A chiropractor is a healthcare professional who treats musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders. They use chiropractic care to properly align the athlete’s musculoskeletal structure, particularly the spine. This allows the body to heal itself without surgical intervention or medication.
Through proper alignment, a chiropractor can provide athletes much needed pain relief. When you regularly take part in sports, pulls, strains, sprains, bruises and other sports injuries are bound to occur. You may not know it, but a chiropractor can resolve several of these injuries. Below are 2 injuries you may not have known chiropractic care can help.
