Keller Spine and Auto Injury also specializes in athletic injuries with an emphasis on correcting and preventing musculo-skeletal and connective tissue injuries and biomechanical imbalances. Our extensive clinical experience and ongoing active participation in sports gives us a unique approach to treating athletes. We treat athletes of all ages and abilities from beginners to professionals and Olympians. Our expertise covers all athletic injuries and also common aches and pains experienced with everyday life.
Our approach and goals for each Athlete:
- Identify and treat the current injury and correct the cause of the problem: biomechanically and functionally.
- Teach the individual how to manage their injury while it heals and continue with their training plan.
- Prescribe a specific treatment, recovery, and rehab plan to prevent future re-occurrence’s.
Chiropractic care leads to improved agility, balance, speed of reaction time, power and kinesthetic perception. (Lauro. J. Chiro. Res. & Clin. Inv. 1991;6[4]:84-87)
Even small biomechanical abnormalities result in a significant amount of stress on joints. (Renstrom, Johnson, Sports Med. 1985;2:326-333)
Altered proprioceptive input interferes with normal patterns of motion, balance, coordination and equilibrium. (Wyke. Aspects of Manipulative Therapy 1980;67-71)
Many athletes see chiropractors on a regular basis. Professional athletes in every sport have endorsed chiropractic and given it credit, in part, to their level of success. Chiropractic helps the musculoskeletal system perform in a more balanced manor. This tends to reduce injury and speed recovery. Athlete’s such as: