If you’re searching for natural yet highly effective care for sports injuries, Dr. Vincent Gross and Dr. James Sites at Honest Spine Health in Glenshaw, PA, and Babcock, PA, are the chiropractors to have on your side.
Chiropractic Care for Sports Injuries
Whether or not you professionally compete or just play sports as a hobby, your body is under more strain than the average person’s – and that can easily lead to an injury. Sports injuries can be devastating, as they can impact your performance on the field or track and in your daily life. However, chiropractic care can help reduce and eliminate this impact. Dr. Gross and Dr. Sites at Honest Spine Health in Glenshaw, PA, and Babcock, PA, explain more below.
How Sports Injuries Occur
In some cases, injuries are sudden. For example, you might twist your ankle on the basketball court or get hit too hard when tackled on the football field.
Many sports injuries, however, are those that build over time. For example, you might sustain a spinal misalignment that creates no immediate symptoms. Over time, the back muscles grow too tense as they have worked to overcompensate while holding you upright. When this happens, even a slight twist can cause a muscle to fray. This is just one example of how an injury can build up due to something that seems small.
Common Sports Injuries Treated By Chiropractors
In addition to spinal misalignment and back pain, chiropractors also provide treatment for:
- Sprains and strains
- Achilles tendonitis
- Neck pain
- Dislocations
- Hip and knee pain
- Sciatica
- Shin splints
- Golfer’s or tennis elbow
How Chiropractic Care Can Help
One of the keys of chiropractic care is restoring alignment to the musculoskeletal system, but this doesn’t just include the back and neck. Adjustments can be performed to the extremities as well. Restoring alignment takes pressure off the nerves, discs, muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
Decompression and traction are highly effective for gently stretching the neck and spine. They help relieve pressure on the discs and nerves while pulling healing nutrients to the spinal column.
Soft tissue techniques and therapeutic exercises are also employed to relieve tension, stimulate tissue repair, restore range of motion, improve balance and flexibility, improve blood flow, and more. The exact combination of these techniques is determined according to the individual’s needs and specific injury.
Don’t let sports injuries keep you benched. Visit Dr. Gross and Dr. Sites at Honest Spine Health for a customized, natural treatment plan. You can reach our Glenshaw, PA, office at (412) 486-6060 or our Babcock, PA, office at (412) 821-2600 to schedule your appointment today.