Bicycling and Chiropractic

Chiropractor, Grand Junction, CO - Daniel Lonquist, DC, CCST, CCWP Certified Chiropractic Wellness Practitioner. Back To Health Wellness Center, 970-257-9199 Google Places 

By: Dr. Daniel Lonquist

If you didn’t know, May was National Bicycle Month.  We have more than our fair share of people who cycle as their main source of transportation, or bike to get out and enjoy the warmer days of spring.  Chiropractic care is an excellent tool to keep you pain free while cruising around town, along the river trail, or just through your neighborhood. 

85% of recreational cyclists will develop some form of overuse injury!  Chronic stiff neck and shoulders or knee pain can take the joy out of a Sunday afternoon joy-ride with your children.  Chiropractors can identify the areas where strain most commonly occurs in your body while doing an activity such as cycling.  They will recommend stretches and exercises that take strain off of those stressed areas to allow your body to function at a higher level than before. 

Chiropractic adjustments also support healthy nerve impulse transmissions to all areas of your body by removing interference caused by subluxation, or misalignment of the bones that make up your spine which can cut off the messages your nerves wish to send throughout your body.  When the nerves that supply your heart, lungs, or muscles are working more efficiently, it means that you may be able to ride longer, thus getting more out of your experience.  Adjustments are also beneficial in increasing range of motion, are great for natural pain relief, and shorten the time between injury and getting active again.