You don’t need to be a professional athlete to get a sports injury.  Sports injuries can happen to “weekend warriors,” players in local leagues, student athletes, or generally anyone who leads a moderately active lifestyle.

Some people get “sports injuries” like sprained ankles or tennis elbow without actually playing any sports at all!

Sports injuries are often caused by one or more of the following factors:

• Repetitive movements
• Jolting
• Contact or trauma (collisions with other players, hit by a ball, “wipe outs,” etc.)
• Lack of balance/losing your balance
• Poor co-ordination
• Excessive force
• Poor warm-up/insufficient preparation
• Ill-fitting gear, the wrong sort of gear, or no protective equipment

Now you can see how people acquire sports injuries during other activities too.

Regular chiropractic care can help prevent sports injuries.  Additionally, an unhealthy spine can restrict motion, impair co-ordination, reduce strength, slow reflexes, impair balance and shorten endurance.  Chiropractic care will address all those issues to keep your spine, as well as your muscles and nervous system, working together at their best.

We can help you prevent injuries, treat or rehabilitate injuries, and also help you achieve your fitness goals—or simply make it easier for you to continue an active lifestyle, for your entire life.

In conclusion:  you also don’t need to be an athlete to benefit from chiropractic care.

Call Sheppard Chiropractic Center today at (506) 847-7172 to book your appointment.