Pro Baseball Chiropractic Society Now Serving All 30 MLB Teams
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
After more than 12 years of effort, the Pro Baseball Chiropractic Society (PBCS) has member DCs serving every team in Major League Baseball.
The PBCS also provides practical tools for DCs who want to become team chiropractors on every level from recreational, to club, to the minors, to the majors.
The annual PBCS Symposium is being held in Naples, Fla., in conjunction with the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Southwest Regional Conference on Nov. 22-23 this year.
Editor's Note: Lead image shows Dr. Hamid Sadri holding the World Series trophy in 2021. He is the team chiropractor of the Atlanta Braves.
Athletes of all sports continue to discover how consistent chiropractic care can enhance their performance, address injuries and keep them active. This is especially true in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Baseball players face fitness and injury challenges in their rigorous 162-game regular season, with twice as many regular-season games as NBA basketball players and more than nine times the number of games as NFL football players.
Now, after more than 12 years of effort, the Pro Baseball Chiropractic Society (PBCS) has member DCs serving every team in MLB. Working as part of the health care teams with athletic trainers and medical physicians, these highly skilled chiropractors help keep their players on the field and in optimal health.
In addition to serving professional baseball players, the PBCS also provides practical tools for DCs who want to become team chiropractors on every level from recreational, to club, to the minors, to the majors.
Dr. Curt Rindal, team chiropractor for the Seattle Mariners, at the 2023 All Star Game in Seattle.
PBCS Executive Director and Pittsburgh Pirates team chiropractor, Dr. Rick Bishop, notes: “It has been an honor for me to be a part of the PBCS from its beginning. We have such a strong vision for education. With that as our foundation, it is so important to us to serve as a resource to educate those not only inside, but also outside the professional baseball chiropractic community.”
To that end, the annual PBCS Symposium is being held in Naples, Fla., in conjunction with the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Southwest Regional Conference on Nov. 22-23 this year. The 12 hours of chiropractic continuing education will feature various speakers including team chiropractors and well-known speakers. To learn more, send an email to info@probaseballchiros.com.
A historic meeting between chiropractic and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) leadership took place on March 10th, 2026, in Washington, D.C., featuring representatives from chiropractic national organizations, professional associations and policy principals. The collective goal: advancing the role of chiropractic in improving the health of Americans. Meeting participants focused on long-standing issues that have affected the chiropractic profession for decades, including access to care, reimbursement parity, and ensuring DCs have an appropriate role in national health policy discussions.
Radicular-like pain of the upper and lower extremities is among the most common presentations in musculoskeletal and spine-related practice. Traditionally, these symptoms are interpreted through a disc-centric and dermatomal framework, often leading clinicians to attribute limb pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness to spinal nerve-root pathology. While this approach is appropriate in cases of true radiculopathy, it frequently falls short when symptoms fail to follow consistent dermatomal patterns or correlate poorly with imaging findings.
A 46-year-old male presented to our clinic with a seven-year history of recurrent low back pain with sciatica. He reported stiffness and discomfort that worsened with prolonged sitting both at his desk job and during evening television time. The patient had seen multiple chiropractors over the years. In every case, spinal manipulation and other passive treatments would bring gradual symptom relief over 2-3 months. However, within another 3-6 months, the symptoms would return. Frustrated – and now considering a spinal injection and possibly surgery if that failed, he came to our office seeking a different approach.
