Did you know that all 32 teams in the National Football League offer their players and personnel chiropractic services as part of the “medical team” for managing and preventing injuries? According to the league sources, this distinction is a benchmark for the profession and demonstrates the vital role that chiropractic care plays in optimizing athletic performance.
According to Spencer H. Baron, D.C., DACBSP, Miami Dolphins team chiropractor for the past 14 years, ”The robust need for chiropractic care in the NFL has been deeply driven by the players’ desire for peak physical conditioning and not simply for injuries.” He continued, “From the earliest years of full contact football, their bodies are subject to structural stress that doctors of chiropractic (DCs) are specially trained to care for. Many DCs who provide their services to professional athletes travel with their respective teams throughout the season, treating players up until game time, during the game and sometimes immediately following.”