Author: Staff Writer

 Discover how chiropractic care can help athletes with sports injuries by realigning the spine, increasing mobility and preventing future injury. Learn about the benefits athletes with a sports injury can expect from chiropractic care. 

The residents of Northwest Florida love their sports. Our student athletes shine in football, volleyball, soccer and basketball. Our older residents can be seen on the beach volleyball courts, at the local 5Ks and even on the pickleball courts. Unfortunately, no matter how careful you are, being active in sports can lead to injuries.

In this article, we’ll tell you about 5 ways Dr. Llaird Likens can help you with your sports injury, including:

1. Realign Your Spine After a Sports Injury
2. Increase Your Range Of Motion After a Sports Injury
3. Improve Your Form & Posture for Sports
4. Chiropractic Care Resolves Old Sports Injuries
5. Chiropractic Care Helps You Stay Active In Sports Longer

Realign Your Spine After a Sports Injury

Sports related accidents and injuries are one of the top causes for spinal misalignment. Dr. Llaird Likens specializes in applied kinesiology and can help you recover correctly from a sports injury. He is also the team chiropractor for the Pensacola Pelicans and the Pensacola Ice Pilots so he has probably seen something similar to what you’re going through. 

It’s not just an accident or fall during sports activities that can get your spine out of whack. Your spine can also be misaligned from slow, repetitive movements. 

Realigning your spine can bring you immediate relief as your body is in its natural position and can heal. 

Increase Your Range Of Motion After a Sports Injury

When your body is out of alignment, it can’t move naturally. When it can’t move naturally, your range of motion will be limited. Spinal manipulation and correlating exercises and stretches are how Dr. Llaird Likens helps athletes restore their mobility.

Improve Your Form for Sports Performance

When your spine is in alignment and your range of motion has increased, you will have better form and movement. Better form and movement will allow you to perform at your maximum capacity. 

Your spine in alignment will also improve your posture and even improve your breathing techniques.

Chiropractic Care Resolves Old Sports Injuries

Sometimes athletes assume that an old sports injury will plague them forever. This isn’t always true. Many times, Dr Likens has been able to treat old sports injuries and bring relief to a decades-old pain. In other cases, Dr. Likens has even been able to identify injuries the athlete wasn’t aware of that were causing stress on the body and would eventually have led to further injury. 

Chiropractic Care Helps You Stay Active In Sports Longer

Chiropractic care as an athlete is important for health maintenance as well. Athletes are tough and can often overlook pain or injury. A chiropractor can identify any issues while they are still small in order to prevent future injuries. They can also make minor adjustments from the small wear and tear athletes have every time they practice or compete. That’s why Dr. Likens is excited to be a part of your overall wellness as an athlete.

Ongoing chiropractic care as an athlete will help you maintain strength, mobility and range of motion longer as it continually assists the body in recovery and healing. It also aids you in the prevention of injury.

“Dr. Llaird is the best Chiropractor. He is incredibly knowledgeable and he really addressed the source  of pain that all of the other Doctors’ overlooked. He was a life saver for my active lifestyle!” said Ashley S.

If you are experiencing pain or loss of mobility from a sports injury and you live in Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Midway or Mary Esther Dr. Llaird Likens is ready and available to schedule an appointment for you. He’s been treating sports injuries for 18 years and looks forward to the opportunity to help you feel better.

Meta: Discover 3 facts about how chiropractic care applies to personal injury. Learn if chiropractic care is the right choice for you as you seek to heal from personal injury. 

Personal injury can disrupt your life. Dr. Llaird Likens offers treatment that is non-invasive and that doesn’t require medications so you can restore your quality of life and feel better. 

In this post we will cover:

• The most common personal injuries that chiropractors treat
• How chiropractors treat personal injuries 
• How to pay for chiropractic care

If you have pain or loss of mobility from a personal injury, this article is going to help you understand how chiropractic care can help you feel better. 

Most common personal injuries that chiropractors treat

You might be able to guess that car accidents are the biggest source of personal injuries. Next on the list you’ll find slips and falls. Accidents that happen at work or even while playing sports are common as well. And, in Northwest Florida, we see our share of boating and pedestrian accidents as well. You can even find yourself with a personal injury just from sitting down at work all day.

The most common conditions chiropractors treat that are the result of personal injuries are:

• Whiplash
• Low back pain
• Neck pain 
• Headaches
• Sciatica
• Herniated disc
• Impinged nerves
• Muscle cramps and spasms

How chiropractors treat personal injuries 

Chiropractors treat personal injuries by first performing a thorough medical examination. Dr. Llaird Likens has been treating personal injury for over 18 years in Northwest Florida. His certification in the Assessment and Grading of Personal Injury allows him to diagnose and plan treatment expertly. He will create a personalized treatment plan just for you.

