- ...How to find help
. In issue the late Dr. Keith Hartman provided help for
people trying to find a sports-orientated chiropractor:
In the , you want to look in the Yellow Pages, and behind the doctor’s names
(that is where additional credentials are usually placed) may appear the initials
, which stand for Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. It denotes... the
completion of or more post-graduate hours in the diagnosis, chiropractic
treatment and management of sports injuries...
Additionally, in both the and internationally, you can ask the doctor over
the telephone if he or she is a member of , which stands for the Fédération
Internationale de Chiropratique Sportive. is is the international body that
holders of the credentials belong to...
If you ask some questions of the staff person answering the phone, or the
doctor him/herself, you should be able to determine if the doctor is orien-
tated towards and knowledgeable in handling sports injuries. If the doctor is
reluctant, or hesitates in the least when questioned about , I personally
would be hesitant of seeing him. Another good source for sports-orientated
chiropractors may be a local gym. e gym may know someone who is a ,
or a chiropractor who is good with sports injuries but does not have the
credentials.. e professional you consult should know the basic weight-training move-
ments, or be willing to learn from you, and ideally he should be a trainee
himself. He should know the variations of form that need to be considered
to fit an individual’s structural uniqueness, and especially know the varia-
tions that should never be used.. Seek a sports-minded expert in biomechanics, injuries and manipulative
therapy. You may need more than one person to cover these areas. But as
with all professionals, standards vary. You may have to hunt around to find
the quality of help you need. Make the effort, though, and you can add life
to your training years, and years to your training life.. Responding to muscle soreness
. Muscle soreness is a fact of life for everyone who lifts weights. It is one of the
rewards from a hard workout, proving that you delivered the goods. Good
soreness comes from intensive effort in exercises done in safe form, is purely
muscular, and goes away after a few days. is is different from longer last-