"Chiropractic
just makes you feel so much better. When I walk out
of the clinic,
I feel like I'm about three inches taller and everything's
in place. And as long as
I see the chiropractor, I feel like I'm one step ahead
of the game."
Tom
Brady3 Super Bowl Championship RingsMVP award winner
Quarterback - New England Patriots
"Being
a chiropractor patient has really helped me immensely."
"...lifting weights
and seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis has made
me a better golfer. I've
been going to Chiropractors for as long as I can remember.
It's as important to
my training as practicing my swing."
Tiger
Woods - PGA Professional
"Dr.
Andrew Klein, the official chiropractor for the 2000
U.S. Olympic medical
staff, identified a key reason why athletes have taken
to chiropractic: it keeps them in top shape—without
the use of drugs. “Athletes have come to rely on manual
therapy because the list of banned substances [for
the Olympics] is so long, and also because they feel
it enhances their performance."
Source: ACA Journal, September 21, 2000. CHIROPRACTIC
CARE:
BACKING UP OLYMPIC ATHLETES
90%
of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated
by movement of
the spine.
Source:
Dr. Roger Sperry, Noble Prize recipient for brain
research
In
one study of fifty athletes, 25 received Chiropractic
care and 25 athletes
served as controls. They used 11 separate tests to
measure different aspects
of athletic ability. After 6 weeks, the chiropractic
group had shown an 18% improvement in eye-hand coordination,
while the control group had only shown
a 1% response. After 12 weeks, the Chiropractic group
had exhibited more than 30% improvement.
Source: Lauro A. Mouch B. Chiropractic: The Journal
of Chiropractic
Research and Clinical Investigation. 1991; 6:84-87
More
and more professional sports teams are utilizing chiropractic
care for their team members.
Source:
2003-2004 Connecticut Chiropractic Association
Dennis
Hall, Olympic silver medalist in wrestling, says,
"Chiropractic speeds
my recovery time, improves my flexibility, helps my
breathing and allows me to
wrestle without pain and perform better."
Source:
Today's Chiropractic, Nov./Dec. 1996, Muscle and Fitness
Magazine - Nov. 1995
The
Brain is protected by the skull, and the spinal cord
is surrounded by 24 moveable vertebrae - these are
like the "circuit breakers" of the nervous
system.
Your
brain monitors every cell, muscle, gland, organ, and
system in your body by sending and receiving information
via the spine.
One
would deduce that if you want your entire body to
function at its maximum potential, you need a nervous
system that is CLEAR of any and all interference.
Chiropractors
are the only doctors in the world that are specifically
trained to locate, analyze, and correct vertebral
subluxations.
Vertebral
Subluxations are vertebrae that have misaligned and
cause nervous system interference
When
the spine and nervous system are clear of interference,
your body can function at its maximum performance!
And
that's why Chiropractic has become an essential part
of every major sports team.
It's the NEW drug-free secret weapon!
Source:
Dr. Len Schwartz, Sports Performance and Chiropractic,
March
2000 - Philadelphia, PA 19115
A
recent study published in the March/April 2002 issue
of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics,
(JMPT) examined the usage of chiropractic care by
National Football League teams throughout the US.
The Journal article reported on the results of a survey
of NFL trainers on their usage and referral to chiropractic
care. Participants of the survey were head athletic
trainers of the 36 National Football League teams.
They were all men,
and all had at least 17 years of experience and had
served with their present
team in their current position for a minimum of 1
year.
The results of the survey showed that 45% percent
of the trainers themselves have been treated by a
chiropractor. Presently 31% of NFL teams use chiropractors
in an official capacity as part of their staffs. However,
even
though not necessarily on the staff of the NFL team
a full 77% of the trainers
have referred to a chiropractor for evaluation or
treatment. Probably the most telling result of the
survey is that 100% of trainers agree that some players
use chiropractic care without referral from team medical
staff.
In addition to NFL players, many athletes from many
sports depend on
chiropractic care. One such athlete is John Stockton,
a professional basketball player and future hall of
famer. In an April 2, 2002 article that appeared in
the Toronto Star, writer Doug Smith asks and answers
the question concerning John Stockton's longevity,
"What is the secret to John Stockton's continued
success
on the NBA basketball court at age 40? A Good Chiropractor."
When asked to explain his usage of chiropractic John's
response was, "I'm not a good enough expert on
what that (chiropractic) entails, but it's not just
adjustments, it's balancing muscles and overall health."
John then added, "it's been great for me, and
for my family."
Athletes
and Chiropractic make a perfect team.
Chiropractors are showing more and more athletes how
to increase and improve their athletic performance
by
keeping their spine and nervous system free of
interference.