The Non-Profit Chiropractic Organization (NPCO), founded by Palmer College of Chiropractic student Joshua Heines, plans to have a team of runners at this year's Chicago Marathon, the first such team to participate in the race. As a contributing charity, the NPCO has committed to recruiting 70 runners for the annual event, which will be held on Oct. 11 this year.
"The Chicago Marathon is a perfect event for us to participate in because people come from literally all around the world to run and watch the race," said Heines, who serves as president of the NPCO. "We have the opportunity to stand up, speak out, and raise awareness for chiropractic health care in a unique way. We hope to easily exceed our $100,000 fund-raising goal over the next few months with the help of generous supporters, strategic partnerships, donations and our runners."
The NPCO is in the process of recruiting runners for the October marathon, and is encouraging chiropractors, chiropractic students, patients and other interested parties to join the team or otherwise donate time (as a volunteer) or money (as an official team partner or donor). All team runners receive a personal fund-raising page, accessible through the NPCO Web site (www.npco.org) to help them achieve their fund-raising goal. All funds raised will be used by the NPCO to:
"It is through these educational programs that we are able to build relationships with and teach people about chiropractic," said Executive Director Diane DaCruz. "Our goal is to make lifelong, lasting improvements in the health of the communities we are working; it's not a short term mission."
According to Dr. Ryan Novak, a 2008 Palmer graduate and vice president of the NPCO, he committed to running with the NPCO team this fall because "it will be unlike any other sporting event I have participated in. It will have a purpose; a purpose more deeply rooted than just fulfilling my own personal goals and expectations. I have personally seen the effects chiropractic health care has had on villages, and how hope has been brought to thousands of poor and oppressed children and families. This is the vision I am running the marathon with and the message I want to spread!"
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.
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