Professional athletes are constantly reaching new heights in their professional careers. With each passing year, new records are shattered and the human body is pushed to its limits. Competitors train rigorously and take their diets to a new level every day. Yet despite the conscientious care and precautions that athletes follow, most experience musculoskeletal injuries at one time or another.
Being an athlete requires you to be at the top of your game, and a big part of that is taking care of your body. After all, your muscles and joints are the tools that allow you to perform. Fortunately, the team at Hoff Chiropractic in Indiana and Apollo, PA, has got your back. Learn more about exactly what a sports injury chiropractor does and how our treatments can help you compete at your best.
Managing Sports Injuries
When you get injured playing your sport, it’s important to get it looked at as soon as possible. A trained medical practitioner can swiftly diagnose the problem, assess the severity, and get you on a path to recovery.
Sports injuries range from minor problems such as a blister to something as severe as an ACL tear. Further, some injuries happen in the moment, such as the result of a tackle or misstep, while others arise over time, like tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis. Dealing with sports injuries means understanding the root cause, starting a comprehensive recovery plan, and building robustness to increase performance and prevent further injury. That’s where a sports injury chiropractor comes in.
How A Sports Injury Chiropractor Can Help
Sports injury chiropractors are crucial members of an athlete’s wider medical team, working alongside athletic trainers, medical doctors, and physical therapists to return them to competition. Our role in rehabilitation centers around therapies that retrain the body to heal naturally. Depending on your type of injury, a chiropractor could employ manual manipulation, therapeutic massage, or even prescribe at-home exercises.
Other treatments include:
- Chiropractic adjustments
- Spinal decompression
- Extremity adjustments
- Therapeutic modalities
- Exercise and Rehabilitation
- Home Care
- Electrical stimulation
We’ll often use a combination of the above treatments, taking into consideration your medical history, sport, season, schedule, and more. Whatever your injury, our team of doctors will determine the right course of action to get you back on the playing field as soon as possible. However, issues commonly managed with regular visits to a sports injury chiropractor include:
- Spinal subluxations
- Muscular strains
- Extremity sprains
- Disc herniations
- Shoulder or knee injury
- Tendinopathy/Tendinitis
- Arthritis
- General neck and back pain
- ...and more
Start treatment with a sports injury chiropractor in Indiana, PA, today
If you’ve been injured in your sport, you’re probably eager to get back out there ASAP. When you work with the team at Hoff Chiropractic, you can rest assured we’ll get you on the best path back to playing in a realistic time frame. Call us at our Indiana Office at (724) 479-0442 or our Apollo Office at (724) 478-5361, or you can request an appointment online.