Sports Chiropractic
Andy Brodziac
7th Iron Man World Champion 2010, under care from Robert @ Chelsea and Fulham Chiropractic Centre.
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Famous Quotes
Bodybuilders and fitness people have been using, very extensively, chiropractors in order to stay healthy and fit. Whenever I had a little problem with my body, I always ran to one of my dear friends [Franco Columbo,D.C.], he was always right there with the adjustments. This is how I found out the best way of going, is to use chiropractors, not only after injuries , but also before injury."
Arnold Schwarzenegger - former actor and governor of California
"I've been going to chiropractors for as long as I can remember. It’s as important to my training as practicing my swing." - Tiger Woods
"I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three times a week helps my performance. The majority of boxers go to get that edge." - Evander Holyfield
Lance said that he could not have won without his chiropractor's help. "I am just coming into my best years. This year I did new things; stretching and abdominal work." - Lance Armstrong - 7 time Tour de France winner, The greatest cyclist in American history. After the 2000 Tour de France
Have you ever wondered what makes Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Kaka and Michael Jordon the elite athletes they are? Being extremely talented individuals these group of athletes are all under specific regular chiropractic care. They use chiropractic in preventative care, rehabilitation, management and treatment of sports related injuries. They are rarely injured, co-incidence?
Sports individuals, athletes and teams from all abilities and ages are now taking advantage of the benefits of chiropractic. Other examples include the Springbok World Champion Rugby Squad, Chelsea Football Team, USA Athletics Team, Canadian Maple Leaf Ice Hockey Team and Dallas Cowboy American Football Team...to mention only a few.
The injury/pain is causing the weakness...that is the approach of many Sports Therapists. This approach is simply symptom relief and will result in further on-going injuries to the Athlete. We see this time and time again when following our favourite sports celebrities on the Television
At Chelsea and Fulham Chiropractic Centre, we believe the weakness causes the injury/pain. Once the weakness is identified and removed, the injury can heal and the incidence of re-injury is reduced and managed.
The continuity of care we offer ensures there is constant communication between the practitioners managing your condition and helping you to get fitter. There is a 3 step approach we use to treat you.
- Biomechanical assessment: we assess your strength, balance and flexibility to determine any weaknesses and imbalances in your posture, gait and various muscle groups that are likely to be causing you injury. This will accurately diagnose the right pain management you need and how to prevent the injury returning.
- Address and treat your injury problem: treatment methods using chiropractic and physiotherapeutic intervention, integrating with complementary therapies and the strength and conditioning team if necessary, will manage your injury.
- Training programme analysis: we look at the scientific principles around your exercise to assess whether you are using the right principles and that your training programme has been designed well for your ability.
Why a Sports Chiropractor? 3 reasons:
1. For Functional Assessment
Not Performing Your Best?
A decrease in your normal, expected performance may be caused by many things. Problems with joints, muscles, or the nervous system, and the way in which these work together, may often be the underlying reason.
Any such dysfunction of the neuro-musculoskeletal system should be treated, in order to help enable you to make a full return to fitness and performance.
A Functional Assessment may identify imbalances, which may be corrected through a variety of treatments and exercises, without altering your technique.
2) For Pre-competition “tune ups”
Getting the Best Start
After weeks, months or years of training it can be extremely frustrating for you (and everyone else concerned!) when you know your performance was not your best.
Whatever your sport, unusual and minor physical malfunction in joints or muscles can badly affect total fitness. Once recognised as a problem, these may usually be corrected, thus improving your mobility and performance.
A Chiropractor can give you competition “tune ups”. These can be done quickly and easily before your performance and will help you to achieve your best!
3) For Sports Injuries
Getting & Keeping Fit
Unfortunately, all sports have a risk of injury and taking part in them may lead to minor or major physical problems of a temporary or long- term nature.
No matter whether you are new to a sport, an enthusiastic amateur, or a full-time professional you may be affected by injury.
This may seem to be no more than a minor, if painful, inconvenience. Even if it is trivial, however, it should be properly diagnosed, treated and followed by a focused rehabilitation programme. Otherwise, it may lead to a permanent lifetime decrease in function and performance.
Your Sports Chiropractor may offer:
- treatment for most injuries,
- advice on avoiding further aggravating injury
- sport-specific rehabilitation
For more information regarding sports chiropractic please click on the links below:
British Chiropractic Sports Council: reduce sports injuries ...
Dr. Terry Schroeder - Sports Chiropractor and US ...
