It is common knowledge that chiropractors are invaluable to the process of recovering from car accident injuries. Few people realize that professional athletes also use chiropractors to prevent and recover from injuries, including slip and fall accidents.
More and more professional sports teams are adding chiropractors to their staff to complement their traditional staff of medical doctors therapists.
The National Football League and its teams utilize chiropractors more than any sports league, and it is obvious why: The punishment and abuse that professional football players experience every game is similar to a car collision, and many of the injuries are similar to what car accident victims experience and suffer from.
Many football players use the services of a chiropractor as a form of preventative therapy because an out of aligned body is more prone to injury.
Professional football players: Aaron Rodgers, Maurice Jones Drew, Tom Brady, Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice all have spoken about how chiropractics has helped them stay in game ready shape.
First ballot, hall of fame wide receiver, Jerry Rice has said, “You probably know about my long and successful career in football. I’m flattered by the testimonials to my durability. Football is a very rough and vigorous sport.
Chiropractic was the key to keeping me in the game.”
Even professional golfer Tiger Woods has spoken about how he has used chiropractics since junior golf to help his body endure the strain that swinging a golf club puts on his back.
Our AICA clinic is not just for car accidents and slip and fall injuries; it also plays a major role in helping professional athletes prevent and recover from sports related injuries.
Chiropractors can also help the weekend warrior who is more prone to sports and exercise related injuries than professional athletes who spend their entire lives working out. Chiropractics should be used to prevent and to recover from injuries.
