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In this article, let’s explore common questions posed by students, interns and licensed chiropractors aiming to provide specialized care to athletes. These insights are based on consultations with head athletic trainers and chiropractors from NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams; as well as input from around 1,000 university sports medicine staff members nationwide.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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Some pundits say that the upcoming presidential and congressional races, and many local races, might be the most consequential in our country’s history. We do not have the choice of sitting on the sidelines and hoping our patients will carry our water. Unlike other medical professions such as physical therapists, podiatrists, nurses, etc., the health care class (AMA) will not protect us. We must be in the game.
