According to a study published in Chiropractic: The Journal of Chiropractic Research and Clinical Investigation by Lauro A and Mouch B in 1991, athletes exhibited a 30% improvement in performance after 12 weeks of chiropractic treatment. They were tested on several aspects of athletic ability including kinesthetic perception, power, reaction time, agility and balance. Those who did not receive chiropractic treatment showed only a 1% increase in performance after 6 weeks of treatment, while those who received the chiropractic treatments showed an 18% increase in performance after 6 weeks.

 

Many professional athletes also undergo treatments before, during and after a game. According to PracticalChiro.com, athletes including Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong and Emmitt Smith all receive treatments from sports chiropractors so that they can improve their performance and recover properly throughout training and game season. (Source: PracticalChiro.com)

 

According to SpinalHealth.net, 7% of the San Francisco 49’s football team consulted with a chiropractor shortly after winning the Super Bowl in 1990. Chiropractic treatments after the intense game allowed them to recover easily and restore their health. (Source: SpinalHealth.net)

 

Young athletes - not only professionals or Olympians – can also benefit from chiropractic treatment because this type of therapy enhances blood flow, improves range of motion and can also increase recovery rates after intensive training or a game. Full range of motion is particularly important for endurance athletes and those who must employ various types of stretches into their training routine

Top 3 Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Athletes:

1. Improving athletic performance – If you had a race car would you make sure your front end was aligned properly before a big race?

1. •Of course you would because you know that when your car is aligned properly it will run faster, more efficiently, and with less strain on the cars structure. This is how chiropractic care relates to your body and athletics.
   

2. •To perform at your peak, your body must receive signals from your brain, and your brain must get messages from your body. Have you ever been on a cell phone when there was static on the line? Interference over your nerve pathways has the same effect. It reduces the communication between your brain and your body and affects your ability to perform at your best.
   

3. •Chiropractic care removes this interference and keeps it out of your life through specific chiropractic adjustments.
   

4. •No wonder Dan O’Brien credits chiropractic for helping him win the Olympic Gold Medal.
   

2. Heal quicker for injuries.

1. •People heal quicker from injuries, sickness, and everything else if they have good nerve supply from their brain to their body and back again, This is what chiropractic does! There are countless personal experiences from people who have limped into chiropractic offices with a sports or athletic injury, and leaped out to participate in their activity the next day. While not every person who goes to a chiropractor has this kind of experience, because it depends on the extent of the injury, many people certainly do.
   

2. •Why do you think chiropractic has been one of the fastest growing health professions over the last decade? Chiropractic works!
   

3. Improve flexibility and stamina.

1. •One particular study tested 2 groups of athletes in training. The first group trained without receiving chiropractic care. The second group trained and received ongoing chiropractic care as well. As expected, both groups improved. After 12 weeks however, there was a big difference in their results.
   

2. •The group that was not under chiropractic care showed a 4.5% improvement while the chiropractic group showed a 16.7% improvement after 12 weeks.
   

3. •No wonder Evander Holyfield gets regular chiropractic care during his training, before and after his fights. Travis Jones, a high school soccer player said, “chiropractic keeps me more flexible and agile. It definitely improves my soccer game!”
   

If you’re involved in sports, don’t you think its time you were examined by a chiropractor to see if chiropractic could make a difference for you.