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"Team Chiropractors"In many countries chiropractors are "team doctors" for professional as well as elementary, junior, high school and college basketball, cricket, hockey, handball, rugby, football and Olympic teams. Chiropractors also help non-team players who engage in tennis, swimming, golf, athletics, cycling and power-lifting. In these and other sports, chiropractors help to keep the athlete on the field and help prevent minor injuries becoming major ones without the use of drugs or surgery. Let us not forget the millions of people who regularly perform aerobic workouts. Exercise workouts are much more effective when the spine is balanced. Sports Seem Designed for Chiropractie CareTake for example, golf, tennis, squash, badminton, cricket. Swinging a bat or racquet or throwing a ball tall one-sided activities) can cause the spinal column to lose its natural balance and mobility, especially when the action is performed by a novice or a weekend player. But even the kinder, gentler sports can create damage. No one could compare a leisurely game of snooker or table-tennis to the collisions of football or rugby, but micro-trauma caused by repeating the same movement, can eventually wear down a body part just as severely. What Chiropractic DoesChiropractic care balances the
spinal column and relieves mechanical and structural stress Medical ApproachStandard medical procedures may be necessary when an athlete is injured. The medical profession specialises in the management of fractures, torn flesh, ripped tendons, dislocations and other injuries that often need immediate attention. However, many casualties leave the hospital with as much spinal nerve stress as they were suffering from when they entered. Doctors are simply not trained to locate and correct spinal nerve stress; that is the realm of chiropractic care. Too many patients who consult
a doctor for sports-related injuries are given cortisone injections,
which have now been critisised as being one of the most dangerous
drugs in modern medicine. Painkillers may permit people to use
damaged parts of their bodies before they have completely healed;
knee operations have been shown to contribute to arthritis years
later; and the long term effects of arthroscopy are not known.
As with any other health problem, unless there is an emergency
situaion, it is always better to explore the least invasive,
most conservative care before Remember, you do not have to be an Olympiad, professional athlete, or team member to benefit from chiropractic care. |
Many
people watching the summer Olympic games in Seoul, South Korea
in 1988 saw Creg Louganis, winner of two gold medals, strike
his head on the diving platform during the diving