A sports chiropractor treats the whole injury, not only the spine. Alongside joint adjustments, sessions include hands-on soft tissue treatment, taping and rehabilitation exercise aimed at getting you back to your sport or activity.
All chiropractors in Ontario assess and treat conditions of the spine, nervous system and joints. A sports-focused chiropractor applies that training to shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and the muscles around them, and plans treatment around what your sport demands.
What a session can include
- Soft tissue treatment, including Active Release Technique (ART) and Functional Range Release (FR)
- Instrument-assisted soft tissue therapy (Graston Technique)
- Joint adjustments and mobilization where they are appropriate
- Kinesiology taping (SpiderTech)
- Contemporary medical acupuncture
- Functional rehabilitation, including Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)
Your chiropractor chooses from these based on your assessment. Not every session uses every tool.
Problems people commonly bring in
- Low back and neck pain
- Shoulder, hip and knee pain from training or overuse
- Muscle strains and tendon problems
- Stiffness that limits your lifting, running or skating
How it fits with other care
Because physiotherapy, massage therapy and performance training are in the same clinic, your chiropractor can bring in another practitioner when it helps. If you are not sure who to start with, read physiotherapy, chiropractic or massage: which one do I need?
You do not have to play a sport to book. The same approach works for desk-related neck pain or a sore back from yard work. More detail is on the sports injury focused chiropractic page.
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