How Pro Athletes Deal with Pain

Professional sports are big business. The athletes are given access to various healthcare options to help them play at the highest level possible. Over the past few years, you may have noticed some familiar faces on the sidelines- chiropractors. Sports performance is a huge part of winning in a game of inches. Chiropractors are on nearly every sideline, working to keep the athletes happy, healthy, and productive over the course of a long and rigorous season.

The days of receiving shots of narcotics on the sidelines are over. Turning off the pain mechanism is an excellent way to cause more injury, not less. But, with chiropractors there to help find the cause of the injury- the athletes can get back on the field feeling better than ever. The sports franchises and the players now realize that a team approach to care is best.

Nearly every professional sports team has a team chiropractor on the sidelines

"I did a lot of things to stay in the game, but regular visits to my chiropractor were among the most important." - Jerry Rice, Pro Football Hall of Famer

Chiropractors are there to help keep the athletes performing at their peak level

Science Source:

• The use and role of sports chiropractors in the national football-league: a short report. JMPT 2002

• Impact of CrossFit-Related Spinal Injuries. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Does Maintained Spinal Manipulation Therapy for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain Result in Better Long-Term Outcomes? SPINE 2011

• Impact of Spinal Manipulation on Cortical Drive to Upper and Lower Limb Muscles. Brain Science 2016

• Impact of CrossFit-Related Spinal Injuries. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Packers’ Rodgers Has Deep Roots in Chico. New York Times 2011

• Does Maintained Spinal Manipulation Therapy for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain Result in Better Long-Term Outcomes? SPINE 2011

Post on March 11, 2024