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FICS News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie 54, CH-1007Lausanne
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
FROM THE EDITOR
ROLAND NOIRAT DC, ICSSD
TOM HYDE DC, DACBSP
The World Games during 10 days
in July in Taiwan were a success
for FICS and the many athletes
served by the FICS team of 28
sports chiropractors from 13
countries. See the World Games reports in this
FICS News.
Around The World in Sports Chiropractic in this issue of the FICS
News, gives you an exciting taste
of what sports chiropractors are
doing throughout the world to
serve athletes and build knowledge of the
unique contribution our profession can make.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
these doctors, all volunteers, for their outstanding commitment and effort at one of the
most important games events for athletes, FICS
and the increasing acceptance of sports chiropractic within the Olympic Movement.
Many of the important things are done quietly. A
good example is the recent lecture given by Dr.
Carlo Guadagno of Miami, Florida to the CONCACAF Congress on Football and Sports Medicine in Costa Rica—so the FICS News and I are
pleased to provide a report on that.
Following the successes at Duisburg, Germany
in 2003 and now in Kaohsiung, Taiwan the International World Games Association is committed
to the inclusion of chiropractic services at future
games, and we are already commencing preparations for the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia.
This lecture at a major congress endorsed by
FIFA was arranged by FICS at the invitation of
Yolanda Camacho Kortman, DC, of Costa Rica,
who serves on the Executive of the Costa Rican
Football Association. It introduced chiropractic
to many leaders in football administration and
sports medicine in Latin America. This is a part
of the world, of course, where football attracts
religious fervour.
From October 10-18 Sports Chiropractic Australia, the FICS affiliate in Australia, will be fielding
the largest sports chiropractic team ever at the
World Masters Games in Sydney. This is the biggest multi-sport event in the world. There will be
more than 20,000 athletes.
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Future Events··························································· 4
Reports on World Games:
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Wasserman ····························································· 7
The South Africans ···················································· 8
Interview Dr. Jackie Huang ··········································· 9
Interview Dr. Hamid Sadri ··········································10
Around the World ···················································12
ICSSD Report ·························································18
Let me share with you some words from Dr. Ted
Forcum, President, ACA Sports Council. In an
email to Dr. Guadagno following his lecture Ted
notes that “the profession only sees chiropractic
in the high profile events, but without the
bridges that occur from practitioners reaching
across the aisle , as you have done, the opportunity for DCs to participate in high-profile events
would not exist”. Like Ted I know Carlo well,
from the Florida and ACA Sports Councils. I
have seen the excellent powerpoint in Spanish
for his lecture and completely endorse Ted’s conclusion that this was “a great opportunity that
did not go to waste”.
Many of you are quietly building similar bridges
and opportunities for the profession. I salute you
all.
President’s Message Continued...
I thank SCA President Dr Peter Garbutt, FICS ExCo representative for the Pacific Region Dr Gaery
Barbery and our colleagues from Australia for their commitment to make chiropractic services available to all athletes.
The year 2009 has been a very active one for FICS, and an increasing number of international sports
federations and games organizers are requesting and discussing the use of FICS services. For that
reason I invite all sports chiropractors to gain the ICSSD certification that FICS is offering throughout
the world.
This is a requirement to be part of a FICS team. But it also provides a gateway to games events where
you meet colleagues from different regions and cultures, and have unique professional experiences as
described in the World Games reports. Go to www.fics-sport.org for further information on the
ICSSD and future courses.
On behalf of our patients and our profession, I wish you success in your sports chiropractic practice.
The President:
Dr. Roland Noirat
FICS COMMISSION CHANGES
Alex Steinbrenner, DC, ICSSD, FICS Secretary-General
At its September 15 meeting the FICS Executive
approved changes in two FICS Commissions:
Communications Commission.
With regret but full understanding the Executive
accepted the resignation of Dr. Martin Camara of
the Philippines as Chair of CoCOM. Martin, who
remains on the CoCOM as a member, stepped
down in the best interests of FICS because of his
growing other responsibilities as Co-Chair of the
Medical Commission of the Philippine Olympic
Committee and Chair, Philippines Board of Chiropractic. He is also preparing for 12 major regional
international games over the next 3 years. We
thank him for his tremendous past and continued
work for FICS and sports chiropractic.
Dr. Philippe Roulet of Switzerland is the new
Chair, approved on the recommendation of Dr.
Camara. Philippe, a serving member of the CoCOM, is a 1986 Canadian Memorial Chiropractic
College graduate practising in Yverdon-les-Bains
near Lake Neuchatel. He is a prominent member
of the Swiss Chiropractic
Sports Council and a lecturer
for the Swiss Chiropractic
Institute. Philippe is married
with 5 children and his main
sports are skiing and soccer,
which he still plays in the
senior league.
Dr. Philippe Roulet
International Federations Commission
Dr. Brian Nook of Australia, who led the FICS
delegation to the SportAccord Meeting this year
and also led the FICS team at the World Games,
replaces me as Chair of the CoIFs. I remain as a
member. A newly appointed member is Dr.
