Doctors specializing in sports injuries have been around for thousands of years. If you were a Roman gladiator who took a nasty but nonlethal trident blow during your most recent appearance at the Colosseum – or a Greek Olympian, who injured their discus-throwing arm the evening before a big discus-throwing competition – then you would absolutely have gone to see a physician.
Today, all kinds of doctors are available to treat sports injuries. Take Dr. Mosey and Dr. Yohe of Fargo Spine, for example. That’s right: chiropractors, whose methods are perfectly suited for athletes’ unique needs.
Why is chiropractic an ideal choice of care for professional and amateur athletes alike? It’s not just because it doesn’t prescribe the kinds of drugs that could potentially ruin lives (such as opioids, which are used by more than half of NFL players). It’s not just because chiropractors don’t perform surgery, which can put an athlete out of commission for an entire season (as an example, recovery time for rotator cuff surgery is usually six to eight weeks – and that’s for office workers). It’s because chiropractic genuinely does everything an injured athlete should hope it will!
Chiropractic Accelerates Healing
Why does chiropractic deliver results without drugs or surgery? Because it makes use of something even more potent – namely, the human body’s own natural capacity for healing.
One of the greatest impediments to natural healing is spinal misalignment. It impairs the central nervous system’s ability to transmit messages, which effectively means the brain doesn’t “see” injuries. Once spinal alignment is improved, the brain can order delivery of more natural healing proteins and hormones to soft tissues.
Spinal adjustment isn’t the only modality which accelerates recovery from sports injuries. Dry needling, electrical muscle stimulation, and specialized massage and stretching programs are just a few more tools chiropractors commonly use to get their patients back in the game as quickly and safely as possible.
Chiropractic Reduces Pain
It would be bad enough if sports injuries required time for recovery. The fact that they are also painful is no consolation to the unfortunate athletes who incur them. But therein lies the beauty of chiropractic. It doesn’t just heal. It alleviates, too!
Chiropractic care has manifold effects on the human body. These include reduced inflammation, as well as reduced pressure on nerves. Better yet, chiropractic care stimulates the production of natural pain-relieving endorphins. It also improves blood circulation, which helps the body deliver more endorphins to areas where they are most needed.
Before you resort to drugs – which are commonly accompanied by side-effects, potentially addictive, and responsible for ruining more athletes’ lives than we’d care to imagine – we implore you to experience what chiropractic’s non-pharmacological approach can do for you.
Chiropractic Care Restores Athletic Performance
“He’ll never come back from that.” This kind of comment is common after an athlete incurs a major injury. Sadly, it’s often correct. Many professional athletes have suffered career-ending injuries, and we’re willing to bet you’ve already met someone who would have gone pro if not for some freak accident during college.
Chiropractic isn’t magical. It can’t turn every career-ending injury into a minor setback – but it can absolutely help an athlete bounce back higher than they ever could have without treatment.
Chiropractic care for sports isn’t exclusively focused on restoring injured athletes’ performance. According to a recent study, athletes showed a 6.12% performance increase after receiving treatment. Another study showed 30% improvement in hand-eye coordination during the three months following treatment. In other words, chiropractic can do much more than get you back to normal. It can help you attain a better normal, even if you begin while you’re already injured!
Sports Injury Recovery in Fargo, ND
We love treating all of our patients here at Fargo Spine, but we take special pride in treating individuals who put their bodies to the ultimate test. If an injury is keeping you away from where you belong – i.e. the track, trail, court or field – then your best choice of chiropractic care is right here in Fargo, ND. Contact us today to schedule a consultation at our clinic!