Sports Chiropractic

What is Chiropractic Sports Medicine? It is an area of expertise within chiropractic that deals with the diagnosis of sports related injuries and enhancing athletic function in the absence of symptoms. Treatments utilized include many forms of rehabilitation as well as chiropractic's specialty of joint manipulation. There are post graduate degrees which can be obtained by chiropractors which validate this advanced study.

What types of injuries are treated by sports chiropractors? Typically, injuries to any extremity, spinal area and or types of brain trauma. Sports chiropractors utilize various forms of rehabilitation but also add their expertise in joint manipulation to the rehab process when applicable. This addition can often be a primary component in the quicker resolution of injuries.

What is the difference between sports chiropractic and sports medicine? Both medical doctors and chiropractic doctors have education to diagnose conditions. The main differences are treatment methods applied. Medical doctors typically diagnose conditions, treat with drugs and/or surgery and refer patients to rehab facilities with direction  to therapists on what to focus on regarding applications of rehabilitation techniques to improve a respective condition. Chiropractic doctors treat without drugs and surgery, when applicable, refer to therapists with direction of care or provide rehab themselves. Referral is made if drug therapy and/or surgical intervention appears more appropriate. Once again, the application of expert joint manipulation and advanced knowledge of nervous system functions are a chiropractors expertise.

Dr. Steingraber received his sports chiropractic degree in 1994 and is board eligible in Chiropractic Neurology. He has extensive experience with treating athletic injuries and improving athletic function in the absence of injury. Dr. Steingraber has treated athletes from adolescents to professional athletes. While in Texas, Dr. Steingraber worked with the NFL's Houston Texans, other professional athletes and college athletes in the area. Dr. Steingraber is team chiropractor for Northgate High School Athletics.