Chiropractic Sports Medicine
Professional sports figures are consistently reaching new heights in their professional careers. With each passing year, new records are shattered and the human body is pushed to its limits. Everyday athletes follow suit by pushing themselves harder, choosing rigorous training patterns, and taking their diets to a new level. Despite the meticulous care and training that athletes take, they experience musculoskeletal injuries from over training, acute sports injury, or improper rest and nutrition. Top performers like Jerry Rice share their experience with chiropractic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CAsGNlQEnI
Chiropractors are to athletes, just as cardiologists are to those who suffer with heart disease. Dr. Hecht has received specific training in evaluating and treating the injuries and ailments of athletes. Dr. Hecht is the only Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician in Chapel Hill. He provides care for all levels of athletes and is a smart choice for non-complicated sprain/strain injuries, overuse injuries, and musculoskeletal injuries. In addition to treating athletic injuries, Dr. Hecht is also skilled in aiding the athlete in injury prevention. He goes over sport specific rehabilitation exercises that will help prevent future episodes. Finally, he also provides on-site personal training that can be tailored specific to every type of athlete.
Many athletes find themselves frustrated with conventional medical treatment which usually calls for medication and removal from activity. Instead of playing the sport the love, frequently they find themselves benched and/or on the sidelines. Athletes who try to push themselves to play through the pain often spend hours after the game in tremendous pain and spasm, as well as resort to taking pain medication. Therefore, a balanced approach to relieving pain while helping an athlete integrate him/herself back into the sport they love is the ultimate goal.
It has been said that chiropractic care most closely relates to the needs of the athlete because special attention is given to the spine, joints, muscles, tendons, and nerves. Chiropractic ensures that all pieces of the musculoskeletal system are working in harmony. By coordinating the moving parts in the proper sequence, athletes will also find themselves suffering for less time and back to the sport they love.
Chiropractors have been selected as attending doctors at the Olympic Games and at national and world championships in track and field, cycling, volleyball, powerlifting, aerobics, and triathlons. They are also part of the medical staff for NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB teams. Many professional athletes will seek regular chiropractic care to help prevent injuries. If you are an athlete or weekend warrior, chiropractic care will help you to reach peak performance. Make an appointment with a chiropractor today.
Sports Medicine in the News
Recently, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a literature review about whether shoes worn ("prescribed" or fitting) by marathon runners were evidence based. The authors searched the literature for factors that included both professional and non-professional runners who had been prescribed motion control or pronation control studies and their effected outcomes. The BIG SURPRISE: they concluded there was no scientific evidence for the shoe type to distance runners! For more information, please see: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/3/159.abstract?sid=3c0a4605-e5ed-4cfd-a95e-159be4878513
Customized Orthotics? Are they the answer to long-distance runners problems?
The British Journal of Sports Medicine just concluded this year that customized orthotics provide not only a more comforable feel for long distance runners but also provides a very effective conservative treatment for long distance runners. Dr. Hecht provides a state-of-the art foot evaluation that can properly fit you for either soft or firm orthotics. For more information on this article please see the abstract below. For more information on receving a complimentary foot evaluation, please call Dr. Hecht's office for more information.
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/12/959.abstract?sid=f4ea4656-8235-43f7-84ab-bac35d7cf42f
Golf Injuries Anyone?
Do you know the two most common injuries to a golfer? The back and wrist are the most commonly injured sites. There were no differences in the frequency or types of injury sustained by touring and teaching professional golfers. For more about this article please see the link below. For more information reguarding how you can prevent golf injuries, contact Dr. Hecht's office on how you can get a jump on your personalized rehabilitation program so you can be ready for next Spring!
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/2/e1.4.abstract
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