Why do athletes of all ages get adjusted and enjoy Chiropractic care so much? The same reasons professional athletes like Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys, John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves, and Olympic Gold Medalist and World’s Greatest Athlete Dan O’Brien enjoy regular Chiropractic care.
Chiropractic helps athletes improve their athletic performance, heal quicker from injuries, increase flexibility and stamina, and much more.
Improving Athletic Performance
It’s no wonder Dan O’Brien credits Chiropractic for helping him win the Olympic Gold Medal.
If you had a racecar, would you make sure your front end was aligned properly before a big race?
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 car’s structure. This is how Chiropractic care relates to your body and athletics. And there is more.
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.
Chiropractic care removes this interference and keeps it out of your life through specific Chiropractic adjustments.
Healing faster from injuries
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 leapt 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 does depend on the extent of the injury) many people certainly do.
Why do you think Chiropractic has been one of the fastest growing health professions over the last decade? Chiropractic works!
Improving Flexibility and Stamina
Chiropractic care proven to maximize athletic training.
One 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.
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.
No wonder Evander Holyfield gets regular Chiropractic care during his training, before and after his fights.
Travis Jones, whose team won their league championship said, “Chiropractic makes a big difference. I wish my whole team were under Chiropractic care.”
Whether or not it is highly competitive sports or the occasional ping-pong it’s time to see if Chiropractic could make a difference for you?
Pros of Chiropractic Care