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All athletes strive to achieve peak athletic performance. For this to happen, you must have 100% nerve supply to
the muscles, heart, lungs and other organs. The condition known as subluxation can cause interference to the nervous
system preventing you from having 100% nerve supply, thus reducing peak performance.
Dr. Griffin has been involved in competitive sports for many years both as a player and coach. He has coached hockey
and volleyball at the pee wee and high school level respectively. Dr. Griffin started playing ice hockey at the age
of 4 and still plays today although not as competitively. Therefore, he understands the importance of getting back to
the game as quickly as possible after injury and how to prevent injuries from happening.
Dr. Griffin also understands the need for peak performance and works with many athletes to restore function and
improve performance. The most common injuries we see are as follows:
Hockey players: lumbar (low back), upper back and shoulder injuries
Soccer players: neck, knee and ankle injuries
Football players: neck, knee and lumbar injuries
Golfers: lumbar (low back), and elbow injuries
Tennis players: elbow, shoulder, neck injuries
Baseball players: rotator cuff injuries (shoulder)
Body Building/Weight Lifting: lumbar (low back), neck, and shoulder injuries
If you have a nagging injury that your "playing through" or would like to learn how to prevent injuries, come see us
before an injury develops or becomes more serious. In most cases you don't have to stop the activity at all, we understand
the need to compete!
Dr. Griffin is an ART Certified Provider. ART stands for Active Release Technique. This is a method of mobilization
of soft tissue including muscle, tendon, ligament, and nerve to release these tissues giving you full range of motion back
by reducing spasm and scar tissue that developes in injured muscles. This method of treatment is used by professional
athletes all over the world including the PGA tour, NHL, NBA, NFL and Ironman Triathletes.
KinesioTaping has gained much exposure since the 2008 Olympics. It was the blue, black, and pink colorful tape
you saw on the athletes, particularly in volleyball. Kinesiotape helps to support the injured muscle to maintain its
strenght while enabling you to have increased range of motion which is important for normal activity and peak performance.
Dr. Griffin has been utilizing kinesiotape since 2004 to help athletes recover and return to activity faster.
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