Studies Show Chiropractic Adjustments Effective at Preventing Sports Injuries

We encounter a good deal of sports injuries in our Hyattsville, District Heights clinic, and Dr. Aazami is generally able to assist these athletes. Stanford Childrens Hospital states that over 3.5 million children aged 14 and younger are hurt each year while playing sports. Add that to the almost 2 million adults hurt each year while taking part in sports-related activities, according to statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and you can start to see the necessity of minimizing these types of widespread injuries. One way to possible realize that goal, according to a study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, is to receive regular chiropractic care.

In Australian Rules football, hamstring and other leg injuries are commonplace, frequently sidelining the players and affecting their team's chance at securing a win. One specific study was administered using 59 semi-elite Australian Rules footballers to see whether chiropractic adjustments could cut down on these injuries and help keep them in the game.

Research Shows Chiropractic Care Helps in Treating Sports Injuries

For this study specifically, every one of the volunteers got medical treatment. Additionally, half of them also received chiropractic treatments at the rate of 1 treatment each week for the first 6 weeks, biweekly sessions for the next three months, and one session each month for the final three months of the study. The remaining participants had no chiropractic intervention at all and acted as the control group to determine the benefits of chiropractic.

After twenty-four matches, scientists noted a diminished number of lower limb muscle strains in the group that had received chiropractic care. Furthermore, that very group also missed fewer matches connected to non-contact knee injuries. This lead the researchers to come to the conclusion that chiropractic ought to be added to sports training programs to dramatically lessen the quantity of leg injuries.

Dr. Aazami Can Help Patients Find Comfort From Sports Injuries & Help You Recover Quicker

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 bench, call our Hyattsville, District Heights office at (301) 322-7777 and make 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.