As an endurance runner as well as an experienced sports chiropractor, Kelly Lange, DC, CCSP, ICSC, FICC, is very familiar with runners and their desire to get past injuries to keep moving and competing. As an Engage 2024 presenter, she...
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What Do Chiropractors Offer Athletes Who Sustain a Sport Concussion?
After a long scamper this past season in a Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup, Denver QB Russell Wilson struck the turf hard, taking a shot to the right temple – a lateral impact – as his helmet hit...
The Paradigm Shift in Orthotic Prescription is Now
Ted Forcum, DC, DACBSP, DACRB, CES, PES, CSCS, has been in private practice since 1988, but his passion for sports chiropractic has taken him around the world. He is currently the team chiropractor for the Portland Winterhawks WHL Hockey Team....
New Law Protects Chiropractors Who Travel with Sports Teams
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is pleased to announce that Congress has approved legislation that will protect chiropractors who travel with sports teams by ensuring that their license and liability insurance remains in effect even when they...
‘Travel-to-Treat’ Legislation Heads to President’s Desk for Signature
The U.S. Senate today passed by a vote of 93-6 legislation that ensures that sports health professionals traveling to another state with athletic teams remain covered by their malpractice insurance. The bill now advances to the president’s desk, where it...
Overdue ‘Travel-to-Treat’ Bill Advances in Congress
On Sept. 6, 2018, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed H.R. 302, the “Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017.” The legislation, also referred to as “Travel to Treat,” would ensure that sports health professionals are covered by their malpractice insurance...
‘Spring Training’ for Baseball’s Chiropractors: 4th Annual PBCS Seminar and Workshop
The 4th annual Professional Baseball Chiropractic Society (PBCS) Seminar and Workshop took place on Jan. 19-20. It was held at the beautiful spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers in Surprise, Ariz. This was the third...
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
Part of the Evidence in Action series by Palmer College of Chiropractic By Robert Vining, DC, and Breanne Bovee, DC In 1992, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) encouraged and supported scientific inquiry into and public awareness of a...
