Chiropractic Effective at Preventing Sports Injuries in Burton
We see a large number of sports injuries in our Burton office, and Dr. Elganainy is generally able to help these athletes. Stanford Childrens Hospital reports that over 3.5 million children of the ages 14 and below are injured each year while playing sports. Add that to the close to 2 million adults hurt each year while engaged in sports-related activities, as reported by statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and you can begin to see the importance of preventing these types of widespread injuries. One way to potentially realize that goal, as reported by a study released in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, is to engage in routine chiropractic treatments.
In Australian Rules football, hamstring and other leg injuries are commonplace, often sidelining the players and affecting their team's chance at winning. One particular study was conducted using 59 semi-elite Australian Rules footballers to see if chiropractic adjustments could cut down on these injuries and help keep them in the game.
Research Proves Chiropractic Adjustments Helps in Treating Sports Injuries
For this study specifically, every one of the players was given medical treatment. Furthermore, half of them also engaged in chiropractic treatments at the rate of 1 session each week for the first 6 weeks, biweekly sessions for the following three months, and one treatment per month for the final three months of the study. The other half had no chiropractic intervention at all and were used as the control group to assess the benefits of chiropractic care.
After twenty-four matches, specialists reported a reduced amount of lower limb muscle strains in the group that had received chiropractic care. Additionally, that same group also missed fewer matches related 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. Elganainy Can Help People Find Relief From Sports Injuries & Help You Recover Faster
If you or your child are active in sports and you want to make sure more time is dedicated on the field versus on the sidelines, call our Burton office at (810) 715-7746 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.
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