Clinical gait analysis is the process by which quantitative information is collected to aid in understanding the etiology of gait abnormalities and in treatment decision-making. Pain, stiffness, cramps, and muscle weakness during and after exercise may be an indication of acute exertional compartment syndrome. There are two types of chiropractors who treat athletes. First, there is the chiropractor who happens to have athletes as part of their total patient base, and the athlete is treated no differently than any other patient. This type of sports expert will undoubtedly have had some experience in on-field training of athletes.
Professional sports is dominated by medicine and the mechanistic model.
The vitalistic model, of which chiropractic is the main player, has only begun to scratch the surface. Still, there is a wave that is building in the ranks of professional athletes for chiropractic and alternative health care. Poor satisfaction was associated with more than four major medical problems, resultant pseudarthrosis, coronal imbalance, and sagittal imbalance. The incidence of larger retroacetabular lesions behind uncemented acetabular components seems to be increasing in frequency. The Natural History of Acute, Isolated, Nonoperatively Treated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.