The Role of Chiropractic Care in Sports Medicine

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Understand the importance of chiropractic care in sports medicine and how Dr. Zappala's methods can improve athletic performance. It is important to understand the concept of the mobile stable mobile model when treating athletes. So many practitioners fall into the trap of treating the neck pain or lower back pain that presents in the clinic. Both the cervical and lumbar spine are designed for stability but the neighboring joints are meant for mobility. For example, the shoulder blades and upper ribcage are designed for mobility to protect your neck from being over worked. Dr. Zappala always assesses the shoulder blade mobility on patients that present with neck pain. In the same way, he evaluated hip and pelvis mobility in patients that present with lower back pain. This type of assessment leads to being able to manipulate these joints that lack mobility thereby unloading the cervical and lumbar spine. This is something even the best physical therapists are not able to do. If you are trying to find a qualified sports chiropractor in your area, visit the

following webpage: Directory - American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment to be evaluated by Dr. Zappala, please call 949-631-5226.