Chiropractic Increases Athletic Performance

Did you know that most professional sports teams have a team Chiropractor.  In the article below we see the use of Chiropractic for the Olympic athletes.  Why would Chiropractic be needed for people who appear to be in great physical condition?  I don't see them stooped over with back pain or sciatica.  They don't seem to be holding their necks to keep them from moving because of the pain.  The answer is simple as to why they utilize the advantage of Chiropractic for their sports.  A natural law governs the health of every living tissue in the human body.  Chiropractors work with this natural law by giving spinal adjustments which free the communication pathway to every organ, gland, blood vessel, muscle, etc..  It's as simple as that!  The nervous system controls and regulates every living function in the body.  If there is a block in this system, ill health will result.  If it is free from any blocks, top health is the result.  These athletes are not using Chiropractic for pain, but are using the advantage of Chiropractic for top performance.  Next time you hear of a friend or family member who is going in for a Chiropractic wellness adjustment,  you will understand that well adjusted people are always healthier and will perform better than those who are not.


Chiropractic Care Included in 2010 Olympic Vancouver Winter Games
A news release from the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) on February 5, 2010 also printed on the EarthTimes website opens with the statement, "For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, will include chiropractic care inside the Olympic Village Polyclinic, a multi-disciplinary facility that offers comprehensive health care and medical services."
The release notes that chiropractors have been part of the Olympic games by helping athletes as part of their individual country's healthcare staffs. However, this time in addition to the chiropractors from the individual nations, chiropractic care will be offered by the host nation of Canada at the Polyclinic which is open for all athletes from around the world.
The F4CP release notes that throughout the years, chiropractic has become a mainstay in the care of world-class athletes, leading to a growing number of doctors of chiropractic included in the Olympic Games. Countless athletes attribute the care they receive from their chiropractors, working along-side other health care professionals, as a key to properly preparing their bodies to perform optimally.
The release also reports that chiropractic care has experienced several major moments in Olympic history. The first may well have been when a chiropractor, Dr. Leroy Perry, provided chiropractic care to athletes representing Antigua during the 1976 Games in Montreal, Canada.  The F4CP also noted that during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY, another chiropractor, Dr. George Goodheart, became the first official chiropractor appointed to the U.S. Olympic team. Since then each subsequent Olympic Games and Pan American Games, the U.S. teams, along with a growing number of other national teams, have included at least one doctor of chiropractic on their medical staff.
Dr. Bill Moreau, a chiropractor recently promoted to the Director of Sports Medicine Clinics for the US Olympic Committee, stated, "Inclusion inside the Polyclinic is another major milestone for the chiropractic profession, and we are grateful to the Host City of Vancouver, the head of Medical Services at the Polyclinic, Jack Taunton, M.D., and to Robert Armitage, D.C., who helped make this possible.”