Dr. Thomas Hamilton of Evansville, Indiana has been honored as the Indiana State Chiropractic Association's (ISCA) "Chiropractor of the Year" for 1999. Dr. Hamilton received the award at the ISCA's annual convention in Indianapolis.
Dr. Hamilton graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1963. After practicing in Missouri for two years, he relocated to Indiana and has maintained a practice in Evansville for 14 years. In addition to his affiliation with ISCA, he served as president of the Indiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners from 1990-97.
For more than a decade, the United States has sent a team to compete in the World Surf Kayak Championships. This year, Dr. Sheila Marie Campbell, who served as the official team chiropractor for the U.S., accompanied the participants.
Dr. Campbell traveled with her husband (and kayak team member) Dave Johnston to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to compete against teams from eight other countries. Among the athletes she treated was Lydia McCormick, who had considered dropping out of the competition after hurting her lower back just before the event.
"She hurt her lower back unloading her kayak right after arriving in Brazil," said Dr. Campbell. "I adjusted her, and the next day she won her heat and went on to win the gold medal. She said I 'saved her life.' That was a very bright spot in the trip."
Dr. Campbell treated 12 members of the U.S. team, including the head coach, and was approached by members of other teams for treatment. "I felt like a chiropractic ambassador," she said.The U.S. team placed first in five of six kayaking events.
When he was busy catching touchdown passes for the Syracuse Orangemen in college, Qadry Ismail was known as "The Missile" for his explosive speed. Now a starting wide receiver with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, Ismail's career is reaching new heights. As we go to press, Ismail is on pace to set personal marks for receptions, receiving yardage and touchdowns in a single season.
Much of Ismail's success this year may be attributed to the chiropractic care he has received from Dr. Malcolm Conway of Kingston, Pennsylvania. Conway has been caring for Ismail since his high-school days and showed up at the Ravens' camp earlier this year to care for a problem in Qadry's foot.
"Qadry and I went to work with some muscle balancing, and we found some weakness in his lower body," said Dr. Conway. "I worked with him for about two and a half hours and, by the afternoon session, he was already seeing tremendous results."
"It was like I was a different player," Ismail said after being cared for. "My speed increased, as did by ability to cut and run routes. As you can imagine, those are three very different factors of being a successful wide receiver."
Dr. Gordon Townsend, a practitioner from Redmond, Washington, has been named the Sacro Occipital Research Society International's (SORSI) "International Chiropractor of the Year." Dr. Townsend received the award at the SORSI symposium in Omaha, Nebraska this past October and was recognized for his outstanding contributions in research and the teaching of sacral occipital and cranial techniques.
Dr. Townsend graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1966, serving as that year's class president. He has also been honored by the Pacific Asia Association of Chiropractic and Life University for his contributions to the profession.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
