Sports injuries in Louisville KY are not limited to professional athletes. The accidents and traumas that high school sports players go through are just as gruesome and painful.

Pain is our body's natural reaction to physical wounds. The spinal cord sends these pain messages to the brain and pain endorphins are released into the body causing us to cry out and feel the aches.

If you've ever pulled a muscle while running track or injured your knee while playing football, you know the kind of trauma your body experiences.

Let's take a look at the different types of injuries that sports players experience and how chiropractic care can help them recover.

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Types of Sports Injuries in Louisville KY

Professional athletes and sports players have experienced at least one acute joint injury or muscle tear. Serious falls can also result in multiple injuries that cause chronic pain.

Sports like tennis, football, baseball, running, gymnastics and dirt track racing can result in accidents and injuries leading to concussions, shin splits, back pains, sprained ankles and Achilles tendinitis.

Neck injuries occur when players are pushed and shoved on the field. A neck whiplash leads to a loss of balance and an awkward fall. Damage to the neck and cervical vertebrate can be a risky injury.

Pinched nerves can be due to falls and injuries to the back muscles and the spinal cord. The spinal cord is the backbone that provides us balance and helps us stand straight and regulates our ability to move and flex. A long rehabilitation and treatment journey lies ahead if the spinal discs and nerves are impacted due to a sports injury.

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Chiropractic Care in Sport Injuries

Chiropractic care has been a long part of the medical treatment of professional and recreational sports injuries.

Chiropractors are trained to comprehensively study the medical history and examine physical injury of the athletes to determine the cause of pain.

A 1991 study found that athletic ability was enhanced and improved in terms of balance, agility and power when athletes in a controlled group received chiropractic treatment.

A study conducted in 2010 found that chiropractic care was an essential part of preventing sports injuries. Athletes involved in daily exercises and hamstring workouts saw an improvement I their health.

According to a study conducted by The American Chiropractic Association in 2016, chiropractic care was beneficial to cure sports injuries in young and professional athletes.

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Benefits of Chiropractic Care in Sport Injuries

The pain experienced with pulled muscles and spinal dislocation can be very gruesome. A chiropractor provides an alternative care to drugs and chemical medications.

Even after the sports injury is treated and the blood clots and muscles healed, an invisible ache is left behind. It takes weeks and months of physical therapy to snap back into shape.

Chiropractors help heal your joints and ligaments. They design a holistic treatment plan to align your joints and bones, improve your flexibility and provide better balance.

Chiropractors use a combination of spine and neck manipulations, bone cracking and physical therapy to cure nerve damages and repair soft tissues.

They naturally heal your body by massaging muscles and joints to release pain and swelling. It also improves the blood flow in the body and boost's your immunity system.

It is important that your chiropractor is trained to deal with traumatic spinal and muscle injuries. Louisville Chiropractic has a team of skilled and professional staff lead by Dr. Shawn Martin. Contact the chiropractic clinic or call (502) 489-8480 to book an appointment.