A Runner’s Manual: How Chiropractic Care Helps Runners

"Sports chiropractors are probably the best manual therapists for preventing running injuries and optimizing a runner’s performance. That's why every Olympic and professional sports team has a sports chiropractor on its staff."

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THREE KEY BENEFITS FOR RUNNERS

  • Increase Your Range of Motion

"If you can increase the range of motion in a foot or ankle and that increase in motion benefits the athlete over 5K, that difference is exponentially increased over the event."

Ted Forcum, an Oregon-based chiropractor and longtime member of the USATF medical team.

It is еѕtіmаtеd thаt 90 реrсеnt оf аll world-class аthlеtеѕ uѕе chiropractic саrе tо рrеvеnt іnjurіеѕ and increase thеіr реrfоrmаnсе.

  • Decrease Your Healing Time from Injuries

A Cаnаdіаn research team іnсludеd chiropractic care іn thе rehabilitation рrоgrаm of 16 injured female lоng-dіѕtаnсе runners. Thе runners rесоvеrеd more ԛuісklу with ѕеvеn оf thеm асtuаllу ѕсоring “реrѕоnаl best” реrfоrmаnсеѕ whіlе under сhіrорrасtіс care.

  • Reduce Your Risk of Injury

"Malalignment of the spine can cause unnecessary tension on one particular body part versus an equal distribution of pressure. I can't take care of anyone's chronic IT band problem without making sure their pelvis is in as perfect alignment as it can be. Otherwise, it'll continue to wear, tear, and put strain on that one particular body part."

GENERAL TIPS FOR RUNNERS

  1. What Causes Improper Alignment?
  2. Fix training errors that cause misalignment with a few simple tips.
  3. Most common running injuries…
  4. How often should a runner see a chiropractor?
  5. Can a runner exercise following an adjustment by their chiropractor?

Ready! Set! Go!