Hello!
It's Back to School time and our little athletes are back to playing sports. Yay! So we wanted to focus this issue on the many benefits of Chiropractic care for our little athletes.
Many parents are not aware that Chiropractic care is a staple for almost all professional athletes. Currently, every NFL team, and every Olympic Games since 1976, have chiropractors on their treatment teams. And because of the many benefits athletes experience from maintaining spinal alignment, Chiropractic team doctors are the most utilized doctors on Olympic sports teams.
But chiropractic care isn’t just for the seasoned pros! Youth athletes benefit from Chiropractic care as well, if not more, as their bodies are adapting to the demands of their sport(s) while they are growing and developing.
How do you know if your child athlete needs or could benefit from chiropractic care, and when is the best time to bring them in?
As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If your child is beginning a new sport, or is increasing the number of hours per week of practice/training, that is a great time to bring them in for an evaluation. We will examine their posture, movement patterns, and joint motion to determine any imbalances that could set them up for injury with the repetitive motions of their sport down the road, and set up a treatment protocol that will allow them to achieve their maximum potential by keeping them healthy and injury-free throughout the season.
With school back in session and fall sports picking up, now is a great time to bring your young athlete in for an adjustment. If it is their first time getting chiropractic care, rest assured that they often enjoy it just as much - or more - than you do!
In Health In Play,
Dr Antonya Forsyth DC