Hamid Sadri from Atlanta, GA, USA. Dr. Sadri,
originally from Iran, was a member of the FICS
team at the World Games and see the interview
with him appearing in this FICS News.
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FICS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL — 2009
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
SECRETARYGENERAL
INTERIMEXECUTIVE
INTERIMEXECUTIVE
Roland Noirat
Brian Nook
Alex Steinbrenner
Marcelo Botelho
Sheila Wilson
Switzerland
Europe
Australia
Germany
Europe
Brazil
Latin America
USA
North America
Charmaine
Koporaal
South Africa
Africa
Rnoirat@
fics-online.org
b.nook@
murdoch.edu.au
[email protected]
quiropraxia@
hotmail.com
IndySportsDoc@
iquest.net
[email protected]
Robert
Wasserman
Mustafa Agaoglu
John Downes
Gaery Barbery
Carla How
Gordon Lawson
Singapore
Asia
Turkey
Eastern
Mediterranean
USA
North America
Australia
Pacific
United Kingdom
Member at large
Canada
Member at large
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
carlahow@scotia
chiropractic.co.uk
maxlawson@
rogers.com
Commission of Communication (CoCOM)
Philippe Roulet, Chair—Switzerland
Mustafa Agaoglu, ExCO—Turkey
Gaery Barbery, ExCO—Australia
Yolanda Camacho Kortman—Costa Rica
Martin Camara—Philippines
Philippe Fleuriau—France
Annette Joergensen—Denmark
Saul Luengas—Mexico
Commission of Education (CoEDU)
Tim Stark, Chair —Australia
Rikke Craven, Co-Chair—Denmark
John Downes, ExCO—USA
Ed Feinberg—USA
Scott Howitt—Canada
Brian Nook, ExCO—Australia
Ed Rothman—United Kingdom
Dik Skippings—United Kingdom
Ken Thomas—USA
Commission of Ethics (CoETH)
Carla How, Co Chair, ExCO—United Kingdom
Susan Bromley, Co-Chair—USA
Roland Noirat, ExCO—Switzerland
Commission of Finance (CoFIN)
Christopher Wegelin, Chair—Switzerland
Howie Fidler—USA
Sherri LaShomb, Chief of Finances—USA
Fabrizio Mancini—USA
Commission of Games(CoGAM)
Tim Ray , Chair—USA
Marcelo Botelho, ExCO—Brazil
Tom Greenway—United Kingdom
Charmaine Korporaal, ExCO—South Africa
Gregory Oke—New Zealand
George Oxinos—Cyprus
Alex Steinbrenner, ExCO—Germany
Robert Wassermann, ExCO—Singapore
Sheila Wilson, ExCO—USA
Commission of International Sports
Federations (CoIFS)
Brian Nook, Chair—Australia
Roland Noirat, ExCO—Switzerland
Hamid Sadri—USA
Angela Salcedo—USA
Alex Steinbrenner, ExCO—Germany
Commission of Research (CoRES)
Henry Pollard, Chair—Australia
Eduardo Bracher—Brazil
Jay Greenstein—USA
Craig Liebenson—USA
Craig Morris—USA
Thomas Souza—USA
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Future Events
ICSSD Module 1 — Lower Extremities
October 2-4, 2009
Perth, Australia
All details at: www.fics-sport.org
ICSSD Module 2 — Upper Extremities
October 15-18, 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
All details at: www.fics-ch.org/Lausanne2009
Masters Games, Sydney, Australia
October 10-18, 2009
Sydney, Australia
More details: www.2009mastersgames.com
‘In-Residence’ Sport Chiropractic Program in Chile
December 2009—3, 4, 5, 6
April 2010—22, 23, 24, 25
Chile
ADMINISTRATION
FICS Headquarters:
Administrative Office:
MSI Maison du Sport International
Avenue de Rhodanie 54
CH – 1007_Lausanne VD Switzerland
Tel: +41 (21) 601 0858 Fax: +41 (21) 601 7923
Roland Noirat, DC—President
c/o World Federation of Chiropractic
1246 Yonge Street, Suite 203
Toronto, ON M4T 1W5 Canada
Tel: 1 416 484 9091 Fax: 1 416 484 9665
Sandra Brown —Executive Secretary
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Reports on 2009 World Games, Taiwan
(Three reports follow: From Dr. Steinbrenner, Dr. Wasserman and the South Africans)
Alex Steinbrenner, DC, ICSSD, FICS Secretary-General
Put simply in the words of the IWGA
President Ron Froehlich: “The best
World Games ever!”
The 8th World Games were held July
16-26 in the beautiful harbor city of
Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Over 5,000
participants from 103 countries took
part. Throughout ten competition days 186 finals
in 31 sports took place. The World Games are part
of the Olympic movement, using the 5 rings, but
feature sports not yet admitted to the Olympic
Games—such as ultimate frisbee, life saving,
rugby sevens, sumo wrestling, archery, rhythmic
gymnastics, ballroom dancing, and various ball
sports.
