When you witness a crushing tackle during a game of Monday Night Football, you probably wonder how these guys can continually to get up and play the rest of the game, let alone keep playing week after week! Besides simply being big and strong, one way most players in the National Football League (NFL) stay competitive is through chiropractic treatment.The sport chiropractors at The Health Loft are trained in sport-specific techniques, such as Functional Anatomic Palpation, and Functional Range Release which focuses on joint movement and muscle function for peak performance. Back pain affects approximately 75% of professional athletes every year, with possibly an even a greater percentage of football players. This is why NFL players require chiropractic care for their aches and pains.
To determine the use of chiropractic in the NFL, a questionnaire was sent to the head athletic trainers of every team in the league. The questions related to frequency and type of treatment used to treat injured players.
Of the two-thirds of all trainers who responded, the results indicate a strong use of chiropractic:
• 45% of the NFL trainers had personally seen a chiropractor;
The trainers surveyed in this study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics predominantly referred players to chiropractors for low back pain, neck injury, and headaches.
With professional sports organizations and their athletes embracing chiropractic, I hope this will encourage the general public will seek out this natural, safe alternative to drugs and surgery. I often come across new patients who are scared of chiropractic, and this can be frustrating as a doctor to try and dispel some of the myths that exist about Chiropractic and Chiropractors. We are the original "health nuts", a name aptly coined by the medical profession when chiropractors in the 1950's were encouraging their patients to exercise, do Yoga, eat healthy, nutritious foods and get chiropractic treatments as a primary approach to Health care. Remember, this was during a time when cigarettes were considered a benign hobby!! Today, our original message of health doesn't seem so crazy, right?! In fact, more and more medical doctors are seeing the value of this organic approach to health.
Professional athletes, because of the competitive nature of their jobs, are usually on the cutting edge of new technologies, and effective methods of care to optimize performance. The usage of chiropractic in the NFL is a testament to the efficacy of Chiropractic in the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.
Be Healthy.
Dr. StephanieReference:
Stump JL, Redwood D. The use and role of sport chiropractors in the National Football League: A short report. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2002:25(3), p. e2.
Of the two-thirds of all trainers who responded, the results indicate a strong use of chiropractic:
With professional sports organizations and their athletes embracing chiropractic, I hope this will encourage the general public will seek out this natural, safe alternative to drugs and surgery. I often come across new patients who are scared of chiropractic, and this can be frustrating as a doctor to try and dispel some of the myths that exist about Chiropractic and Chiropractors. We are the original "health nuts", a name aptly coined by the medical profession when chiropractors in the 1950's were encouraging their patients to exercise, do Yoga, eat healthy, nutritious foods and get chiropractic treatments as a primary approach to Health care. Remember, this was during a time when cigarettes were considered a benign hobby!! Today, our original message of health doesn't seem so crazy, right?! In fact, more and more medical doctors are seeing the value of this organic approach to health.
Professional athletes, because of the competitive nature of their jobs, are usually on the cutting edge of new technologies, and effective methods of care to optimize performance. The usage of chiropractic in the NFL is a testament to the efficacy of Chiropractic in the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.
Be Healthy.
Dr. Stephanie
Stump JL, Redwood D. The use and role of sport chiropractors in the National Football League: A short report. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2002:25(3), p. e2.
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