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822 Pitt St, Cornwall, ON • 613-938-3888 • www.wilsonfuneralhome.ca
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Combating Sports Injuries

tissue dysfunction occurs. If they were getting pain at release therapy like ART®,

This dysfunction can present 30 minutes, we suggest they acupuncture and even sports
itself in many different ways try 15 or 20 minutes to start”. massage. Other ways to

depending on the tissue type Tissue demand can also be increase the tissue’s capacity
and the loading pattern. Take decreased by changing the include improving nutrition,

for example your achilles running surface (asphalt decreasing stress, getting
tendon. When a quick versus trails), running route better sleep/rest and cross
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abrupt load is applied to (always running on the same training .
the tendon that exceeds the side of the road/sidewalk
tissues capacity a tear will versus alternating sides) and At Cornwall Spine Care
occur. With slow chronic running conditions (limit Plus, we specialize in the non-
Dr. Kylie Draper overloading to the tendon, hills, no icy conditions), and surgical, drug-free treatment

BMSc, DipAc, DC as seen with over training, by trying pool running . of all musculoskeletal
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of Cornwall Spine Care Plus the repetitive microtrauma injuries including back and
neck dysfunction, headaches,
may cause a tendonosis or Increase Tissue
tendonitis to form. Capacity extremity strain/sprains and
he majority of sports all sports injuries. Com-

Tinjuries fall in to two Knowing this information mon treatments include
Once a proper baseline
categories: acute injuries is key to properly treating and joint manipulation, LASER
for pain-free training is
®
and overuse injuries. Acute preventing sports injuries. therapy, acupuncture, ART ,
established, the second goal is
injuries are typically a The action plan is simple: sports massage, custom
to increase the athlete’s tissue
result of a single, traumatic decrease the load applied to orthotics and physical
capacity. Treatment, although
event (ie. ankle sprains and the tissue and increase the rehabilitation. For more
based on the diagnosis, is
shoulder dislocations) while capacity of the tissue. Here information on how we can
designed to increase the
overuse injuries are a result of is some advice we pass on help you combat your sports
capacity of the tissue to
repetitive micro-trauma and to our patients when they injury, visit our website at
withstand the demand.
usually occur over time (ie. present with a sports injury. SpineCarePlus.ca!
This, combined with the
runner’s knee, shin splints, aforementioned new training

tennis elbow, and chronic Decrease program, will increase References
low back pain). Tissue Load 1. Howitt and Muir 2014,
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the tissue’s tolerance . Returning to full training,
For every sports injury Our first area to combat Common treatments for Canadian Chiropractor

the formula that causes the with an injury is to decrease sports injuries include 2. Brady 2013, Load
injury is fairly standard: tissue demand or tissue chiropractic adjustments and vs Capacity, Integrative

tissue load exceeds tissue loading. Take for example mobilizations, myofascial Diagnosis
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capacity . Simply put, tissue an overuse running injury.
load is how much you ask Sports Chiropractors Muir $ 2 S K A T E
of a tissue (muscle, tendon, and Howitt explain, “we don’t SHARPENING
bone, ligament). Capacity recommend that patients stop • Embroidery • Advertising Products
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can handle without damage, they have to cut back so that
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breakdown or dysfunction . there is no pain during the
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When load exceeds capacity run and no pain the next day. 1215 Pitt St., Cornwall, ON • Tel. 613-932-4625 • Fax 613-932-5141 • lapierresport@cogeco.net