Athletes and McHenry Chiropractic: Keep the Game Going!

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic adores its athletic patients! Athletes are tuned into their bodies and their sports and want to keep going. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic loves it! The chiropractic treatment plan for our McHenry neck pain and back pain patients always includes patient participation. And this latest research about tennis players and their serves intrigued us.

This new study of tennis players and back pain points to a link between back pain, the kinematics of the serve and the range of motion it demands. Interestingly, all the tennis players in one study came to the end of their lumbar spine range of motion while serving. (1) Wow! That’s pushing the spine! Coaches may want to help their players tailor their serves to protect their spines. Chiropractors like your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic may play a consulting role with such McHenry athletic players on how to best perform without risking their spines.

And this is what chiropractors do for all their patients. Your McHenry chiropractor wants to be sure you perform at your ultimate capacity without risking the integrity of your spine and its normal kinematics. This goes for golfers, runners, marathoners and weekend warriors. The spine is a delicate system that must be respected, protected and nurtured so that it is able to perform up to par for your entire life.

Your McHenry chiropractic physician at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is your spine care partner whether you have back pain or neck pain or don’t. Our chiropractic care is for you, to relieve back or neck pain and prevent it. Contact us today for a kinematic evaluation to keep your game – tennis, golf, basketball or whatever – up to par!