Crossfit, Constantly Varied Training and Chiropractic in South Lake Tahoe

With the rise of constantly varied workouts came the need for self-care, mobility and stability. Many clients and resources are available as well as flocks of Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists and Chiropractors offering their services to these athletes.

So how do we know when to seek professional help and who is best equipped to serve functional fitness athletes?

As a health care professional, I not only got hooked on health and fitness, but also saw a need to go beyond simply mobilizing and stretching to improve function and reduce pain and injury risk. I’ve taken the best of my background as a Doctor of Chiropractic to create a model I call “Performance Care.”

I completely value and support people who want to help themselves.  But self-care can has its limitations.

Stretching, mobility and soft tissue work are great if there is a true soft tissue restriction. Soft tissue damage can create adhesions and scar tissue – essentially unhealthy tissue nestled amongst healthy tissue. These adhesions can limit movement and impair healing. This is one of the reasons I have trained and specialized in Active Release Technique (ART) over the past 7 years. ART is the gold standard in manual soft tissue care. It’s specifically designed to quickly and effectively isolate and remove soft tissue adhesions.

However, mobility and soft tissue work is only part of the story. The flip side of the mobility coin is stability. Stability is the body’s ability to regulate muscular control and tension via the nervous system.

Let me use a common example. Many people feel like their hamstrings are chronically “tight” so they stretch, foam roll, or get a massage, yet the problem persists. The common misconception is that if a muscle is tight, it must need to be stretched. But when I see this scenario in my patients, I see a body that is trying to stabilize the area by up-regulating neuromotor tone. Translation – your body is keeping it “tight” for a reason! The key to unlocking this sort of chronic muscular tension is to identify the root cause of the problem of why is the body keeping this muscle ‘tight’?

That’s where Performance Care comes in. My job is to assess the person as a whole. I combine a functional movement assessment and a soft tissue evaluation with a thorough chiropractic neurological screening to find the root cause of movement faults, dysfunction and pain.

In order to maximize athletic performance we must have mobility, sound biomechanics and balanced neuromotor control (muscular stability). Combining specific soft tissue treatments (ART) with functional movement & chiropractic care is the most effective solution for that equation.

Mobility can be helpful to improve movement restrictions, but there is often more to the story. To truly move and perform properly we can’t neglect neuromotor control and stability. We need the help of someone who understands root cause analysis and has the means to correct the problem.

I’d love the opportunity to be that solution for you here in and am offering a free assement in my office with a  South Lake Tahoe Chiropractor. 530-577-5433.

Yours in Health,
Dr. Josh Welch

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