Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Sports Chiropractic”
There continue to be growing opportunities in the world of professional sports for Chiros and the care we provide. And with the MLB season at its halfway point – the All-Star game having just taken place near my hometown in Miami – I wanted to share an experience which reminds me why we have one of the best jobs in the …
DC, Team Chiropractor Miami Marlins
Hyperice, a leader in recovery and movement enhancement technology, recently announced up to a 40 percent increase in range of motion when applying vibration during foam rolling. The findings result from a study utilizing the Hyperice VYPER, which the Hyperice team, including Scientific Advisory Board Chairman, Dr. Michael Clark, and researchers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including renowned …
Founder, Hyperice Inc
I’m always looking for ways to improve the outcomes for our post-operative patients. One of my irritations over the years has been with the braces that some orthopedic surgeons place on knee patients while in the operating room, shortly after closing their incision and then require their use for 7-10 days (or longer). I understand the thought process of the …
MA, ATC, CSCS
Yoga is incredibly popular all over the world, especially in the US. Yoga Journal’s 2012 study showed that 20.4 million Americans practiced yoga, spending $10.3 billion per year on classes, equipment, clothing, yoga vacations and media. The study also found that 82% of American yoga practitioners were female, 63% fell within the age range of 18-44, 45% of survey responders considered themselves to …
Medical Director for RockTape
WHOLE BODY VIBRATION HISTORY: While the origins of WBV fitness were first developed in ancient Greece, our current history stems from the Russian Space Program’s research and use to reverse bone and muscle loss in their cosmonauts, use by their Olympic athletes resulting in major Olympic victories – finally shared beyond the wall where NASA adopted the technology and still …
RN, DC, FRCCSS(C), DACRB, FCCPOR(C), MSc., PhD (candidate)
Whether to do static stretching or not can be a very contentious issue. On the one hand, static stretching (especially intense stretching lasting >60 seconds) is known to reduce force in subsequent exercise. Many strength coaches therefore recommend against doing static stretching before a workout, or before a practice or competition, when working with athletes. On the other hand, inter-set …
Director of Strength and Conditioning Research
Integrated Movement Strategies | May 19-21, 2017 ProjectMOVE | Littleton, CO This seminar will include exploration and integration of movement theory, manual medicine, and psychology to improve the way we move. Cost: $499 Target audience: DC, DO, PT, ATC, Acupuncturist, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Coaches, Body Work Therapists, Exercise Physiologists & Kinesiologists, Movement Specialist (Dance, Yoga, Pilates, instructors), Movers! Speakers Line Up: …
Co-Medical Director for the World Surf League (formerly the ASP)
When Texas Women’s University junior Briley Cole experienced an unusual delayed pain following the annual fitness test for her competitive volleyball team, she knew something was off. Cole was actually one of eight players from her team that wound up hospitalized last year for a rare condition called rhabdomyolysis (also known as rhabdo), which, in their case, was induced by …
DACBSP, President and Board Member of the ACBSP, Co-author of The Seven-Minute Rotator Cuff Solution & Strength and Conditioning and Injury Prevention for Hockey
I treat a lot of tennis players with shoulder pain, usually from rotator cuff issues as a result of repetitive stress from overhead motions and overuse. My goal is always to get them back on the court quickly without drugs, injections or surgery if possible. Conventional treatment of rotator cuff injuries typically call for powerful prescription anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers. …
DC, MS, CNS, CCN, CSCS, CKTP, CES, CIISN, DACBN, DCBCN, HKC, SASTM
The Professional Baseball Chiropractic Society recently conducted their 3rd annual PBCS Seminar and Workshop in Tampa, Florida. The event took place over 3 days and was hosted by the New York Yankees at their beautiful spring training stadium, George M. Steinbrenner Field as well as the Laser Spine Institute at their brand-new facility that was built last year. One of the …
D.C., CCSP, Director of the Professional Baseball Chiropractic Society, Owner of Cornerstone Chiropractic Center
