Chiropractic used by all 32 NFL teams

For parents: With your child participating in training and competition in contact or repetitive motion athletics, chiropractic can effectively improve performance, enhance the athlete's fun and enjoyment, and play a major role in injury prevention, injury reduction, and injury rehabilitation.  

In addition, a "free" college education could be achieved via athletics if your child is one of the statistically very few who achieve that level.  I personally have known dozens of highly talented hockey players, baseball players, gymnasts, volleyball players, runners, etc. who have had to quit their beloved sport in their teens due to misdiagnosed/mistreated mechanical injuries and spinal problems.  The result is the child ends up incurring tens of thousands of dollars of student loans instead of an athletic scholarship which could have been attained had the student maintained bodily health for their activity.  Believe me, I know professionals in their 50's who are still paying off college loans accepted when they were in their 20's.  In my books, that is a wearing-down, life-limiting situation.  So, have a good read below.

Chiropractic Used by All 32 NFL Teams

Dr. Ferris’ comments:

I like this article because it is a good reminder that chiropractic is not just for those in pain. Most professional sports’ have a team chiropractor to keep their athletes performing at their peak.  Also, many people who do see a chiropractor initially for a particular symptom often choose to return periodically to maintain spinal alignment and proper joint function even when they have little to no symptoms.

The Professional Football Chiropractic Society (PFCS) takes pride in announcing that all 32 teams in the National Football League offer their players and personnel chiropractic physician services as part of the triage in managing and preventing injuries.  According to the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, this distinction is a benchmark for the profession and documents the important role that chiropractic care plays in optimizing athletic performance.

“The robust need for chiropractic care in the NFL has been deeply driven by the players’ desire for peak physical conditioning and not simply for injuries,” states Spencer H. Baron, D.C., DACBSP, immediate past President of the PFCS and Miami Dolphins team chiropractor for the past 14 years.  “From the earliest years of full contact football, their bodies are subject to structural stress that doctors of chiropractic (DCs) are specially trained to handle. ”

Saints 2006 first round pick, Reggie Bush, has been receiving regular chiropractic care since playing football in high school and during his collegiate years.  “I look at chiropractic care as important to keeping me healthy and at the top of my game.”

In fact, many professional athletes are outspoken about their experiences with chiropractic care.  Most notably is 2010 NFL Hall Of Fame inductee Jerry Rice, who is a spokesperson for the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the public of the many benefits associated with chiropractic care.

“I did a lot of things to stay in the game, but regular visits to my chiropractor made all the difference,” Rice asserts.

The recent 2011 NFL-NFL Players' Association Collective Bargaining Agreement mandates that chiropractic be available to every player and the cost be borne by their employers who gladly want a healthier work force.

So, why would profit-driven team owners, CEO's, presidents, coaches, trainers, and players agree to use chiropractic as a valuable health care choice for their employees if it wasn't effective?  If it wasn't effective, then they wouldn't waste their time and money with a method which didn't consistently work.  As evidenced by a very strong track record, chiropractic works and that is all there is to it.  If you want what's best for your student-athlete by giving them another opportunity to succeed, give me a call and I will most gladly listen to your story.  We will then gladly provide a completely free spinal screening evaluation to show everyone involved if further investigation is worthwhile.  Enuf said!

Drugs and Athletics - What Next?

My Message: "Don't Let Your Kids Fall Into This Deadly Trap"

NFL players sue league for allegedly drugging up players with dangerous painkiller drugs in order to conceal concussions.

Friday, December 23, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer


(NaturalNews) With all the controversy surrounding the willful use of steroids and other illicit, performance-enhancing drugs by some professional sports players, it might come as a surprise to some readers to learn that professional sports leagues themselves may also be responsible for illicitly dishing out dangerous pharmaceutical drugs to players before games in order to conceal deadly injuries.

At least 12 former football players in the NFL have filed a lawsuit against the league for what they say is an irresponsible and highly-dangerous concussion policy.  The plaintiffs allege that, before games, athletic trainers and medical staff administered injections of Toradol, a high-risk, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), to all players, regardless of their individual health conditions, in order to make them feel good for games.

It is fairly common for professional sports players to sustain concussions every now and again after undergoing big hits, and athletic trainers and medical staff are trained to respond quickly with appropriate treatments following an injury.  But the NFL's alleged overuse of Toradol for all players put many of them at risk, particularly those who unknowingly may have had concussions or other serious injuries.

"The difference with this case is what we've learned from our players is that they used to administer a drug called Toradol, which is basically a painkiller, even when players didn't have symptoms," said attorney Christopher Seeger, who reportedly filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs in a federal court in New Jersey.  "Our experts say that's the worst thing you can do for a brain injury or concussion."

The NFL allegedly administered Toradol, despite its known risks, in order to cover up the symptoms of concussions, and thus cover up the very existence of concussions.  Players suffering from head injuries, in other words, may have been unaware of the severity of their injuries thanks to the painkilling effects of Toradol.  Taking the drug not only put them at high risk of further injury from it side effects, but also from sustaining more injuries on the field.

"Countless players were injected whether or not they were injured," says attorney Marc Albert, who is also representing the plaintiffs.  "It was part of the routine.  It would dull pain so players would feel good during the game.  This is going on in every locker room. Football is a tough sport, but we're not talking about torn ligaments.  These are life consequences.  These are brain injuries."

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