The FICS delegation included 28 highly qualified
and committed sports chiropractors from 13 different countries led by Chef de Mission, Dr. Brian
Nook, Dean, Faculty of Chiropractic and Sports
Science, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
More than 1,000 athletes were examined and
treated by FICS doctors during the competition. In
a preliminary FICS report prepared by the research team led by Dr. Deb Nook over 80% of patients documented pain reduction—and 99% returned to competition.
These are just a few facts from a report which will
be incorporated into the final IWGA documentation and presented to Sports Federation Presidents
and the IOC.
To all members of the FICS team I say that the impact your work has made for the athletes, the volunteers, our profession and our standing in the
international world of sports is tremendous.
Thank you all for your great support, time and
efforts.
IWGA President Ron Froehlich said: “All of us are
grateful for the support of all the citizens of Kaohsiung. We have all enjoyed the events and the true
sportsmanship we witnessed between the athletes.
Top Sports and High Spirits with Fair Play was
without doubt the order of the day.”
More than 280,000 spectators watched the opening- and closing ceremonies and the sports events.
More than 1.2 million people celebrated the
Games at TWG-Plaza in Kaohsiung.
But what about Chiropractic?
At the end of the closing ceremony Froehlich
hnded the symbol of The World Games to Pascual
Guerrero, President and Director of the Colombian Organizing Committee for the next World
Games—to be held in Cali, Colombia in 2013……..
Simple again! “The best Games ever!”
We will be there again!!!
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Reports on 2009 World Games, Taiwan
Alex Steinbrenner Report continued...
Special thanks to Dr. Brian Nook and Dr. Tim Ray, Chair, FICS Games Commission for their work and
commitment before, during and still after the event. Taiwan tried to exclude chiropractors from the
Games and it was Brian’s negotiating skills on a trip to Taiwan early this year that secured our inclusion. Tim led the time-consuming selection process. Both provided skilled care at the Games. I am very
grateful to have had the pleasure of working with all my colleagues and witnessing a spirit I will long
remember. Thank you again to each doctor on this special and highly successful delegation.
FICS TEAM MEMBERS:
Sabine Amend, Germany
Gary Barone, Canada
Tino Bos, Germany
Clive Bridgham, USA
Hung Chun Haung, Taiwan
Greg Duddy, South Africa
Gary Fitzgerald, UAE
Niklas Founger, UK
Francisco Fumarola, Italy
Karen Funten, Germany
Inga Gossow, Australia
Thomas Jeppesen, UK
Annette Jorgensen, Denmark
Lotte Langhoff, Denmark
Simon Lawson, South Africa
Kirsten Lewis, Australia
Per Lidefelt, Sweden
David Lourie, Australia
Sherri LaShomb, USA
Roland Noirat, Switzerland
Brian Nook, Australia
Deb Nook, Australia
Keith Overland, USA
Sven Paris, Germany
Hayden Pooke, Malaysia
Tim Ray, USA
Alexander Ruhe, Germany
Hamid Sadri, USA
Naoki Sakakibera, Japan
Brad Sandler, South Africa
Alex Steinbrenner, Germany
Jon Tan, Australia
Carlo Vinci, UK
Robert Wasserman, Singapore
Sheila Wilson USA
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Reports on 2009 World Games, Taiwan
Robert Wasserman, DC, ICSSD
Singapore, FICS Executive Council, Asian Region
We all had a great experience in Kaohsiung treating patients, meeting new colleagues and making new friends in Taiwan. First of all I would like to thank
Dr. Brian Nook, Dr. Alex Steinbrenner,
Dr. Tim Ray, Dr. Deb Nook and David
Chapman-Smith and all others involved for their
selfless hard work to make these 2009 World
Games a wonderful experience and a great step
forward for FICS and the chiropractic profession.
Myself, I must say that these games have to be one
of the highlights of my almost 28 year career in
chiropractic. All of us who attended were a bit
sceptical of what might happen in Kaohsiung after
important to have a chain of command and rules
of order. Unfortunately there were a few people
that had a hard time putting their egos aside and
letting someone else make team decisions for the
day. Hopefully at future events, all participating
doctors will understand this concept and get with
the program.
As we all know by now Taiwan, together with
South Korea, is one of the only two countries in
the developed world where chiropractic practice
is actually illegal. About 30 of our colleagues have
braved this condition and continue to practice in
Taiwan.
Most of them have had their offices closed; equipment confiscated and paid fines just to practice a
profession that is well-recognized and respected
throughout the world.
I hope that all FICS team members will consider
having more involvement with FICS, as we certainly all need to work together on behalf of athletes and our profession to progress, get in to
more events and build our organization and our
future.
Mascots Gao Mei and Syong Ge are named after the
host city, Kaohsiung .They are intended to personify it as "a
city of the sea and the sun", to emphasize "ecology and
environmental protection", and to symbolize the "friendliness
and hospitality" of the city's residents.
the protest against chiropractic participation by
the Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC).
