Presented by Dr. Drew McPhail
Chiropractic Physician

Children & Sports

It is estimated that 30 million children now participate in organized sports including soccer, football, swimming, gymnastics, hockey, skating and baseball. Correspondingly, as participation increases, injuries increase. Sports injuries to young people now exceed the occurrence of infectious disease.

More than 700,000 children under the age of 15 are taken to the hospital emergency room for treatment of sports-related injuries. In fact, children between the ages 11-15 account for 55% of all sports-related injuries that require hospitalization.

Sports and recreational activities account for 4.3 million or 36% of all injuries to children in the United States.

The increase in emergency-related injuries for children includes well-known injuries such as broken arms and twisted ankles-these injuries are certainly not new. What is new; however, are the types of children's sports injuries seldom seen in past generations. They are overuse injuries caused by small, but repetitive injuries to the body's tissues, joints and spinal column. Such repetitive motions include swinging a golf club, throwing a baseball, blocking a defender repeatedly during a game or practice, and many other motions during physical activities.

Chiropractic care has been proven beneficial for children and athletes of all ages for the treatment and prevention of repetitive stress injuries, and to maximize performance potential.

Chiropractic's focus on the spine and nervous system is also important for children, since it is their nervous system, which controls their entire growth and development.

Anyone who engages in athletics can benefit from regular chiropractic checkups to ensure that their spine is balanced and free from structural stress and subluxations. When the spinal column is brought into balance and alignment, the body's nervous system and biomechanics are maximized.

At McPhail Chiropractic Clinic, Dr. Drew McPhail, treats a variety of sports-loving patients, from young school athletes to weekend warriors, with non-surgical pain relief, as well as provides treatment options to ensure total health.

Excerpt from "Athletic Performance" a research review by Keith Wassung. To read or download the complete study, please visit www.drmcphail.com . For more information on how you can retain spinal health , prevent serious sports injury or receive non-surgical, pain free treatments for sports injuries, call Dr. McPhail at 873-2225 or stop by the McPhail Chiropractic Office at o which Dr. McPhail is a contributing author. These books can be purchased at Dr. McPhail's Chiropractic Office at 215 East 5th North Street (Hwy 78).