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Sports Chiropractic is a branch of Chiropractic specializing in
the care of athletes. Dr. Brent Underwood, a Certified Chiropractic
Sports Physician, received specialized post-graduate education that
allows him to effectively diagnose and treat athletes and
sports-related injuries.
Click Here to view Dr. Brent's specialized education
Sports Chiropractors are recognized as expert providers of spinal
and peripheral joint manipulation. By ensuring proper mechanics of
the spine and peripheral joints, a sports chiropractor can influence
a number of body functions; from balancing and restoring normal
muscle tone through soft tissue techniques, to enhancing balance and
proprioception, as well as minimizing compensatory joint stress and
pathology. The sports chiropractor can enhance an athlete's recovery
from injury, prevent future injury (such as overuse/overtraining
syndromes) and improve athletic performance.
Athletes put physical demands on their body running, jumping,
tackling and falling. These demands may present themselves as
sprains, strains, chronic injuries and negatively effect
performance. An athlete competing with the proper mechanics has the
greatest ability to perform at their best.
Many world class and Olympic athletes, as well as professional
stars and teams, have retained sports chiropractors to provide care.
In the competitive sports world, these athletes realize that if
spinal or extremity problems exist, their performance will be
compromised. The goal for each patient is to get him/her in peak
performance to produce a winning result.
Professional, amateur and weekend athletes seek out Sports
Chiropractors for many reasons:
Prevention of injury
Quicker recovery after training/games
Better balance sense
Peak
performance
Progressive coaches, athletes, and doctors are realizing that
pain killing drugs are not always the answer. They merely cover up
the symptoms, deceiving the athlete into actions which could make
the injury more serious. Probably more than any other health
profession, Chiropractic's approach to health closely relates to the
needs of the sports participant. Most sports involve body contact,
fast starts and stops, and positioning that places an unusual amount
of strain on the back, the core muscles and structural system. |