I look forward to being back on the FICS team for
the next World Games in Cali, Colombia in 2013.
Nos vemos en Cali, Colombia
en 2013!
I must thank our leadership again for not only getting us into these games but for making this a
complete success for us and the people that we
treated. Several sports, such as korfball, flying disc
and cheukball kept our team really hopping.
For many of us, including me, this was our first
FICS sports event that we had attended. Joining a
team with a leader and rules to follow was in
some ways like joining the military—and not as an
officer but as a soldier. This is certainly different
from running one’s own office where you are the
general and in total control. However it became
very evident that in situations like Kaohsiung, it is
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Reports on 2009 World Games, Taiwan
The South Africans
Dr. Greg Duddy, Dr. Simon Lawson, Dr. Brad Sandler
From Drs. Greg Duddy, Simon Lawson, Brad
Sandler.
The South Africans are home and hard at
work again, spreading the Chiropractic love!
Our post-Games synopsis reads as follows:
The Games - A well run, efficient display from the
KOC, showing much planning, huge effort and
awesome volunteer support. The diversity of
sporting disciplines was an eye opener, exposing
us to many new varieties of sports, their injuries
and associated ailments and codes of conduct. The
sportsmanship and camaraderie was, as anticipated, eagerly displayed among the players, officials and support staff alike. I believe Taiwan, and
Kaohsiung in particular, put on a magnificent display, and can be applauded for this.
The City (Kaohsiung) - This big city showed character! Anticipating a certain degree of poverty and
dirtiness, we were pleasantly greeted with a generally well kept, clean environment. The excellent
facilities, parks, waterways, museums
(apparently), shops, malls, markets and hotels,
were not only inviting, but a source of refreshment and excitement. (For some, even the local
FamilyMart was a source of warmth, now commonly referred to as scooterism).
The People (of Kaohsiung) - With significant language barriers in place, communication with the
locals was difficult, often animated, but certainly
rewarding as their open friendly faces lit up with
every interaction (except a
few grumpy cab drivers).
We found the people kind
and humble, very willing to
help, even going to great
lengths to see us right.
The Group (FICS) - The cosmopolitan mix and
diversity of the group made for a really interesting
bunch of people. Australian, German, Danish, Italian, South African, Canadian, American, Taiwanese, Irish, ex-Iranian, Swedish....................wow,
what a multinational soup! The friendships
formed, techniques swapped, meals shared, beers
chugged, jokes shared, boredom overcome, Typhoons battled, markets roamed, views admired
and queues treated have etched memories in our
minds which even the copious number of beers
will battle to erase. These memories will be cherished and chuckled about for many moons to
come, until, one day, not too far away, we can add
to them with new memories from another FICS
experience.
We thank you all for contributing to this box of
memories..............xie xie!
Until we next meet, stay happy and healthy.
Regards,
Greg, Simon and Brad.
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Interview with Dr. Jackie Huang
By Clive Bridgham, DC, DACBSP, ICSSD
Hung-Chan Huang DC, ICSSD(Palmer West, 1999),
better known as Jackie to her FICS colleagues, is a native of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the home of the 2009 World
Games. Dr. Clive Bridgham from Barrington, Rhode
Island, USA, a member of the FICS team at the Games,
caught up with Dr. Huang after breakfast on her way
to the office.
How did a Taiwanese end up as an Americantrained doctor of chiropractic? This 37 year old
joined our ranks like many of us—through her
experience of chiropractic care. This was given by
Dr. Richard Levine who practices in Seattle,
Washington.
As a 17 year old Jackie was studying fashion design in Taiwan, but her parents wanted her to
have an American college experience as a liberal
arts major. That is why she was living in Washington state three years later when, unfortunately
for her but not for the chiropractic profession, she
was the victim of a T-bone car accident.
After 6 months of allopathic and oriental
medicine treatment she
was no better. Constant
rib pain was interfering
with her 4 hours per
day of taekwondo training not to mention her
academic studies. She
then sought chiropractic
care on referral from a
lawyer. “I knew nothing
about chiropractic physicians but within one
month I had great results and was pain free,” she
says. Being a taekwondo competitor she continued to receive chiropractic treatments for her various injuries, and then as part time work became
Dr. Levine’s receptionist.
nia. If she called herself a doctor in the
Chinese language or mentioned any
words that included spine or nerve she could be
fined the equivalent of $1000 USD. She was only
safe using the word chiropractor as long as it was
written in English.
There is still no law allowing her to practice in
Taiwan. In 2006 the 30 member strong Taiwan
Chiropractic Doctors Society attempted to have
legislation passed but the proposal was defeated.
The TCDS plans to reintroduce legislation for the
recognition/legalization of chiropractic in the near
future.
Dr. Huang was kind enough to take me to her office via a motorcycle ride through the city of
Kaohsiung. She weaved expertly in and out of
traffic arriving at her office in time for her first patient of the day.
