What do Barry Bonds, Tiger Woods, Andy Roddick, and Lance Armstrong have in common? They are incredibly accomplished athletes that have used chiropractic care as a key ingredient to their success.
The fact is that more professional athletes are under chiropractic care than ever before. Even more revealing is the increased use of regular chiropractic care for the entire professional teams. In fact, Chiropractic Economics reported that over 95% of teams in the NFL use chiropractors as a regular part of player care.
Some professional athletes pay personal chiropractors to give treatment before, during, or after a game. Barry Bonds, one of the best all time baseball players, has a personal chiropractor who travels to games. Barry Bonds has incorporated chiropractic into his lifestyle. He reportedly said, “I think it should be mandatory to see a chiropractor and massage therapist.”
Professional athletes get three main benefits with chiropractic care: to prevent injury, manage injury, and to enhance physical performance.
A research study conducted by Drs. Anthony Lauro and Brian Mouch, published in the Journal of Chiropractic research and Clinical Investigation in 1991, indicated chiropractic care might improve athletic performance by as much as 16.7% over a two week period. The report also concluded that subluxation-free athletes react faster, coordinate better, execute fine movements with improved accuracy and precision, amounting to an overall better athlete. Another study in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research in 1997 revealed that chiropractic care increases an athlete’s capillary count. This means increased blood flow and more oxygen to the body.
It is strongly recommended that both professional and amateur athletes look into chiropractic and to see how it can help them perform to their potential.
Dr. David P. Chen
Chiropractor at Laurel Regional Chiropractic
Laurel, Maryland
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