Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
The CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician) certification requires the doctor to attend a minimum of 100 hours of a 120 hour postgraduate CCSP program. The courses are designed to help the physician obtain:
• A greater awareness of the responsibilites of the sports/team physician
• The ability to instruct athletes in rehabilitative procedures and athletic training principles
• The capability to evaluate and treat typical sports and recreational injuries
• The ability to treat athletes in emergency situations
• A working knowledge of the clinical biomechanics and physiology involved in specific sports and recreational activities
Certified Graston Technique Practitioner
The Graston Technique incorporates a patented form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively detect and treat scar tissue and restrictions that affect normal function. It is more than capable for treating effectively all soft tissue conditions, whether they are chronic, acute or post surgical.
The Graston Technique offers many advantages to the patient such as:
•Decreases overall time of treatment
•Fosters faster rehabilitation/recovery
•Reduces need for anti-inflammatory medication
•Resolves chronic conditions thought to be permanent
At the past Olympics in Beijing, athletes requested Graston Technique more than any other soft tissue technique.
Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner
The Kinesio Taping method has taken the Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine world by storm. The Kinesio Method involves taping over and around muscles in order to assist and give support or to prevent over-contraction. This enables the individual to participate in their normal physical activity with functional assistance. This was also a huge success at the Beijing Olympics.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS) are professionals who appy scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They conduct sport-specific testing sessions, design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs and provide guidance regarding nutrition and injury prevention.
The CSCS credentials have gained the reputation among employers and industry experts as being the most respected and preferred fitness-related credentials. In order to sit for the exam one must submit an original, official transcript of their academic work, showing attainment of at least a bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) or chiropractic medicine degree granted by an accredited institution. The exams are considered to be the most difficult in the industry to earn, which is one of the resons why they are highly respected and why those who have acquired these credentials display a great deal of pride in having earned them. The pass rate for the CSCS exam is 65.5%.
Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Manipulation Under Anesthesia is performed by licensed physicians who have specialized training to perform the treatment in a surgical center. It is a non-invasive procedure offered for chronic conditions that have failed other forms of conservative care (ie. Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, & Pain Management). These chronic conditions include: headaches, neck & back pain, leg pain, joint pain, muscle spasm, frozen shoulder, decreased post operative range of motion, fibromyalgia, and long term pain syndromes.
This is a great procedure to restore full range of motion and function to post operative patients that have failed conservative care. It focuses on breaking up fibrous adhesions and scar tissue around joints, the spine, and surrounding tissue to restore function.
Manipulation Under Anesthesia has a success and value rate of 80%-90% and has maintained that over the past 60 years.