Studies Show Chiropractic Effective at Preventing Sports Injuries

Chiropractic Adjustments Beneficial at Preventing Sports Injuries in Lincoln

We come across a lot of sports injuries in our Lincoln clinic, and Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 is generally able to assist these athletes. Stanford Childrens Hospital reports that over 3.5 million children of the ages 14 and younger are hurt each year when playing sports. Add that to the nearly 2 million adults injured each year while participating in sports-related activities, according to statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and you can start to see the necessity of preventing these sorts of widespread injuries. One approach to possible achieve that goal, as reported by a study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, is to engage in regular chiropractic care.

In Australian Rules football, hamstring and other leg traumas are commonplace, often sidelining the players and affecting their team's likelihood of securing a win. One particular study was conducted using 59 semi-elite Australian Rules footballers to see if chiropractic therapy could cut down on these injuries and help keep them playing.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Helps in Treating Sports Injuries

For this study specifically, every one of the players got medical treatment. Furthermore, half of them also received chiropractic sessions at the rate of 1 treatment each week for the first six weeks, biweekly sessions for the following three months, and one session a month for the remaining 3 months of the study. The remaining group were given no chiropractic intervention whatsoever and were used as the control group to determine the benefits of chiropractic adjustments.

Following 24 matches, specialists noted a lessened number of lower limb muscle strains in the group that had been given chiropractic care. Furthermore, that very group also missed fewer matches related to non-contact knee injuries. This lead the researchers to come to the conclusion that chiropractic ought to be made an addition to sports training programs to dramatically lessen the number of leg injuries.

Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 Can Help Patients Find Relief From Sports Injuries & Help You Heal Quicker

If you or your child are active in sports and you would like to ensure greater time is dedicated on the field versus on the bench, call our Lincoln office at (402) 484-5177 and schedule an appointment today. We will do our best to keep you in the game!

References

• Hoskins, W, & Pollard, H. (2010, April 8). The effect of a sports chiropractic manual therapy intervention on the prevention of back pain, hamstring and lower limb injuries in semi-elite Australian Rules footballers: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 11(64), doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-64
• Misra, A. (2014, March 17). Common sports injuries: Incidence and average charges. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Stanford Children’s Hospital. (n.d.). Sports injury statistics.