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Taking Chiropractic Care to the Next Level: Lessons Learned in the Professional and College Training Room
Length: 2 CEs
Join noted sports chiropractor Dr. Alan Sokoloff for this in-depth look at treating athletes. Topics of discussion include goal setting, strengths and weaknesses of sports chiropractic outside of the practice setting, proper preparation, the importance of knowledge about the sport, sport-specific concerns, an emergency plan, the difference between college and professional athlete patients, the importance of communication, working as part of an interdisciplinary health care team, documentation and confidentiality, the new “Travel to Treat” law, the future of chiropractic in sports, and an overview of Dr. Sok’s Sweet 16 Tips for Survival in the Athletic Training Room. Sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA.
Palmer grad Dr. Alan K. Sokoloff is a Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians who was their Chiropractor of the Year for 2006. He is the team chiropractor for the two-time Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens and the current president of the Professional Football Chiropractic Society. He is a former two-term President of the Maryland Chiropractic Association and has been a member of the University of Maryland Sports Medicine Team since 1991. He served a residency at the United States Olympic Training Center in 1997 and was selected to the medical team for the United States at the 1998 Goodwill Games. During his career he has also served as team chiropractor for Washington Nationals. For more than 10 years, he hosted a weekly health, interactive health radio program in Baltimore called “Talkin’ Back.” He is certified in Graston Technique and various myofascial release techniques.
