Runners and Upper Cervical Care

What can you do?

It’s important to take common sense precautions to not get injured in the first place. Purchasing high quality shoes and respecting the body’s limits are two excellent choices.

Another great choice is committing to chiropractic care, in particular upper cervical care. Regular runners can reap many positive results from visiting a chiropractor. Three big benefits upper cervical chiropractic care offers for runners are the following:

Improve Body Coordination

When your head is not properly aligned (balanced on the first vertebra of your spine, called the Atlas), the signals that travel from your brain through your nervous system to every part of your body can be disrupted or distorted. When this happens, your body will not function properly. You are likely to experience symptoms, develop pain and your performance may suffer.

Upper Cervical Care can also improve your range of motion. Loose and relaxed joints allow for greater flexibility and movement, all of which benefit a runner’s gait and time. A study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine found evidence that a chiropractic treatment regimen increased mobility in the hips over time.

While upper cervical chiropractic care does not guarantee an individual will experience an increase in speed, unrestricted joints and better range of motion will definitely help a person move more freely and stand a better chance of avoiding running injuries.

Decreased Healing Time for Injuries

Unfortunately, runners frequently deal with injuries, some of which take weeks or months to heal. For dedicated runners, a serious injury is terrible news.

The first action for runners after they have been injured is to stop running so it can heal. Most runners do not want to risk losing the stamina that interrupting their routine brings on.

In order to prevent interference in brain-to-body communication, your head must remain perfectly balanced and aligned on top of your neck. Upper Cervical doctors restore balance to the body by removing this interference. As a result, you will feel better, function better and your athletic performance will improve!

Upper Cervical doctors can work with runners who have injured themselves from the repetitive motion of running regularly. By using upper cervical adjustments, chiropractors can promote healing in the body as a whole. Runners love this because they want to get back to hoofing it as quickly as possible.

Optimize Your Athletic Performance

A spine out of alignment can cause other parts of the body to be weaker and more susceptible to injury. One part of the body compensating for another that is off kilter is one common way runners end up hurt.

Chiropractic care helps to keep the spine in alignment, which can have a ripple effect through the body. Proper alignment can reduce the negative impact the jarring motion of running has on a person’s body, and help avoid running-relating injuries on the front end.

Running is a popular exercise routine for many, and yields a multitude of positive results to a person’s health and well-being. By taking proper steps to minimize the chance of injury, runners can enjoy the good points running brings to the table and steer clear of the bad.

Upper cervical care can be an effective part of making certain your body is in prime running condition and resistant to injury. An upper Cervical Correction is gentle and there is no forceful pulling, twisting or jerking motion of your neck. The correction is applied using a precise and controlled touch that allows the head, neck, and spine to return to their proper positions, restoring balance to the body and removing the interference.