Sunday, March 26, 2017

Discover Proprioceptive Rehabilitation With A Foxboro MA Chiropractor

By John Davis


Chiropractors employ many methods to maintain and restore their patients' wellbeing, health, and quality of life. One of the many methods used by a Foxboro MA chiropractor that can help to relieve a patient's suffering is proprioceptive rehabilitation. Proprioception refers to your capacity to sense movement inside your joints. Your body uses this ability to be able to know precisely where the limbs are located without having to look with your eyes. Proprioception is especially useful when you are carrying out complicated sport maneuvers when precise coordination is of the essence.

There are numerous receptor nerves located in the muscles around the joints, in the ligaments, and in the joints. The receptor nerves can sense tension and stretch and pass information to the brain for processing. The brain then responds by sending signals to the muscles to contract or relax so that a desired movement can be performed. This is a subconscious system that can be damaged by injury to joints and ligaments causing the brain to receive information that is impaired.

The joints can then feel strange as a result. When the ligament or a joint is torn, the proprioceptive ability may decrease which leaves the person susceptible to re injuring themselves and decreases coordination.

A chiropractic care practitioner can help athletes with proprioceptive rehabilitation. The professional offers them a combination of rehabilitative exercises plus physical therapy. Exercise is critically important if a person wants to decrease or be free of pain caused by injury or overuse during daily work, activities, and sports.

The exercises that are taught include proprioceptive balance to help the body return to its most efficient and stable balanced position to achieve optimum performance. Patients take part in strength training exercises to rehabilitate injured and weakened muscles. Strength training also improves balance.

The patient also learns to improve the strength of the rotator cuff, increase flexibility, and strengthen their core. Strengthening stabilizes the core to help muscles and nerves communicate more effectively. These exercises are often very helpful when introduced immediately following an injury.




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