Hello! This is Roy from Lifeforce Chiropractic STAFF. I'll be talking about the relationship between chiropractic and surfing!

Chiropractic care can be very beneficial for surfers in maintaining their bodies and improving performance. Surfing is a sport that uses all the muscles and joints in the body, as it requires a great deal of twisting, balancing, and adjusting one's strength to the wave. It is especially easy to strain the hips, shoulders, and back when standing up from paddling, and the forced posture and movements can easily lead to injury and discomfort. Chiropractic care can be effective in helping with these challenges.

First, chiropractic care provides joint and spinal alignment treatments to improve the body's balance and flexibility. Surfing is all about balance and stability, especially at the moment of surfing a wave, when coordination of the entire body is essential. When the body is balanced, it is more stable on the board and easier to make instantaneous movements in response to waves. Adjustments to the spine and pelvis allow for smoother twisting movements and paddling, resulting in more efficient transmission of speed and power.

Second, chiropractic care can also relieve muscle tension and fatigue and increase range of motion. Surfing places a great deal of stress on the shoulders and lower back, and muscles can easily become fatigued and stiff. Chiropractic adjustments can loosen the muscles around the shoulder blades and spine and increase the range of motion of the joints, allowing for smooth paddling and take-offs and freedom of movement on the waves.

In addition, chiropractic improves the function of the nervous system, which improves reaction time and instantaneous response. When the spine is aligned, nerve compression is relieved and nerve transmission is smoothed, judgment and reaction while surfing are improved, allowing for quicker and more accurate reactions to waves. These effects allow for more advanced techniques and safer riding.

Surfing is a sport that inevitably requires physical exertion, so incorporating chiropractic care can help prevent injury and recover from fatigue.

More and more patients are surfing these days! We are looking forward to seeing many surfers!