Rugby is a very physical sport that demands a lot from the player’s physical condition, and a lot from their body’s ability to recover well from injuries.  A New York Times article today talks about the mutual benefit between rugby and chiropractic care.

Life College in Atlanta, GA recruits rugby players from all over the world to play the game.  As they train and play, they also get chiropractic care for overall peak performance, and to recover from injuries.  Many of them come to the school knowing little about chiropractic care, but after being treated and being exposed to the benefits, some of them choose to become doctors of chiropractic as their career path.

I went to Life Chiropractic College West in Hayward, CA for my postgraduate education.  I loved going there, but I don’t think we had any sports teams.  Most of my school life was spent going to over 1000 hours of postgraduate seminars, practicing the art of the adjustment, or sitting in the library talking to girls doing homework.

Now that I am in practice (chiropractor in Sonoma), I see lots of weekend warrior athletes.  Some of my patients are marathon runners who find that their performance is improved with adjustments to the spine and, importantly, adjustments to the lower extremities.  The ankles, the knees, the hips. Some are physical athletes at the job too.  Workers who use their body on a daily basis can be under a lot of physical stressors, and they can benefit from chiropractic care just as mush as those Life Rugby players.

Todd Lloyd, DC
Chiropractor in Sonoma, CA