I asked what it was like to start a practice in Taiwan where she is not allowed to advertise or even
have exterior signage at the office. “I have an extended family here so it was all word of mouth
and my practice is 99% referral based.”
Her modern office has numerous adjusting tables
as well as a good selection of rehabilitation equipment both high-tech and low-tech.
He encouraged Jackie to apply to chiropractic
school after she earned her BS degree from Seattle
University. She was accepted at Palmer West,
completed her studies in 1999, and returned to
Kaohsiung and opened her practice in 2000.
She found that practicing in Taiwan was a slightly
different experience than her internship in Califor9
Interview with Dr. Jackie Huang
Continued...
She also has an excellent selection of footwear and
herbal remedies available for her patients in her
two storey office. Her sister works as her office
manager in her cash only practice.
Dr. Huang, who has her ICSSD, is leader of the
FICS member council for Taiwan, the Taiwan
Sports Chiropractic Council. She has been a key
member of the FICS delegation to the World
Games, acting as local liaison for the FICS team
and Dr. Brian Nook, Chef de Mission.
Dr. Jackie Huang explains that because of the opposition of the medical and the oriental medical
professions chiropractic is not well understood in
her country, but she looks forward to a future in
which Taiwanese chiropractors are a fully accepted part of the healthcare system, working together for the benefit of their patients and Taiwanese athletes.
“I am enjoying the camaraderie of working with
other FICS doctors, especially since they have
doubled the number of practicing DC’s in Taiwan”, says Dr. Huang. She then went on to explain that Taiwan National Television did a story
about how “doctors of chiropractic” were to be
treating athletes at the World Games even though
the practice of chiropractic remains technically
illegal in Taiwan. During this the TV station received a call complaining that it was calling chiropractors doctors. “They are not real doctors”, said
the caller, illustrating the opposition DCs face in
the country.
Interview with Dr. Hamid Sadri
By Clive Bridgham, DC, DACBSP, ICSSD
Hamid Sadri, DC, CCSP, ICSSD (Life College, 1986)
born in Iran but now living and practicing in the
United States, was also a member of the FICS team at
the World Games. Dr. Clive Bridgham interviewed him
there.
As a 15-year old high school student Dr. Hamid
Sadri was sent by his parents with his older sister
to the USA one year before the overthrow of the
Shah in the 1970s. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia
when his parents joined him in the US a year later.
His main sport was soccer which he played at the
high school, college and Atlanta Amateur Soccer
League Levels.
His interest in chiropractic began at age 17, when
he was living in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was
involved in a serious car accident that left him
paralyzed and in chronic severe pain. The medical
community was unable to help other than provid-
ing pain medication. His family, seeking an alternative, took him to a DC in
Atlanta, who provided significant relief. The
young Hamid was so impressed with the results
that he decided to become a chiropractic physician
himself.
After graduation from Life at age 23 in 1986 he
spent 2 years as an associate and then opened his
own practice. He is now the director of 1st Choice
Chiropractic Health Care Center in Atlanta where
he employs a physical therapist and 3 other chiropractic physicians. He is a certified ART instructor
and uses Diversified, Thompson, Gonstead, SOT,
ART, and Graston techniques in his office, as well
as gait analysis.
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Interview with Dr. Hamid Sadri
Continued...
His clinic sponsors triathlon and running teams
and he works at triathlon events in the Atlanta
area. His patients include many professional and
Olympic level athletes from the sports of golf, tennis, basketball, football, and swimming, including
a gold medalist in track and field. Ninety-five percent of his practice is sports chiropractic.
Hamid is especially thankful to FICS for their efforts in bringing chiropractic services to a major
games event in Taiwan, where there is no law protecting chiropractic practice. “I hope that our chiropractic services in Taiwan will make a giant step
forward in helping the 30 Taiwanese doctors now
practicing here to achieve licensed status”.
Dr. Sadri is fluent in Farsi, English and Spanish,
which he found helpful here in Kaohsiung at the
2009 World Games, his first international event.
To be qualified for a FICS event he earned his Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician certification
and then took a weekend module in Canada. That
combined with his sports chiropractic experience,
earned his International Chiropractic Sports Science Diploma (ICSSD).
At the World Games he is working venues for flying disc and ultimate frisbee. He and other FICS
chiropractors have treated the 20 member gold
medal winning US team for all their rolled ankles,
pulled muscles, jammed joints and back pain.
“If not for the chiropractors being here, we could
never have won the gold,” one team member told
him, with others then saying they agreed. In
gratitude they gave him a frisbee signed by the
entire team.
Dr. Sadri explains that he has also treated gold
medal winners at the 9 ball billiards venue and in
the Chinese martial art Wushu. It was an Iranian
athlete who won the gold in Wushu, and Dr. Sadri
explains there was special significance in treating
an athlete from his home country.
