Whether it’s golf on the weekend or softball in the county league, many amateur and professional athletes are sidelined with injuries that could have been avoided. Others sit out on the bench because their injury did not respond to regular medical treatments. Still others are playing, but at less than peak efficiency, simply because their structural system is not in balance. Progressive coaches, athletes and doctors are starting to realize that pain killing drugs are not the answer. They merely cover up the symptoms, deceiving the athlete into actions which could make the injury more serious and requiring much more aggressive treatment with more down time off of the field.

Probably more than any other health profession, Chiropractic’s approach to health closely relates to the needs of the sports participant. Most sports involve body contact, fast starts and stops, and positioning that places an unusual amount of strain on the back and the rest of the structural system. Here at Cheskin Chiropractic Center, we consider a person as an integrated being, giving special attention to the spine, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. We realize the importance of keeping all of the systems of the body functioning efficiently so the player enjoys peak performance, a minimum injury risk and fast recuperative powers. Many world class and Olympic athletes, as well as professional stars and teams, have retained sports chiropractors to provide care. Athletes such as Joe Montana, Nolan Ryan, Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jubbar, and Carl Lewis all utilize chiroractic care. The Players Association of the NFL has officially incorporated sports chiropractors as a regular part of athlete care. And recently chiropractors have been selected as attending physicians at the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games, Goodwill Games and most national and world championships including track and field, cycling, volleyball, powerlifting, aerobics and triathalons.

Dr. Jeffrey Cheskin in one of the only physicians in this part of the country and the only physician in the state of Delaware to be considered and licensed as a “Sports Chiropractor”, having completed a 3 year post doctorate diplomat program and an internship at the Olympic Training Center at Lake Placid, New York. He continues to work with athletes on the local amateur level all the way up to elite college and professional competitors, but regardless of your level, the benefits of Chiropractic care can be realized. All it takes is a phone call.