• Overreaching, overdoing it, pushing too hard to achieve health or performance goals;
• Failing to use good judgment to avoid injuries;
• Not knowing your limitations, or knowing them but driving yourself beyond them in the heat of competition and the desire to perform more and better;
• Trying to recapture a lost (or even an imaginary) past of youth and vigor when you excelled almost effortlessly at physical contests and pastimes you now may find so difficult and demanding that they are, realistically, nearly impossible for you;
• Playing all out with insufficient warm-ups, nutrition, training, and guidance;
• Not receiving the most appropriate and conservative treatment possible for injuries that do occur;
• Not having the right nutritional program (shortages, etc.)
• Failing to recuperate fully after injuries or overexertion because you can't wait to "get back into the game."

Chiropractic is ideally suited to helping you deal with the many pains and strains that can result from playing sports and pursuing physical fitness programs.

Chiropractors have expertise in dealing with spine-nerve problems, with range-of-motion and biomechanical issues often central to what makes people prone to sports-related injuries.

Among health care professionals, Chiropractors are some of the most actively involved in sports-related conditioning, injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, including nutrition.

A Chiropractor can examine you before you begin or change a program of physical activities. This is especially important before you engage in competitive sports or try something like a marathon, which might put significant strain on your body, and particularly on the back and joints.

A Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) can help you assess your athletic and exercise/fitness goals and analyze your motivation to prevent injuries caused by going beyond sensible activity limits given your age, health profile, preexisting conditions, and any other factors.
And he or she can offer training and nutrition suggestions, do periodic reevaluations to monitor your progress toward your fitness or competition goals, and work to prevent and treat injuries and rehabilitate you if you are injured.