Chiropractic as cure for masters ills? AW writer hypes his program
British star Don Brown in 2012.
Grant continued:
Four days later during the 200m heats the same athlete felt a “pop” in his left hamstring. He feared that his championship was over. He came to me feeling rather dejected. I examined him and found that indeed his left hamstring and left gluteus maximus muscles (buttock) were not working well. He had a small, but painful tear in his medial left hamstring. Chiropractic adjustments to T10 and L2 helped improve the function of the above muscles, allowing for better efficiency of the posterior chain of his left leg. He felt immediate improvement. I then did an active release technique on his hamstring tear and this eased the strain in the muscle. We agreed to have another session the next day before the final of the 100m hurdles.
The following day he felt a lot better and was surprised at how much he had improved overnight. His weak left hamstring and left gluteus maximus had held their improvement, but his body had shifted its inefficiency to the left calf and both gluteus medius muscles (hip abductors and hip stabilisers). I often find that when you remove one layer of dysfunction, another comes to the surface – like peeling an onion – until everything has been resolved. Chiropractic adjustments to his T10 and T11 improved the function of the left calf and both gluteus medius muscles. He then ran the 100m hurdles and recorded yet another PB (14.54) to gain another silver medal.
Another day on and he had his last individual final, the 200m. He was feeling confident and had no pain coming from his hamstring. In fact, he was quite amazed. He ran without pain and notched up another PB (24.28) for his third silver. On the very next day he ran in the 4x400m and 4x100m relays and, although he hadn’t run a 400m competitively for years, there was no problem. The team won a bronze medal in both events.
As you can imagine, from abject dejection after the 200m heats when he thought his championship was over, this turned to unparalleled elation when winning a haul of five medals.
Veteran competition is inspirational and vitally important for our ageing British population. Just because you are over the age of 35 doesn’t mean that you need to relegate yourself to recreational athletics. There is great competition out there and there are medals to be won. Just make sure you get your body in tip-top shape with the help of chiropractic care.
This is not a one-off story and chiropractic can help athletes get back on track quickly and efficiently.
I think massage is good, but is a chiro needed?
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Got treatment for similar problems feel 100% better first time ever with no pain going into indoor season
I too have found relief from Chiropractic care (thanks Dr. Jerry!). Some events perhaps more than others can cause major impingement or alignment issues, but I would guess that all athletes (masters or otherwise) could benefit from this type of care.
Before an international competition in 2011 I received a severe back pain, in the afternoon immediately before the triple jump race (on the next morning). Fortunately, a colleague (marathon runner M60), for whom I knew that he was a chiropractic, passed by (obviously sent by God – on the exact place, on the exact time), and I asked him for help.
He just said: “Lie down on the grass”. And he started massaging and twisting my body for 20-30 min. Sometimes there was pain but I trusted him.
I felt a great relief, and on the next morning I won the triple jump. If he didn’t appear, I would probably not participate at all! He even refused to take money.
After that I started visiting him regularly, because I have scoliosis, periodic back pains, etc.
Such people can be extremely helpful (if they are really competent in their job), they can be the decisive factor if one will or will not participate (successfully) in a competition.
So let’s pay respect to them.
And let’s remember the advices of Edgar Cayce who recommended chiropractic procedures for many ailments.
I attribute my great throws in 2014 to my chiropractor Dr. Connie Hayes who traveled with me to Budapest where I set a World record in the weight an America record in the hammer and shot. She slso had the opportunity to help a lot of athletes at Worlds from the USA and other countries. I am so blessed for her dedication to keep my body in tact. Most throwers know the problems with shoulders,back, and knee pain and I’ve had all of that this year, but Dr. Hayes is a miracle worker. At 65 I’m throwing better than ever and still looking for some bigger ones to come. If you don’t have a chiropractor as part of your training you are missing out on the opportunity to help prolonge your masters competition. But you must find the right one all chiropractors are not created equal.
ART has worked wonders for me.
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