Transcript Chiropractic

Chiropractic
Sports Medicine
Presented by:
Jim Mylonas, Satdip Binning, Don Galovich,
Jason Leonard, Mark Lique
Chiropractic
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Chiropractors are considered neuromusculoskeletal
specialist and are well-equipped to manage
musculoskeletal dysfunction or injuries typically
associated with sport.
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Among health care professionals, chiropractors are
some of the most actively involved in sports-related
conditioning, injury prevention, treatment, and
rehabilitation.
World-Class Athletes and Chiropractic
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Evander Holyfield
Tiger Woods
Emmit Smith
Joe Montana
Lance Armstrong
Wayne Gretzky
Governor Schwarzenegger
More than 30 % of NFL teams employ a chiropractor on their
full-time medical staff
77% of athletic trainers refer to chiropractors
Athletic Triage Model
Life Support
•EMS
Performance Enhancement
Acute-Non Life
Threatening
•Athletic Training
Restoration Regeneration
•Chiropractic
•Massage
•Sports Psychology
Five Biomotor Skills
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Endurance
Speed
Strength
Coordination
Flexibility
Performance Enhancement
Endurance
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Research has shown to increase VO2 Max
Increased oxygenation through correct posture
Nutritional Supplementation
Performance Enhancement
Speed
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Increased reaction time post-manipulation
Increased CNS stimulation and function which
increases muscular response
Performance Enhancement
Strength
Optimal movement patterns and strength through
economy of motion can be enhanced via proper…
Muscle balance
 Increased core strength
 Nutrition
 Implementation of strength and conditioning programs
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Performance Enhancement
Coordination
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Increases proper proprioception which results in
enhanced neuromuscular coordination.
Allows for proper muscle coordination by decreasing
unnecessary muscle contractions.
Proper coordination is essential for increases in
strength, endurance, and power.
Performance Enhancement
Flexibility
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Increased intersegmental and extremity range of
motions by…
Joint manipulation
 Soft tissue techniques to allow proper muscle balance
 Stretching techniques
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Injury Prevention
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Core strength is critical to injury prevention. Adequate core
strength promotes better alignment, posturing, and stability of
the axial spine and reduces the risk of traumatic and overuse
injuries, particularly for athletes engaging in severe torquing and
twisting movements.
A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link.
Proper joint mechanics
Proper muscle balance
Repetitive motions can alter joint function long before an injury
is present, therefore manipulation of joints which are found to
be dysfunctional can prevent the possibility of future injuries
Injury Prevention
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Due to the chiropractors understanding of
biomechanical principles involved in sport, it helps us
not only to prevent injuries but, to restore functional
integrity through rehabilitation.
Injury Management and Rehabilitation
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Proper rehab of an athletic injury will decrease the
chance of reoccurrence
Conservative management of sports injuries can…
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reduce down time
increase speed of return to play
avoid unnecessary surgeries and medications
correction of the primary cause of injuries and not just
symptoms
Summary
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More and more athletes are using chiropractic
Chiropractors are an essential member to the evolving
athletic triage model
Performance enhancement can be achieved by
development of the 5 basic biomotor skills
Injury prevention is achieved by understanding the
correlation between deviations of body mechanics
and injuries
Rehabilitation of sport injuries through conservative
care
Summary
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Optimal alignment of the spinal column allows for
optimal sensory-motor function. This translates into
enhanced body position and body movement
awareness, agility, balance, range of motion, symmetry
of motion, joint stability, coordination, balance of
muscle tone, symmetry of load distribution, reaction
time and control.
It is evident that chiropractic care is critical to
preventing and rehabilitation of injuries as well as
maximizing peak performance.