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Chiropractic Sports Medicine Presented by: Jim Mylonas, Satdip Binning, Don Galovich, Jason Leonard, Mark Lique Chiropractic Chiropractors are considered neuromusculoskeletal specialist and are well-equipped to manage musculoskeletal dysfunction or injuries typically associated with sport. Among health care professionals, chiropractors are some of the most actively involved in sports-related conditioning, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. World-Class Athletes and Chiropractic Evander Holyfield Tiger Woods Emmit Smith Joe Montana Lance Armstrong Wayne Gretzky Governor Schwarzenegger More than 30 % of NFL teams employ a chiropractor on their full-time medical staff 77% of athletic trainers refer to chiropractors Athletic Triage Model Life Support •EMS Performance Enhancement Acute-Non Life Threatening •Athletic Training Restoration Regeneration •Chiropractic •Massage •Sports Psychology Five Biomotor Skills Endurance Speed Strength Coordination Flexibility Performance Enhancement Endurance Research has shown to increase VO2 Max Increased oxygenation through correct posture Nutritional Supplementation Performance Enhancement Speed Increased reaction time post-manipulation Increased CNS stimulation and function which increases muscular response Performance Enhancement Strength Optimal movement patterns and strength through economy of motion can be enhanced via proper… Muscle balance Increased core strength Nutrition Implementation of strength and conditioning programs Performance Enhancement Coordination Increases proper proprioception which results in enhanced neuromuscular coordination. Allows for proper muscle coordination by decreasing unnecessary muscle contractions. Proper coordination is essential for increases in strength, endurance, and power. Performance Enhancement Flexibility Increased intersegmental and extremity range of motions by… Joint manipulation Soft tissue techniques to allow proper muscle balance Stretching techniques Injury Prevention Core strength is critical to injury prevention. Adequate core strength promotes better alignment, posturing, and stability of the axial spine and reduces the risk of traumatic and overuse injuries, particularly for athletes engaging in severe torquing and twisting movements. A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link. Proper joint mechanics Proper muscle balance Repetitive motions can alter joint function long before an injury is present, therefore manipulation of joints which are found to be dysfunctional can prevent the possibility of future injuries Injury Prevention Due to the chiropractors understanding of biomechanical principles involved in sport, it helps us not only to prevent injuries but, to restore functional integrity through rehabilitation. Injury Management and Rehabilitation Proper rehab of an athletic injury will decrease the chance of reoccurrence Conservative management of sports injuries can… reduce down time increase speed of return to play avoid unnecessary surgeries and medications correction of the primary cause of injuries and not just symptoms Summary More and more athletes are using chiropractic Chiropractors are an essential member to the evolving athletic triage model Performance enhancement can be achieved by development of the 5 basic biomotor skills Injury prevention is achieved by understanding the correlation between deviations of body mechanics and injuries Rehabilitation of sport injuries through conservative care Summary Optimal alignment of the spinal column allows for optimal sensory-motor function. This translates into enhanced body position and body movement awareness, agility, balance, range of motion, symmetry of motion, joint stability, coordination, balance of muscle tone, symmetry of load distribution, reaction time and control. It is evident that chiropractic care is critical to preventing and rehabilitation of injuries as well as maximizing peak performance.