LeRoy Perry Jr., DC

Dr. LeRoy Perry Jr., president and founder of the West Los Angeles-based International Sportscience Institute (ISI), was the first chiropractor to serve as an official Olympic team doctor. He co-founded (with NBA Hall of Famer, the late Wilt Chamberlain) the Foundation for Athletic Research and Education, an organization that teaches athletes how to enhance performance through proper diet, exercise and biomechanics; and chairs the Sports Science and Medical Advisory Board for America's Schools Program, a national recycling initiative that raises money for education (K-12 grade).

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An Opportunity for the Chiropractic Profession to Help Ukraine
June 1, 2023 (Vol. 41, Issue 06)
Chiropractic and Yoga: Helping Patients Learn to Help Themselves
November 15, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 22)
Remembering Joe Weider (1920-2013)
May 15, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 10)
Looking Forward to Chiropractic's Future
January 15, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 02)
Chiropractic in Cuba: an Opportunity to Help 11,000,000 People
November 30, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 25)
To Cuba with Love
January 1, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 01)
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