2008 Summer Olympic Athletes in Beijing, China Using Chiropractic To Improve Performance

The 2008 Olympics are only a few days away and all the athletes are working to get into peak physical performance. They have trained hundreds of hours to get to this point. Many of them have a whole host of people to help them train, including head coaches, strength coaches, stretching coaches, and massage therapists. Recently, however many athletes have been turning to chiropractors to get them into top shape.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Dr. Glenn Lowenberg, Dr. Marcus A McCray, and other chiropractors will be on hand with other medical staff to provide treatment to the athletes before, during, and after competition. Dr. Marcus A. McCray was selected by USA Track & Field to serve as its team chiropractor in Beijing. The roster of Olympic athletes who have benefited from chiropractic care is quite impressive. Great athletes such as Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, Edwin Moses, Dara Torres, Derek Parra and numerous others have used chiropractic to keep themselves in top physical form.
There has been a growing trend among athletes for using chiropractic care. Approximately 31% of NFL teams have a chiropractor on staff and 39% of all Div. I athletes said they use chiropractic either to get into top shape or stay there. Many say chiropractic helps them to get into top physical shape without the use of drugs. Sports and Chiropractic is a very good match for each other. Athletes are always looking to get their muscles and joints performing at their best and chiropractic is a health care discipline that provides conservative care, rehabilitation, and performance optimization of the neuromusculoskeletal system.
Chiropractors selected for the Olympics have extensive training in treating sports injuries and are certified by the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians either as a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician or as a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians. Not all Chiropractors have these certifications, but most are specialized in helping people with sports related injuries, even if they are not an olympic athlete.
If you want to know where to watch these great athletes compete in Beijing, China, you will have to turn to NBC and its affiliates for hundreds of hours of coverage. Go to www.nbcolympics.com for all the US TV coverage. You can also go to the official site for the 2008 Summer Olympics at http://en.beijing2008.cn/.