Whether you are a recreational athlete or a top athlete, the pleasure linked to the practice of your favorite sport can be greatly reduced if you have any injuries connected to your nerves, muscles or joints like backache, sprains or tendonitis. Many neuro musculo skeletal issues may disturb you in achieving your goals. Sports chiropractic is successfully used by many professional athletes for injury prevention and treatment – it can help you too.
Most athletes will experience some time an injury related to the practice of their sport and this is where chiropractic comes in, to reduce the maximum time off your sporting activities. Did you know that every NFL player is having access to a chiropractor as part of the team. Its almost the same thing in the hockey, basketball and golf fields.
Sport chiropractic – to improve your performance!
Dr. David Poulin, chiropractor DC, is currently pursuing a graduate program at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, in sports chiropractic. It is also the only chiropractor who continued his training at Aylmer and Hull in the Plateau, and one of the few in Gatineau in the Outaouais. It adapts the traditional chiropractic care to customize the treatment for each athlete and this, regardless of sport. He is using : Kinesiotaping (Rocktape, K-Tape, Leukotape), Active Release Technique (A.R.T) and Graston technique. Sport Chiropractic can help you optimize performance and get back on track as soon as possible!
Dr Claude A. Gauthier, chiropractor DC, was part of the Medical Team at the International Jeux de la Francophonie. He is well versed in different approach in sports injuries. Under the Ontario Minister of Health, he joined Dr Julia Alleyne, MD, DipMSport, in producing a course available to all Medical Doctors in Canada. She was the Chief Medical Officer of the Pan American Games in Toronto and the head of the Canadian Medical team at the London Olympic Games. Dr Gauthier recently attended the International convention of the Federation Internationale de la Médicine du Sport.
The techniques used in sports chiropractic are:
- Chiropractic adjustment of the spine and extremities
- Joint Mobilization
- Soft TissueTechniques (like Active Release Technique, Graston technique)
- Neuro-Proprioceptive Taping (also called Kinesiotaping)
- Prescription of stretching, strengthening or balance (proprioception) exercices
We can help you in of the following injuries: sprains, strains, tendonitis, epicondylitis, bursitis, tendinopathy, muscle spasms, back pain or upper/lower extremities sprains/strains, and more!
We are used to working with athletes of all ages who practice the following sports: Running and jogging, cycling, speed skating, squash, golf, triathlon or athletics, hockey, tennis, swimming, indoor training (fitness), gym, crossfit and many others!
Your sports chiropractor in the Plateau Aylmer and Gatineau. We can help!
