Has chronic knee pain sidelined your morning runs? Are sore muscles keeping your off the golf course? If you have sustained a sports injury, it may seem like your only treatment options are medication or surgery. We believe that there is a natural healing alternative way. After an injury occurs, the rehabilitation process is essential to helping the body heal. Our Los Gatos chiropractor Dr. McGrain can help you recover from a sports injury without prescription painkillers or invasive surgery. Our integrated approach to sports medicine combines chiropractic care with physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises to help our patients heal. Has chronicsidelined your morning runs? Arekeeping your off the golf course? If you have sustained a, it may seem like your only treatment options are medication or surgery. We believe that there is a natural healing alternative way. After an injury occurs, the rehabilitation process is essential to helping the body heal. Our Los Gatos chiropractor Dr. McGrain can help you recover from awithout prescription painkillers or invasive surgery. Our integrated approach to sports medicine combines chiropractic care with physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises to help our patients heal.
Treat Knee Pain, Leg Pain and Back Pain the Natural Way
Chronic knee and ankle pain are two of the most common sports injuries. Any runner knows just how painful these injuries can be. Knee pain is caused by damage to the tendons, ligaments or the bursea (a fluid-filled sac surrounding the knee). Rolling or twisting the foot in an unnatural direction can cause ankle sprains. Our treatment for these conditions is two-fold. First, we identify the underlying cause for the injury. Then, we treat sore muscles and chronic pain by reducing swelling and inflammation.
Many of our patients are surprised to learn that a misalignment in the spine may by triggering an improper movement while running. This motion, in turn, leads to swelling and chronic pain. A misalignment may also be a contributing cause for a repetitive motion injury such as tennis or golf elbow. Chiropractic adjustments can help restore proper alignment to the spine. Physiotherapy and corrective exercises help reduce swelling and inflammation, which aggravates knee and ankle pain, as well as the tendons in the elbow. Our integrated approach corrects the cause for injury while also relieving leg pain, knee pain and elbow pain.
Back, neck and shoulder pain are common injuries affecting athletes. A pinched muscle or nerve may be triggering this pain. Falling while running, being hit while playing contact sports, or an accidental slip and fall may be the cause for this pain. This causes a misalignment of the spine. If a herniated disc compresses a nearby nerve, individuals may experience radiating or numbing pain sensations in the neck, lower back, or shoulders.
Chiropractic adjustments are essential to treating back, neck and shoulder pain. Back pain will not simply get better on its own. In fact, if you continue to play sports, your back pain may worsen as you further aggravate the injury. Spinal adjustments from our chiropractor treat the underlying injury and provide long-lasting pain relief.
After a sports injury, it’s natural to worry that a return to physical activity could further injure the body. Dr. McGrain works closely with each patient to create a custom treatment program that not only treats the injury, but also prepares the patient to live an active lifestyle. We relieve pain and optimize athletic performance.