Dr. Hamid Sadri with one of the members of the US
Ultimate Frisbee Team wearing her gold medal
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AROUND THE WORLD IN SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC
AUSTRALIA
Gaery Barbery, DC, ICSSD
The Mountain Bike World Championships were
held in Canberra from August 1-6. This is the
home town of Sports Chiropractic Australia President Dr. Peter Garbutt, and he was there and
treated over 160 patients during the 5 days of
competition.
Dr. Peter Garbutt at work
This included athletes
from 8 countries, several
of whom had little or no
experience of chiropractic care and who asked
for chiropractic services
to be available at future
World Cup events. Well
done Peter!
Currently we are preparing for the World Masters Games to be held in
Sydney, October 10-18, 2009. These games are the
world’s largest participatory multi-sport event
and are governed by the International Masters
Games Association.
Over 20,000 competitors from many countries are
anticipated in Sydney. The goal is to bring together men and women for the simple joy of competing in sport. Participants need only satisfy
their sports minimum age criterion for masters,
which is as low as 25 for diving and swimming
and does not rise above 35 for any of the 28 sports.
These will be the first World Masters Games at
which chiropractors will have an official presence—thanks to excellent work by Sports
Chiropractic Australia
and FICS. The Masters
Games Chiropractic
Team will have 178
chiropractors and chiropractic students,
making it the biggest
ever contingent to
work at a single sporting event anywhere in
the world.
A competitor back on the bike
All of this is possible
because of generous sponsorship from the Chiropractors Association of Australia (CAA) which is
providing funding of AUD$45,000 for the team.
Particular congratulations to the CAA and SCA
President, Dr. Peter Garbutt who is coordinating
all preparations.
For more information on the World Masters Games go
to www.2009worldmasters.com
COSTA RICA
The first ever CONCACAF Football and Sports
Medicine Congress was held at the University of
Medical Sciences in San Jose,
Costa Rica August 6-7, 2009.
CONCACAF is the FIFA regional organization for Central and North America and
the Caribbean.
Dr. Guadagno
This was a historic event not
only for CONCACAF and
Costa Rica but also for chiropractic which was featured
prominently on the program.
For two days, foremost experts from Latin America, North America and Europe spoke to an audience of football administrators, doctors, researchers and medical and PT students on subjects that
included physiology, nutrition, doping control,
injuries, training and healthcare management
with respect to football.
Dr. Yolanda Camacho Kortman, a San Jose DC
who serves on the CONCACAF Board of Directors had persuaded CONCACAF to include a lecture on chiropractic and its contribution to the
sports medicine team and approached FICS to arrange a speaker.
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COSTA RICA Continued...
That speaker, generously
making his time available
without cost, was Dr.
Carlo Guadagno of Miami, Florida, President of
the Florida Chiropractic
Association Sports Injuries Council and Secretary of the American Chiropractic Association
Sports Injuries Council.
Dr. Guadagno, whose
family background is Colombian and who is fluDrs. Kortman and
Guadagno
ent in Spanish, is a 1988
Palmer graduate with an
impressive record in elite sports chiropractic. Fortunately this included working with the Costa Rican football team at CONCACAF’s 2007 USA
Gold Cup, where he was medical director at the
Miami venue.
“Chiropractic is not yet well known within sports
medicine circles in Costa Rica” says Dr. Camacho
Kortman, “and Dr. Guadagno’s presentation was
truly excellent and very well received.” He has
been invited back for the next congress, to be held
in San Jose August 4-5, 2011.
says Dr. Guadagno, “but this was simply due to
lack of knowledge and my presentation seemed to
answer all concerns.” Dr. Guadagno addressed
chiropractic education, specialties and professionalism, and also made the audience aware of the
worldwide acceptance of chiropractic up to the
highest levels in sport.
Following the meeting Dr. Carlos Palavicini,
President of the
Congress, invited
Dr. Guadagno to
a Saturday trip to
his beach home
where Dr.
Guadagno reports valuable
time with other
speaker guests
and “ enormous
hospitality following this powerful, information-packed and
successful event.” Dr. Guadagno with Rodrigo Kenton,
Headcoach, Costa Rican Football
Team
“Before my presentation I was aware of some concern about a “quiropractico” on the program,”
DENMARK
Sports chiropractic is to be well represented at the World Taekwondo
Championships and the Second International Symposium of Taekwondo Studies which take place in
Copenhagen, Denmark October 1213, 2009.
Dr. M. Kazemi
Dr. Mohsen Kazemi, Medical Chair,
Ontario Taekwondo Association and a world class
taekwondo athlete himself, will be chairing the
rehabilitation sessions at the symposium and presenting three research papers. He will then serve
as team doctor for the Canadian team at the
World Championships.
Dr. Saul Luengas, a Palmer West graduate from
Mexico who serves on the FICS Communications
Commission, is also a speaker at the symposium
and will also provide chiropractic services for
members of his national team. This is particularly
significant because next year the World Youth
Taekwondo Championships will be held in Mexico.
The value of FICS can be seen
from the fact that Dr. Luengas and
Dr. Kazemi met at the FICS Symposium in Montreal earlier this
year and are coordinating their
efforts to promote the acceptance
and availability of chiropractic
services at the World Taekwondo
Federation.
