Research Shows Chiropractic Effective at Preventing Sports Injuries

We come across a several of sports injuries in our Tucson office, and Dr. Conlee is generally able to help these athletes. Stanford Childrens Hospital states that more than 3.5 million children aged 14 and younger are hurt each year when playing sports. Add that to the nearly 2 million adults injured every year while taking part in sports-related activities, according to statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and you can begin to see the importance of minimizing these types of common injuries. One approach to possible achieve that goal, as stated in a study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, is to receive regular chiropractic care.

In Australian Rules football, hamstring and other leg injuries are commonplace, frequently sidelining the players and impacting their team's odds of securing a win. One specific study was conducted using 59 semi-elite Australian Rules footballers to see how well chiropractic adjustments could cut down on these injuries and help keep them in the game.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Helps in Treating Sports Injuries

For this study particularly, every one of the players was given medical treatment. In addition, half of them also received chiropractic treatments at the rate of one treatment each week for the first 6 weeks, biweekly sessions for the next three months, and one treatment a month for the remaining 3 months of the study. The remaining half were given no chiropractic intervention at all and were used as the control group to determine the benefits of chiropractic care.

After twenty-four matches, scientists reported a lessened number of lower limb muscle strains in the group that had been given chiropractic care. Additionally, that very group also missed fewer matches connected to non-contact knee injuries. This lead the researchers to conclude that chiropractic ought to be added to sports training programs to effectively decrease the number of leg injuries.

Dr. Conlee Can Help Clients Find Comfort From Sports Injuries & Help You Get Better Quicker

If you or your child are active in sports and you want to ensure greater time is dedicated on the field versus on the bench, call our Tucson office at (520) 322-6161 and make 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.