31 Mar Injury Prevention with Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is effective for injury prevention because it emphasizes proper alignment of the spine and pelvis. After a thorough evaluation of your body’s individual strengths and weaknesses the chiropractic physicians at Mile High Spine & Pain Center can create a prevention plan to help keep you injury free. Malalignment of the spine can cause unnecessary tension on one particular body part versus an equal distribution of pressure leading to a wide array of injuries. Inadequate muscle flexibility or stretching before exercise also lands a significant number of patients in our office. Make an appointment with one of our Mile High Spine & Pain Center chiropractic physicians for a physical evaluation before injury occurs.
Evaluate Your Fitness Level for Injury Prevention
Injuries can happen to anyone regardless of age or athletic ability. Your individual biomechanics determine what areas of your body are more susceptible to injury. During a fitness evaluation with our Mile High Spine & Pain Center staff, we will perform a series of tests that will reveal where your specific strengths and weaknesses are. Many injuries find their source from weak muscles that are not equipped for the demands of the activity that they are engaged in. For this reason, it is always wise to couple resistance training with regular training. Weak or inhibited gluteal muscles are often the cause of lower back and lower limb injuries as are misaligned structures. Muscle imbalances– are often contributors to injury as well. The relationship between the strength and length of the muscles around a joint is known as muscle balance. During our initial evaluation, we will assess both the stationary and dynamic muscle balance status. Discovering where your muscle imbalances are before you begin a fitness program allows us to work on strengthening the weaker areas so overcompensation injuries are avoided.
Your Genes Make A Difference
The body’s ability to heal itself is a fascinating thing. How you heal and your rate of healing have genetic components. Your genes control your biological systems such as oxygenation of the blood and tissue, lactic acid removal, muscle energy production, cartilage and bone formation, and muscle growth. Research has shown that variations in the DNA sequence of these genes affect your susceptibility to injury, endurance, speed, strength and nutritional requirements. Regardless of whether or not your genes make you more or less vulnerable to injury, Mile High Spine & Pain Center is committed to keeping you healthy and preventing you from sitting on the sidelines.
Proper Alignment of the Spine and Pelvis is Key
Malalignment of the spine can cause unnecessary tension on one particular body part versus an equal distribution of pressure. If these malalignments are ignored, reinjury and/or chronic problems are inevitable. Improper alignments of the spine and pelvis are most commonly related to repetitive movements on unvarying surfaces. You need to change up what you do and where you do it to help those improper alignments from occurring. Improper alignments can also occur with sitting in the same position–such as at work–for a long period of time. Varying your posture and getting up to move around at least every 30 minutes is a good way to help avoid improper alignments.
When malalignments do occur–and they can occur often–your chiropractic physician at Mile High Spine & Pain Center is able to make the necessary adjustments you need to help you avoid injury. Regular adjustments to your spine is one of the best ways to prevent common injuries of the body.
Chiropractic Treatments for Injury Prevention
At Mile High Spine & Pain Center, we are experts in providing chiropractic care for the treatment of injuries, but we also specialize in providing our patients with preventative care and treatment. By collaborating with your medical doctor, neurosurgeon or any other physicians you are seeing we can ensure that we are meeting goals and giving you the best care possible for complete recovery after injury and prevention before. Some of the topics that you can anticipate your chiropractic physician discussing with you that will aid you in injury prevention are:
- Receiving Spinal adjustments
- Developing muscle balance
- Ensuring pelvic alignment
- Warming up the right muscle groups
- Using the proper equipment
- Knowing when to rest your body
- Stopping when you feel pain
- Increasing range of motion
- Incorporating exercises for flexibility and strength
- Understanding dynamic vs. static stretching
- Respecting muscle stiffness–what it means and what to do about it
Being educated on these issues that contribute to injuries empowers you with the knowledge you need to avoid injury. Your body’s specific needs can be identified by a member of our Mile High Spine & Pain Center team so that a tailored injury prevention plan can be created for you.
Call for an Injury Prevention Evaluation and Consultation
We want you to enjoy all that your body is able to do and to be free to do as you wish. With proper prevention and regular maintenance, you can be assured that you are doing your part to stay injury free. Mile High Spine & Pain Center provides injury prevention plans to patients in Westminster and Broomfield and can help you on your way to success with your goals. Call (720) 507-0080 today to schedule your free consultation!