Do you think you can dance? Then you should see a chiropractor… Part 1

I have the opportunity in my practice to care for some young lady dancers. This has prompted me to learn about the specific needs of these young athletes and how chiropractic care can benefit them.

Dancers, like any other athlete, can benefit from chiropractic care. The high demand of their training and performance requires that they be strong and flexible. Chiropractic aims to align the spine as well as extremities which will create symmetry in the body of the dancer. What this means for a dancer is improved proprioceptive input to the nervous system increasing balance and coordination. Chiropractic adjustments will also improve mobility in joints which can improve a dancer’s performance and reduce the risk for injury.

Balance in muscle functioning is another point of focus which can also improve performance and prevent injury. I have training in a technique called Applied Kinesiology which focuses on muscles, their function and how they relate to other body systems. Can stress cause dysfunction of a muscle? Yes. If an organ system and a muscle have the same nerve supply than they can absolutely have an effect on each other. 

While I strongly recommend chiropractic care to anyone with a spine, I would also like encourage dancers to see a chiropractor. If you need a dance chiropractor in Miami, please come see me. I so enjoy working with dancers. Follow my page for more upcoming blogs on dance health.

Why I am drawn to alternative medicine and choose to embrace holistic chiropractic care...

Because it searches for the answer to WHY?

I was watching a video yesterday of another holistic chiropractor named Dr. Schmitt to freshen up on some new information. In this video he was talking about patients who use chondroitin sulfate for joint health and respond well to using these supplements. Then he went on to explain the biochemical pathways where this is used and why patients respond well to these supplements. The point of this is to find why the person responds well to these because your body should make these things on its own. Maybe you don't need to give your body the end product, but instead give it the correct supplement it needs in making that end product. This would be even better because that nutrient may be needed in other processes throughout the body, but if the person is only thinking of their joint health and not their fatigue for example; they really are not solving the problem.

Chiropractors in general and alternative medicine seek to answer this why question. This is part of what drew me to the profession. Click here to find out why I became a chiropractor. The answer may surprise you.