For more information on Copenhagen games go to
www.cph2009.dk
Dr. S. Luengas
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FRANCE
French Chiropractic Sports Council formed.
FICS welcomes the French Chiropractic Sports
Council / Conseil Français en Chiropratique du
Sport ( FCSC/CFCS ),
the newly formed national non-profit organization in France in the
domain of sports.
Congratulations to Dr.
Philippe Fleuriau, President of the Association
Française de Chiropratique (AFC) and a member
of the FICS Communication Commission, who has
led the formation of the FCSC/CFCS. “We
strongly encourage all countries throughout the
world to follow this example”, says Dr. Fleuriau,
“affiliating with FICS to create a unified body of
sports chiropractic on an international level”.
In a parallel development the Institut Franco Europeen de Chiropractique (IFEC), the French chiropractic school now with campuses in Paris and
Toulouse, is offering a sports chiropractic course
leading to an ICSSD. This will be 2 years in length
in French, and commences in December 2009.
ISRAEL
Richard Gakner, DC, ICSSD, MSc
The 18th International Maccabi Games were staged
in Israel in July. According to the official website
for the event, www.maccabiah.com, there were
approximately 9000 participants from 51 countries.
The Israeli Chiropractic Sports Council, which is
the national affiliate of FICS, was given the responsibility of coordinating chiropractic support
for the event. Under the codirection of Dr. Richard
Gakner and Dr. Gilon Gobrin, the ICSC was intimately involved with planning and consultation
Opening Ceremony
as part of the overall medical support.
In order to be registered as a sanctioned chiropractic provider for the event, it was compulsory
for the DC to be a FICS member. In total there
were 12 chiropractors working in an official capacity, 9 from Israel, 2 from the USA and 1 from
Great Britain. There were at least 4 other chiropractors working in an unofficial capacity.
The chiropractic services were well received overall, and we know that we have left the organizers
and athletes alike with a favorable impression of
our commitment, hard work and the valuable role
of chiropractic services.
Rugby at the Games.
From left to right: Drs. Glen Schor Haskin (Miami, FL,
USA), Claudio Merkier (London, England), Richard Gakner
(Netanya, Israel), Howie Fidler (St. Louis Park, MN, USA)
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MOROCCO
Mustafa Agaoglu, DC, ICSSD, FICS Executive Council, Eastern Mediterranean Representative
Congratulations to Dr. Jelloul Belhouari of Casablanca and Dr. Stefan Salim of San Jose, California
on the formation of the Moroccan Sports Chiropractic Council, the most recent FICS affiliate and
member.
Dr. S. Salim
Dr. Belhouari, a Cleveland College
Graduate, has served as team chiropractor to the famous Moroccan
track and field team and the national soccer team since the mid
1990s. He first gained prominence
in Morocco when treating Hincham
el-Guerroug, former world champion and record holder in the 1500
meters and 1 mile.
Dr. Salim, also from Casablanca though currently
living and practicing in San
Jose, is a graduate of Palmer
West. He hold qualifications in
both chiropractic and medicine
and his sports chiropractic practice has athletes from many
sports, including boxing where
he is chiropractic physician for
the Dreamland Boxing Club in Dr. J. Belhouari
San Jose.
SINGAPORE
Robert Wasserman, DC, ICSSD, FICS Executive Council, Asian Representative
Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games
(YOC) from August 14-16, 2010.
The Games will receive some 5,000
athletes and officials from the 205
National Olympic Committees,
along with an estimated 800 media
Dr. Wasserman representatives, 20,000 local and
international volunteers, and more than 500,000
spectators. Young athletes aged between 14 and
18 years will compete in the games, as well as
serve as cultural ambassadors for their countries.
Being from Singapore, and as the Asian representative on the FICS Executive Council, I have met
with Mr. Ng Ser Miang, the Singapore member of
the IOC Executive Committee and the person responsible for bringing the Games to Singapore,
and officials within the Ministry of Health who
are organizing the health care team for the Games.
I have explained how much chiropractic services
can contribute to the athletes as well the overall
success of the Games. I hope to have positive
news regarding our involvement soon, and we
can then prepare for one of the biggest international sporting events ever held in Singapore.
THAILAND and THE PHILLIPINES
Martin Camara, DC, ICSSC
Chiropractic Sports Medicine Care in the Asian Martial Games, Bangkok, Thailand
The Philippine Olympic Committee fielded Dr.
Camara, Co-Chair of their Medical Commission
and sports chiropractor, together with sports
therapist Martin Boassen and family physician Dr.
Ferdie Brawner to care for the needs of 35 athletes
competing in the first Asian Martial Games held
in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1-9, 2009. The next
Asian Martial Games in 2011 will be combined
with the Asian Indoor Games.
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THAILAND and THE PHILLIPINES
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We competed in taekwondo, karate, muay Thai,
kick boxing, san shou and penjat silat.
