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Weightlifters are susceptible to physical stress and mechanical imbalance. If taken for granted, both can result in severe back pain, which is caused by strained ligaments (upper back), intercostal muscle strain (upper back), the strain of the tendons (lumbar region of the lower back), and spinal misalignments.  

These injuries can be prevented or treated with the help of chiropractic care. It’s a drug-free, natural, and among the safest way to stop small injuries from turning to serious ones, or even prevent injuries from occurring at all. Here are the top benefits of chiropractic care to weightlifters. 

Improves Your Training

To start with, chiropractors aren’t simply “back doctors.” Also, people, usually on social media, thought these experts “only and simply crack your joints and spine.” Take note that these medical professionals aren’t only spinal cord specialists, but also nervous system doctors

Also, they don’t foolishly ‘crack’ your bones. Let’s not call it ‘cracking,’ but rather ‘adjusting’ your bones. The cracking noise you’ll hear is primarily caused by the adjustments in your musculoskeletal system. 

These adjustments are made by the chiropractors to restore and recondition the nerves to their proper position and function. Doing so will activate the neuro signals that cause muscular contraction, which eventually boosts your muscle size and strength, as well as improve your training.

Boost Overall Performance

Any strength training causes a lot of muscle stress on your back and joints. If misalignment is taken for granted, your body will more likely distribute weight unevenly, which can affect your overall weightlifting performance.  Weightlifting with a misaligned back or joints means more weight will be put on one side of your body than the other when lifting. As a result, you’ll get uneven gains. If you lift heavier loads while having misalignment, you’ll either experience muscle imbalance.

As stated earlier, chiropractors can fix these misalignments and restore the balance not only in your musculoskeletal system but also in your nervous system. Your nervous system regulates your muscle function, as well as muscular regeneration and healing processes. If your nervous system is functioning well, your muscles will work better and be healed easily. 

Prevent Injuries

Another bad result of misalignment is injuries. Apparently, weightlifters are prone to various joints, ligaments, tendons, bones, and muscle injuries. Here is a list of injuries that you possibly suffer from while bodybuilding or weight lifting:

  • Achilles tendonitis
  • Calf strain
  • Elbow tendonitis
  • Knee pain
  • Hamstring pull or tear
  • Herniated discs
  • IT band syndrome
  • Neck pain
  • Rotator cuff strain
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome
  • SLAP lesion
  • Wrist injuries

 

These weightlifting injuries can be prevented with the help of a skilled chiropractor. Along with the application of necessary adjustments, chiropractors can also recommend specific exercises that can strengthen your joints better. For most people who undergo weight training, having stronger joints means being more resistant to weight lifting-related injuries. 

Additionally, adelaide chiropractor in Australia recommends three must-dos to prevent injuries even before chiropractic care. These include using core muscles as you lift to improve your posture, keeping your spine straight (arching your back seems to be comfy but doing so damages the nerves in your back), and knowing your limits. 


Treat Injuries

Once again, the stronger your joints are, the lower the risks of injury during weight lifting. But what happens if an injury already occurred? These injuries that weightlifters are prone to can negatively influence their joints and their adjacent soft-tissue structures, which of course, worsen the said injuries. 

The good thing is chiropractic care isn’t only meant for adjustment and prevention but also for the rehabilitation of weight lifting-related injuries. Chiropractors provide various treatment options, including body massage, heat or cold therapy, workout training, electrical muscle stimulation, or physical therapy, depending on the injury type and its severity. 

For weightlifters, it’s recommended to ask care or help from chiropractors who’ve been working with athletes. They are more familiar with weight lifting-related injuries. So basically, they can more likely offer you the best treatment option for you. 

Increases Range of Motion

We’ve discussed that chiropractors can improve weightlifting performance by increasing your muscle size and strength, and preventing or treating injuries. In that case, you’re also increasing your range of motion—you’ll be free of pain and lift without restriction.  

Chiropractors can’t immediately improve your range of motion after one appointment. They will align your spine first so your other parts of the body can work more efficiently than before and eventually heal as time goes by.  By indulging in regular chiropractic care, your flexibility increases slowly and steadily over time. 

Takeaway

If you’re a professional weightlifter or have been bodybuilding for some time, you know that quick-witted intelligence complements any weight training. You can’t be good at bodybuilding by simply training more weight or reps. You have to be smarter, as well. And consistent chiropractic care aids you in training smarter, not harder.