In this article, let’s explore common questions posed by students, interns and licensed chiropractors aiming to provide specialized care to athletes. These insights are based on consultations with head athletic trainers and chiropractors from NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams; as well as input from around 1,000 university sports medicine staff members nationwide.
I.Q. -- Interesting Quote
NACM Defines Chiropractic?
Since its inception in 1967, the National Association of Chiropractic Medicine (NACM), aka the Orthopractic Manipulation Society (OMS), has been extremely critical of the chiropractic profession. NACM Chairman of the Board Ronald L. Slaughter, MSc, DC (and OMS national executive director), presented his view of chiropractic before NACM/OMS members earlier this year:
"Chiropractic is a profession based on theoretical _nonsense_ (bulls**t) acceptable to no one but some (?most?) members of the chiropractic profession." (Emphasis and parenthetical comments belong to Dr. Slaughter.)