The Philippines came in 8th out of 35 countries in
total medal standing garnering 2 golds, 6 silvers
and 10 bronze medals. We had the opportunity to
do on-site pre-competition and post-competition
evaluation and treatment. Active isolated
stretching, kinesiotaping, myofascial release
techniques and chiropractic adjustments
were well-utilized by
the majority of the athletes. They reported
relief of chronic and
Dr Camara releases Shoulder of acute injuries and an
Muay Thai Bronze Medalist
increase in their ranges
from Team Philippines
of movement.
Instrument Assisted Mid Scapular Release on Karate Athlete
USA
Sheila Wilson, DC, ICSSD, FICS Executive Council, USA
FICS member Dr. Craig Liebenson, one of many
sports chiropractors working with professional
teams in the US, has now been team chiropractor
for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers for the past 4
years. He is also a consultant to the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he works with Ken Crenshaw,
ATC, one of Major League Baseball’s most senior
trainers.
Dr. Liebenson also presents workshops for Mark
Versteegan’s Athlete Performance
(www.athleteperformance.com) for trainers of
elite athletes from around the world at Athlete
Performance’s training
center in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Liebenson’s
approach, more fully
described in his highly
regarded text Rehabilitation of the Spine: A
Practitioners Manual
(2nd Edn, Lippencott
Williams & Wilkins
Dr. Liebenson with NBA star
2007) integrates core
Corey Maggette
chiropractic with the
work of McGill, Janda, Kolar and others and focuses on the functional assessment and management of athletes.
“Typically trainers are more treatment oriented
and team physicians are focused on orthopedic
assessment”, says Liebenson, “but the key link in
rehab, injury prevention and performance enhancement is in finding and addressing the gap
between an athlete’s
sport demands and
functionalperformance capacity”. Dr. Liebenson’s
approach allows him
to bridge the gap between skills coaches
(e.g. pitching, hitting),
strength/conditioning
coaches, ATCs, PTs,
and orthopedic surgeons.
Dr. Liebenson trains Chad Tracy
of the Arizona Diamondbacks
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FICS EDUCATION COMMISSION — ICSSD REPORT
Timothy Stark, DC, ICSSD, Chair, FICS Education Commission
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE RECENT GRADUATES FROM THE ICSSD PROGRAM
Australia
Andrew McHardy
James Nicola
Michael Black
United Kingdom
Anthony Lavin
Dik Skipping
Emma Daniells
Mathew Rabin
Mexico
Saul Luengas
USA
Yvette Braun-Calixtro
James Soetebeer
Robin Hunter
Stuart Lawrence
What is an ICSSD and how do you get it?
In summary, the requirements for an ICSSD are:
The International Chiropractic Sport Science Diploma is a postgraduate program of 2 weekend
seminars combined with distance learning designed by the FICS Education Commission in collaboration with Northwestern Health Sciences
University in the USA. We have some of the top
international lecturers in sports chiropractic presenting this program. FICS’s aim is to set an appropriate minimum standard in theoretical and
practical sports chiropractic education for chiropractors wanting to develop special competence in
the field of sports chiropractic and to be qualified
to serve on FICS teams at national and international games events.
Those without a Postgraduate Qualification.
The ICSSD is now a prerequisite for the Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Chiropractic at Murdoch University in Perth Australia, and in addition allows for advanced standing in Murdoch
University’s Masters of Sports Science degree.
For those who already have a postgraduate sports
chiropractic qualification (e.g. CCSP or DACBSP
in the US, or FCCSS in Canada) and who require
an ICSSD to participate in FICS games teams,
these postgraduate qualifications can be used to
gain an ICSSD without difficulty.
1. Complete Modules 1 and 2 (weekend
hands-on seminars)
2. Complete the FICS video program
(distance learning through lectures on CDROM)
3. Publishable manuscript or poster presentation or practical experience
4. Pass the FICS written examination
5. Verify current certification in CPR or
equivalent credentials in emergency procedures.
You may sit the FICS written examination after
attending both Modules – examinations are available
after each Module.
Those with a CCSP.
1. Complete Module 1 or 2
2. Demonstrate practical out-of-clinic
experience by:
a) Documenting time spent working with athletes outside your
clinic and treatment provided;
or
b) Writing a case study article published in a peer reviewed journal or as a poster presentation
3. Verify current certification in CPR or
equivalent credentials in emergency procedures.
No video lectures program or examination are required.
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Those with a DACBSP or FCCSS or qualifying Masters Degree.
1. Demonstrate practical out-of-clinic experience by:
a) Documenting time spent working with athletes outside your clinic and treatment provided, or;
b) Writing a case study article, published in a peer reviewed journal or as a poster presentation
2. Verify current certification in CPR or equivalent credentials in emergency procedures.
No Module, video lectures program or examination are required.
For more information on the ICSSD program, including frequently asked questions and the dates
of future ICSSD seminars, go to Education at www.fics-sport.org or contact me, Dr. Tim Stark, at
[email protected] .
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