Football fever is gripping the nation (and the world!) with the World Cup 2014 kicking off yesterday. But did you know about the benefits of chiropractic for footballers?

You may not be a professional footballer (yet!) but an injury can be just as devastating to your season. Keep up with the professionals and complement your training with regular chiropractic adjustments. Top teams, including Manchester United, depend on chiropractic treatment before and after training and matches – to promote faster recovery, and make sure they are at their best. It also reduces risk of injury.

AC Milan have reaped the benefits of a chiropractic-led approach to training. Since 1998, Dr Meesermann has implemented a chiropractic routine that saw the injury rate reduce by 90% in the first year, and pharmaceutical use reduced by 94%. The squad greatly reduced in size as there was much less need for rotation. Very impressive for a squad with an average age of 29.

Chiropractic care can help with treating injury – but it’s much better to prevent injury by making chiropractic a regular part of your training. Find out more about how chiropractic can benefit your training by calling Tudor Court Chiropractic today.

Over the years, I have lost count of how many times patients have told me that when they wake up in the mornings, their backs are stiff and achy. This is an extremely common problem.

In a recent survey of 2400 people by the British Chiropractic Association, 83% said they felt stiff or achy when they got up in the morning.

"Is there anything I can do about it" I hear you cry. Well yes, as a matter of fact there is.

If I haven't already given you these exercises to do, then please do give them a go. I would recommend 20 repetitions with each leg holding the stretch for 2 seconds each time.

With the double leg back stretch, I would again recommend 20 repetitions holding each stretch for 2 seconds each time.

The best time to do these stretches is as soon as you wake up in the morning, before you get out of bed. Of course you can do them as often as you like as long as they don't cause you any pain.

Please pass this on to anyone who you think it may help.

Happy stretching!

MG