For all the health benefits of participating in physical activities, the risk of sports injuries can impose on an athlete's performance and quality of life on and off the field.
If you live near Carrollton, GA, and are wondering if chiropractic care can help you with your sports-related injury, Dr. Peter Lazarnick (Dr. Pete) and his staff can provide the treatment you need.
Sports Injuries
Rather than addressing isolated areas of discomfort, chiropractic care treats the body as a unified system to promote overall wellness and functionality.
Chiropractors are used to seeing some injuries commonly associated with sports and athletics. Individuals who regularly push their physical boundaries often experience injury to the muscles, bones, nerves, and joints.
Muscle Injury
Muscle swelling often happens when damaged blood vessels or nerves place pressure on the muscles, causing inflammation. These injuries can result from a singular trauma or after repeated, long-term stress.
A strain results from the tearing of muscles or tendons. Strains can be painful and inhibiting but rarely chronic.
Shin splints refer to pain or soreness down the length of the shin. These usually follow the overuse of the muscles along the tibia (the shin bone). Often the pain lessens with rest. However, shin splints are sometimes associated with other injuries like fractures or breaks.
Joint Injury
When the ligaments that connect our bones are pulled and torn, a sprain occurs. Sprains can be painful, causing swelling, aching, and limited mobility.
Dislocation refers to some degree of separation between joints. If left untreated, these can be extremely painful and pose a long-term threat to nerves and mobility.
Knee injuries are widespread among athletes. Overworking, overextending, or irregularly moving your knees can lead to lasting damage if not addressed. Chiropractic care can aid in recovering from injury and decrease the likelihood of future injury.
How A Chiropractor Can Help
Dr. Pete and his staff apply a holistic approach to sports injury treatment. Through spinal adjustment and other physical therapies, Dr. Pete works with athletes in Carrollton, GA, to reach a normal and healthy functioning level. To learn more about chiropractic care for sports injuries, call 770-832-2226 to schedule an appointment.