Dr. Louis Sportelli Speaks at NYCC March Commencement
Dr. Louis Sportelli, secretary/treasurer for the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC), one of the most well known and respected chiropractors in the profession, presented the keynote address at New York Chiropractic College's March commencement ceremony.
An international presence for chiropractic, Dr. Sportelli has been the profession's omnipresent spokesman, appearing on the "CBS Evening News," CNN, "20/20," "Inside Edition," and in Time magazine, the New York Times, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, among others. Formerly the chairman of the ACA Board (1989-90), Dr. Sportelli was named ACA's "Chiropractor of the Year" in 1992, has authored numerous textbooks for the profession, and has delivered well over 30 commencement and homecoming addresses at various colleges across the country.
Sixteen teams participated in the New York State Special Olympics Section V Poly and Floor Hockey Championships at NYCC's Athletic Center. NYCC has been hosting Special Olympics events for two years, and will host the organization's 1997 Fall State Championships in soccer, softball, bicycling, and cross country.
Special Olympians train and compete in 38 areas across New York state, with the help of a network of 20,000 dedicated volunteers, including more than 4,000 certified coaches.
Russ Ebbets, DC, a 1992 NYCC graduate and an instructor in the college's clinical studies program, is the author of Supernova, a recently published book of short stories recounting the author's days as a runner at Villanova University in the early '70s.
Back pain? Blame the psoas. Seems as if everybody wants to dive headfirst into their psoas at the first sign of trouble with the lumbopelvic-hip region. Perhaps no other muscle is blamed more for causing problems than the psoas. Yes, it is an important stabilizer of the lumbar spine, but it shouldn't be the only one on which you focus. There is another big player on the scene: the iliacus.
Two closely related viruses of herpes simplex, HSV-1 and HSV-2, can infect the human body. HSV-1 mostly infects the gums and skin, although it can cause more serious infection in the brain. HSV-2 mostly infects around the genital area. Infection with the virus can be unsightly and painful, especially for HSV-2.
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