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As more athletes discover that chi- ropractic care goes beyond rehabilita- tion benefits to further enhance perfor- mance, they are coming to rely on it as a tool to support the healthy structure and functioning of their skeletal and muscular system. A 2002 study pub- lished in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics noted that 31 percent of National Football League teams include chiropractors on their staff.
ALIGNING FOR FITNESS
Chiropractic Care Prevents Injury, Boosts Performance by Lee Walker
W
hat do dis- tinguished athletes
like Jerry Rice, a Hall of Fame retired wide receiver and three-
October is
National Chiropractic Health Month
time Super Bowl champion, and Lance Armstrong, a former professional road racing cyclist and seven-time Tour
de France winner, have in common? To withstand the rigors and intensity of each of their sports, these champions have both
used the services of a chiropractic doc- tor skilled in chiropractic sports sci- ences and rehabilitation.
Doctor of Chiropractic Jeff Lud- wick assists players of the Harrisburg Stampede, a semi-professional Pennsyl- vania football team. “Improper spinal alignment creates muscular imbal- ances and nerve interferences,” advises Ludwick, owner of Camp Hill Family Chiropractic, in Camp Hill, Pennsyl- vania. “With properly aligned skeletal and nervous systems, an athlete’s body doesn’t have to work as hard,” which is why team members receive spinal adjustments before hitting the field for this high-impact sport.
Ludwick notes that football is known for stressing hip joints, because when a player’s hip turns out even a few degrees, especially from sudden changes in direction, falling or violent contact with another player, tendons and muscles become tighter on one side than the other. “Chiropractic adjustments anticipate and prevent this, so that the body doesn’t have to waste energy compensating for imbalances,” he explains.
Traditionally, chiropractic care is known for focusing on postural adjust-
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