Dr. Likens treats personal injuries with a mixture of spinal manipulation, acupuncture, applied kinesiology, nutritional support and lifestyle changes. Once you begin to heal, Dr. Likens will adjust your particular treatment plan accordingly. This holistic approach is non-invasive and can help avoid medication and surgery.

Who pays for chiropractic care

Chiropractic care has steadily gained popularity in America because it is holistic, non-invasive and truly helps people feel better. The good news is that many insurance plans cover chiropractic care. Chiropractic care is typically covered by auto insurance in the event of an auto accident. Many military veterans are eligible for chiropractic care as part of a Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) initiative. Dr. Llaird Likens also offers affordable self-pay options along with same-day, walk-in chiropractic appointments.

If you are experiencing any pain from a personal injury and you live in Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Midway or Mary Esther please call us! Dr. Llaird Likens will be happy to help you become pain free and get back to a high quality of life!

Read this article to find out more about functional and learn if it’s the right option for you and your health.

In Florida, we believe the sun and salt air can cure just about anything. But there are times when you might need to see a doctor, even in the Sunshine State. This guide will tell you why you should consider a functional medicine doctor like Dr. Llaird Likens instead of your conventional medicine doctor. We will cover:

• Functional medicine doesn’t just mask symptoms, it finds the source of symptoms
• Functional medicine is an alternative to surgery
• Functional medicine prioritizes nutrition as a part of your overall wellness
• Functional medicine looks at your health as one whole picture 

Read on to compare the two approaches and find out if functional medicine is right for you.

Conventional doctors can use medication to mask symptoms. Functional medicine seeks to find the source of symptoms.

Symptoms are a signal from the body to you that something is wrong. Masking them does not lead to healing. However, conventional medicine often jumps quickly to medication to deal with symptoms. 

Rather than suppressing symptoms with medicine, Dr. Llaird Likens will investigate those symptoms to find the root cause. Then, once the root cause is discovered, Dr. Likens will provide treatment to alleviate the condition and give the body the chance to heal itself. 

Conventional medicine can often lead to surgery. Functional medicine can prevent surgery.

Dr. Likens is always happy to help a patient heal and find relief. When an impending surgery can be avoided, that’s the cherry on top. 

Northwest Florida resident Joseph Kalbaka had been suffering since 1967 with pain and stress on his shoulders, neck and lower back. Traditional medicine told him he needed to completely fuse his back through highly invasive surgery.

Instead, Joseph sought alternative treatment. Dr. Likens was able to prescribe a treatment plan including chiropractic care and acupuncture and Joseph is now managing his pain through continual treatments and without surgery.

Conventional medicine doesn’t focus enough on nutrition. Functional medicine uses diet as a tool in part of an overall wellness plan.

Your body is capable of tremendous healing if you give it the right environment. Functional medicine providers seek to help you establish that environment, in large part through diet. 

What you eat can have a profound effect on your energy, inflammation levels and overall health. While conventional methods typically look to medicine to provide solutions, functional medicine seeks to provide the body with nutrients so that it can heal naturally. Dr. Llaird Likens specializes in clinical nutrition and can help you make lifestyle adjustments that lead to feeling much better. 

Conventional medicine isolates body parts, symptoms and conditions. Functional medicine looks at the body as a whole.

Conventional medicine can tend to treat symptoms independently from one another and also send you to specialists for different issues. This approach compartmentalizes your health and can keep any particular provider from seeing the whole picture.

Dr. Llaird Likens provides a thorough examination of the body and lifestyle upon your first visit. That allows him to get a full picture of your health in order to determine everything that is contributing to your condition and symptoms. He can connect the dots between symptoms and true underlying causes that you might not have even considered.

Many times people find their way to a functional medicine doctor because they are desperate to find relief. For example, Ashley S. came to see Dr. Likens as an active person who could find answers about her pain from conventional medicine doctors.

“Dr. Llaird is the best Chiropractor. He is incredibly knowledgeable and he really addressed the source  of pain that all of the other Doctors’ overlooked. He was a life saver for my active lifestyle!”

The focus functional medicine puts on your overall and underlying health is the reason you should consider stopping in to see Dr. Llaird Likens. If you have any questions, call us today so we can help you get started. Dr. Llaird Likens accepts insurance and offers self-pay options. He services those living or visiting in Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Midway or Mary Esther.