3 Ways a Chiropractor Can Help When You Have a Sports Injury
While most people think of sports injuries as injuries that occur while participating in a sport, running or exercising at the gym, sports injuries can happen to anyone during any physical activity, including cleaning, moving furniture or shoveling snow. Our chiropractor in Crofton can diagnose the severity of your injury and recommend a treatment program that will reduce your pain and heal the injury.
Faster Healing with our Crofton Chiropractor
Acute sports injuries or injuries you have had less than three months can become chronic injuries without treatment from our Crofton chiropractor. When you continue to use a part of your body that is injured, you can cause further injury. This often results in pain, swelling and loss of range of motion. A combination of chiropractic adjustments and massage therapy can help you heal faster.
Receiving regular massages improves blood flow and helps release lactic acid from the muscles. Lactic acid causes muscles soreness after exercise, which can exasperate your pain by making the muscles tight. When blood flow is improved, your muscles and soft tissues receive more oxygen and nutrients, which means they are able to recover and heal faster. Chiropractic adjustments help reduce localized inflammation, and they remove the excess pressure from soft tissues and nerve roots.
Lower Back, Neck and Body Pain
Chiropractic care helps lower inflammation while improving joint function. This is primarily accomplished via chiropractic adjustments and massage therapy. Massage therapy loosens muscles and ligaments which makes your adjustment more comfortable and effective. Once your joints are properly aligned, you will notice a reduction in pain and a reduced need for pain numbing medications.
Better Mobility
Physiotherapy encompasses a variety of treatments, including stretching, corrective exercises, ultrasound, electric muscle stimulation and heat and ice therapy. These treatments are designed to help your muscle and other soft tissues heal with loosening and strengthening your muscles, which can improve your overall mobility and flexibility.
To schedule an appointment with our chiropractor, call us at 410-451-3561.
How has treatment with our chiropractor helped restore your mobility?