Sportsmen | Italian Chiropractic Association

CHIROPRACTIC AND SPORTS

Chiropractic care helps you optimize recovery and performance.

THE IMPORTANCE OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN SPORTS
Chiropractic care is recognized as a valuable support by athletes in many sports around the world, and its use is steadily increasing. All National Football League teams offer Chiropractic services to their players and staff to manage and prevent injuries and improve performance on the field.
Beginning with the Vancouver 2010 Olympics/Paralympics, it has become mandatory to have a team of Chiropractors with degrees according to international standards (see LINK training), integrated in the polyclinic, available to athletes of all nations, and more and more top-level teams and federations, both Italian and international, have included the figure of the Doctor of Chiropractic.

Many top athletes, such as runners, cyclists, dancers, soccer players, climbers, and swimmers, rely on their AIC Doctor of Chiropractic to optimize their performance in competition in the face of the heavy biomechanical stresses placed on their bodies.

STATISTICAL DATA
According to the latest data available from ISTAT. (2015) it has been estimated that there are more than 20 million people aged three and older who report playing one, or more, sports continuously (24,4%) or occasionally (9,8%). Continued sports practice increases over time for both men and women at all ages: from 15.9% in 1995 to 22.4% in 2010 to 24.5% in 2015. Sports participation is highest among 11-14 year olds (70,3%) And tends to decrease with age.

26.5% of the population does not play a sport, but they do engage in physical activity. For example: long walks, bicycle rides, gardening, etc. (15 million 640 thousand people).

Sedentary people, i.e., those who say they do not engage in any sports, or physical activity in their free time, number more than 23 million (39,1% of the population). They tend to increase with age, reaching almost half of the population aged 65 and older. There is ample evidence that the absence of physical activity negatively affects an individual's Health and Well-being.

THE CICS Italian Sports Chiropractic Committee.

The Italian Sports Chiropractic Committee (CICS) Is a committee of the Italian Chiropractic Association (AIC) and it is the recognized national representative by the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS), to which only Doctor Chiropractors graduated according to the international standards.

It is committed to promoting and providing the highest standards of Sports Chiropractic in Italy. Members are encouraged to keep up to date through postgraduate education, participate in learning experiences with mentors and promote cooperation within a health team sportsman, geared toward an athlete-centered approach.

The main purpose is to helping sportsmen and women and physically active people to optimize recovery, prevention and performance, in order to achieve their individual and team goals.

SPECIALIST CARE

Ensure that all athletes have access, when needed, to the specialized expertise of chiropractors as part of the sports team.

PROMOTING EXCELLENCE

To promote excellence in postgraduate education and research in sports science and sports chiropractic.

SPORTS ASSISTANCE

Coordinate and provide for sending teams of qualified chiropractors to sporting events both locally, nationally and internationally.

SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Establish and maintain relationships with national sports organizations in Italy.

ENSURE PROFESSIONALISM

Ensure that members exhibit the highest levels of professionalism.

CHIROPRACTIC POINT OF REFERENCE FOR ATHLETES

L’AIC since 1974 and then since 1994 together with its sports committee, are a guarantee for the sports public who are looking for a reference of competence and professionalism and proper training. There is an increasing demand from athletes around the world to have the presence of a Doctor of Chiropractic integrated into the staff.

The Doctor of Chiropractic plays a key role in the assessment, management
and prevention of sports injuries; scientific research shows potential benefits in both acute, subacute and chronic phases. In addition, focusing with special attention on the spine, the efficient relationship of the neuro-muscular-skeletal system and overall health, it is an administeror of “approaches proactive,” aimed at restoring, recovering and optimizing performance.

CHIROPRACTIC CARE: AN AID TO YOUR SPORTS GOALS.

The main purpose of Chiropractic is to help the amateur sportsman as the’professional athlete to achieve their goal of physical activity, performance and elevation of well-being.

This is accomplished with a personalized path and formulated only after careful evaluation. The application of a conservative approach could include one or more of the following:

Spinal adjustment specific, see adjustments page.
Indication Of corrective/functional exercises;
Specific suggestions For the active approach to the sporting act.
This approach Promotes the maximal expression and efficiency of neuro-muscular-skeletal functioning.

Chiropractic's contribution to pro and non-pro athletes depends on its role in the sports environment. For example, sometimes the Doctor of Chiropractic plays a primary contact role with athletes; in other cases he or she has a dynamic co-management role in establishing a multidisciplinary approach with other members of the health care staff, all focused on the athlete. Finally, aware of the indications and limitations of his or her work, the Chiropractor also recognizes the athlete who needs to refer to another specialist on the team.

ARE YOU A SPORTSMAN?

Are you an amateur sportsman, professional athlete, sports team or club? Do you want to explore the possibilities of interacting with a Doctor of Chiropractic? AIC can help you! Contact us by email or toll free , we are available for any information you need!