🦴 How Chiropractic Care Helps Sprains and Strains
Sprains and strains are common injuries that cause pain, swelling, and stiffness — but chiropractic care can help you heal faster and feel better.
🔍 What’s the Difference?
- Strains affect muscles or tendons (which connect muscles to bones).
- Sprains involve ligaments (which connect bones in a joint).
Both can result from falls, poor posture, awkward sleep positions, or repetitive movements.
đź’Ą Symptoms to Watch For:
- Pain, swelling, stiffness
- Muscle weakness, spasms (strains)
- Bruising (sprains)
đź› Why Chiropractic Care Works:
- Reduces inflammation with therapies like tissue scraping and therapeutic stretching
- Relieves pain using spinal adjustments, soft tissue mobilization, and TENS
- Improves flexibility by breaking up scar tissue and relaxing tight muscles
A 2023 case study showed a teen athlete with chronic ankle pain improved after just four chiropractic sessions — returning to sports pain-free.
đź’Ş Bonus: With Dr Snyder having his BS in Exercise and Sport Science in addition to his DC degree, he will often include stretching and strengthening exercises to prevent future injuries.
đź“ž Ready to recover?
Don’t wait—chiropractic care can jumpstart healing and help you move with ease again. Contact Snyder Family Chiropractic today at 610-935-5900 to schedule your appointment.
Sources:
Journal of Chiropractic Medicine: Chiropractic Management of Chronic Ankle Pain and Limited Mobility in a Pediatric Athlete: A Case Report, 3/2023
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36844988/
WebMD: Sprain vs. Strain: What’s the Difference?, 2/26/2024
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/understanding-sprains-strains
NCBI: Internal Medicine Review: Low Intensity Ultrasound for Promoting Soft Tissue Healing: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Medical Technology, 12/2016
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30198009/
The Harvard Gazette: Massage Helps Injured Muscles Heal Faster and Stronger, 10/6/2021