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 compen- sating for imbalances,” he explains. Traditionally, chiroprac-


tic care is known for focus- ing on postural adjustments to minimize abnormal stresses and strains that affect the function of the nervous system and act on joints and spinal tissues. But active exercises and stretches, extension traction and ergonomic education are frequently added as preventive protocols to help athletes avert injury.


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Cause and Effects The spinal cord operates like a switch- board for the body, transferring electri- cal impulses via a network of nerves. It works properly as long as there is no interference between the brain and tissue cells. But when nerve endings swell due to misaligned vertebrae, injury is more likely. Research reported in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine and The Physician and Sportsmedi- cine indicates that chiropractic sports science helps find and correct the underlying causes, and thus helps pre- vent and heal injuries. During one research project, Chung Ha Suh, Ph.D., and his team at the University of Colorado demonstrated that even, “minuscule amounts of pressure on a nerve root (equal to a feather falling on the hand), resulted in up to a 50 percent decrease in electrical transmission down the course of the nerve sup- plied by that root.” The result- ing biomechanical misalign- ment causes a domino effect: It exerts abnormal pressure on the nerve root, causes interference in the brain’s impulses to tissue


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cells, and alters the performance of any muscles and organs that the nerve serves. Chiropractic Physician Jay Swee- ney, owner of San Antonio Fam- ily Alternative Medicine, in Texas,


uses functional neurology to “send a barrage of neurologically correct signals through the nervous system straight into the brain” in order to promote the balance, stability and coordination that enhance athletic performance and help prevent injuries. Dr. Nicole Galiette,


owner of Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Center, in Cheshire, Connecticut, be- lieves that her expertise as a marathon runner helps to guard athlete clients from fatigue and stress that affect joints as a re- sult of repetitive motions. “In any sport, there is a tendency to use one side, one joint or one move- ment more than others,” advises Galiette. For example, cyclists and runners’ repetitive stress injuries most often occur in the knees and back, while


swimmers and baseball pitchers experience them in the shoulders. When Galiette treats cyclists that overwork their leg muscles and lean forward in an awkward spinal position for extended periods, she emphasizes strengthening exercis- es. “Injuries that heal properly are less susceptible to future flare-ups,” she notes. “Anyone that pushes their body


hard needs to be in proper align- ment, to keep the muscular sys- tem balanced,” Galiette asserts. “Strengthening the muscles around body mechanisms that are most frequently used means


that the integrity of the surround- ing structures won’t be compro- mised and cause other prob- lems.”


Linda Sechrist is a senior writer and editor for Natural Awakenings.


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