How a Chiropractor Can Reduce Your Risk of Future Sports Injuries
At Vanderbilt Chiropractic Clinic, Dr. Douglas Dishauzi is a sports chiropractor in Naples, FL, who has years of experience evaluating, treating, and preventing sports injuries. Here is a look at how he can help you improve your strength, endurance, and overall athletic performance through chiropractic care.
Comprehensive Health Assessment
Dr. Dishauzi will begin your visit with a thorough physical examination, including a discussion of your lifestyle and activity level, the sport you play, your home and work environments, your diet and workout routine, and your health history. He will also discuss any symptoms or health concerns you have. If needed, he can take an x-ray, MRI, or CT scan to assess existing injuries. He may also recommend a postural analysis to identify any spinal imbalances or posture problems.
Addressing and Treating Spinal Imbalances and Poor Posture
Next, he will design a treatment plan that focuses on fully rehabilitating any existing injuries, correcting any spinal imbalances or misalignments, and improving your posture. He may recommend chiropractic adjustments to make targeted adjustments to the position of your spine. He may use spinal decompression to address herniated or slipped discs or other spinal conditions.
Improving Core Strength, Flexibility, and Range of Motion
Dr. Dishauzi will then focus on improving your core strength, flexibility, and range of motion. Building up your core muscles will give you better posture, form, and balance and increase your athletic performance and endurance. Your core muscles support your spine and assist with healthy movement. A stronger core means you are less likely to get injured while working out, training, or playing your sport.
Accelerating Healing of Existing Injuries
If you have any chronic or existing sports injuries, Dr. Dishauzi will ensure a full recovery. Playing or exercising on an injury can make it worse, resulting in frequent re-injury, additional injuries, poor performance, and complications like chronic pain, stiffness, and loss of mobility. Dr. Dishauzi will use chiropractic care, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and active rehabilitation exercises to properly heal your injury.
Improving Diet and Nutrition
Your diet and nutrition play a huge role in your athletic performance. Following the right diet and taking key nutritional supplements can give you more energy, make workouts more productive, support the healing of injuries, improve muscle recovery, and improve focus. Dr. Dishauzi can help you make healthier lifestyle choices that improve your overall health and athletic performance, and that reduce your risk of dehydration, muscle cramps or spasms, exhaustion, illness, and injury.
Visit Our Sports Chiropractor Today
If you’re ready to improve your health and athletic performance, Dr. Dishauzi and our team at Vanderbilt Chiropractic Clinic can help. We can help you recover faster from injuries, prevent future injuries, and improve your core strength, endurance, and form. Call us now or request an appointment online with our sports chiropractor in Naples, FL.
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