Sports Chiropractor / Athletes

Whether you’re a professional or amateur athlete, it’s not uncommon to incur a sports injury from time to time. Impact and contact, overuse, poor technique and poor preparation often lead to a sports injury. Sports like football and basketball entail contact with other players or have to change direction quickly. This can lead to displaced joints and damage to connective tissue. Injuries may include muscle sprains and ligament damage. Overuse is a common cause of a sports injury in sports like tennis and golf. Repeated actions apply pressure to the same group of muscles and joints and progress over time. Common overuse injuries include jumper’s knee, plantar fasciitis, golfer’s knee and tennis elbow.

Poor technique in execution can lead to a sports injury. It causes excessive pressure on the body’s muscles and joints. For example, a poor backhand technique can lead to tennis elbow. Misusing exercising machines in the gym can also cause a sports injury like soft tissue damage. Many sports injuries can be prevented with a proper warm-up and cool-down exercise. Warm-up exercises prepare the muscles for physical activity, and cool-down exercises help prevent stiff muscles.