nashville chiropractor recommends chiropractic care for those and low back pain and elbow pain as well. Tiger Woods is an example of someone who values regular chiropractic care. If it helps his performance and takes him to the level of expertise he is at, it would help anyone’s golf game. A well known Nashville chiropractor has seen many golfers in his practice.