Well everyone, today is Tuesday, November 22, 2011 and what we all just witnessed last night was the electrifying return of Sidney Crosby. After what I witnessed last night I had to write this as a follow up to a post I originally wrote on October 4 of this year. In that post I wrote about Sidney's recovery from a concussion and how he had decided to seek treatment from a Chiropractor after it appeared his progress with conventional medicine had stalled.
What Sidney Crosby did last night will be remembered for a very long time. Arguably the best player in all of hockey right now had been sidelined from the game for about 11 months after suffering a devastating concussion. Now up until last night, literally everyone, hockey and non-hockey fans alike has been wondering, ".....how is he? will he ever be the same?". Well, for anyone watching last night, it only took minutes before Sidney Crosby answered those questions with a resounding, YES!. Now because it was his first game back, Crosby was played sparingly, only logging about 16 minutes of ice time. But boy oh boy, did he ever make those minutes count! Crosby ended the game with an astonishing 2 goals and 2 assists. A total of 4 points in the first game back after taking the last 11 months off to recover from a concussion!
Now for those that are still unsure about the benefits and effectiveness of Chiropractic treatment, let's just briefly review some of the facts. Since early 2011 when Crosby first suffered his concussion, his team of medical doctors and specialists have been adhering to the 'gold standard' of concussion treatment promoted in conventional medicine.(A lot of 'wait and see' and rest involved in this approach). Let's just say that his progress in the better part of a year following was less than stellar. Then in mid-August, Sidney Crosby starts to also see a Chiropractor and his progress is quickly put on the fast track. Several weeks later, Crosby is cleared for contact drills and eventually allowed to play in his first 'real' game last night.
I came across an interesting article in Maclean's about 'rebuilding Sidney Crosby's brain' and here are some interesting excerpts;
"By the time they met in Georgia, the reality of what Crosby could lose if he didn’t get better soon was abundantly and uncomfortably clear: his career, his endorsements, the adoration of an entire nation. Yet in many ways, the NHL’s golden boy was just like many people stuck in a concussion vacuum where conventional medicine can’t readily cure the injury, leagues can’t easily curb it from happening and patients and their families can’t know how long symptoms will last and what life will be like once they’re gone, if they ever do go"
"However strange and sickening that first day of treatment was for Crosby, it proved encouraging enough that he continued seeing Carrick for the whole next week. They’d meet as early as seven in the morning, and they’d go as late as six at night, says Carrick, running through a circuit of high-tech equipment and low-tech exercises in the lab and at the local hockey rink. By the time Crosby travelled back to Pittsburgh, Carrick says, “he was better than, you know, super-normal.” The Penguins’ medical team, who have been overseeing Crosby’s recovery, also saw an improvement: they ran computerized tests called IMPACT to compare his current neurocognitive abilities with what they were before the concussion. The results: not quite “super-normal,” but “the best we’ve seen” since Crosby got hurt, as Collins said at the press conference."
“Carrick had a very prominent role in Sidney’s current recovery status,” Brisson, Crosby’s agent, told Maclean’s. “He progressed extremely well under Carrick.” Just 10 days after the press conference, Crosby joined his teammates on the ice for the first day of training camp. Three-and-a-half weeks after that, Crosby was cleared for contact—the final step before returning to play. Now, after nearly a year of nagging symptoms that have included fogginess, light-headedness and nausea so paralyzing Crosby couldn’t drive or watch TV, and after a slew of setbacks each time he pushed too hard while exercising or skating, the greatest hockey player of this generation is verging on a comeback "
The article in it's entirety is a pretty interesting read. If you'd like to read it for yourself, CLICK HERE!
If you've been wondering about how Chiropractic can help you, whether it be for back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, headaches, foot pain etc. why not get in touch with the clinic? If you are the type of person that needs reassurance, then just look at Sidney Crosby! I'm not sure if there ever was a better example of a Chiropractic success story!
If you're in the Commercial Drive neighborhood of East Vancouver, come visit the clinic, or visit my website here; COMMERCIAL DRIVE - EAST VANCOUVER CHIROPRACTOR; DR. DOMINIC CHAN DC!!!!
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