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Whether you’re an amateur sports enthusiast, or a professional athlete, at some point in time injury may occur, possibly as a result of a poor warm-up, ineffective stretching techniques, incorrect posture, or undetected spine or joint problems that show up during strenuous activity. Permanent injury can be minimized or prevented altogether with the help of a sports chiropractor who understands how the body responds to various treatments. They will treat the cause of the pain, not just just the symptom.
Don’t ignore the pain caused by an injury. It is your body crying for help! If an athlete fails to seek chiropractic treatment as soon as possible following an injury and continues to keep on using the injured area regardless of the pain, the body’s natural healing process will be short-circuited. This could result in a permanent injury, preventing the athlete from achieving his or her highest performance level. Some athletes try to mask the symptoms and the pain with drugs, but neglecting an injury will only be compounded over time.
Some of the more common sports injuries that will require sports chiropractic care may include:
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Family chiropractors can help anyone, not just senior citizens, even though they are the most likely group to use chiropractic treatment. Who can benefit from family chiropractic care?
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Do you have a headache that never seems to end? You may feel like a tight band is around your head and you have a dull ache behind your eyes. Do you just grit your teeth and take a pill? These symptoms are far more common than you would think. Just what is the cause of this kind of headache, and will a chiropractic adjustment help it go away?
First, a chiropractor understands that a common cause of tension headaches is subluxations (vertebrae in the spine have become partially dislocated) in the upper back and neck. Some people only experience pain in a portion of their head or behind their eyes. Others may have a pounding sensation inside their whole head or nausea. The pain may be dull or sharp and may last from a few minutes to a few days. Each person may react a little differently, but the cause remains the same. A chiropractic adjustment is a realignment of the spine to move the vertebrae back into position, allowing the body to heal itself.
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Chiropractor therapy is a procedure in which trained specialists (chiropractors) use their hands or a small instrument to apply a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint (aka spinal manipulation). The purpose of receiving spinal manipulation is to improve the motion and flexibility of your spine so that your body’s physical function is not only restored, but can also be maintained so that you are able to move freely.
So you may be wanting to know, "Is chiropractic therapy safe?" Simply stated, yes—it is one of the safest forms of treatment that can relieve back pain without drugs or surgery.
