Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. March 19, 2012
The ACA Sports Council was asked by the supporters of the Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (PABI) to be present at the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health - U.S. House of Representatives, in Washington, D.C. on March 19th, 2012 to show our organizational support for the plan. Our BOD asked Dr. Jay Greenstein, DC to represent us and he agreed even though we were notified the Thursday before the meeting was to take place.
Dr. Jay Greenstein's Report TBI_Report_to_the_ACA_Sports_Council.pdf
Testemony from Bonnie Strickland, Ph.D. Division Director, Division of Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs Maternal and Child Health Bureau - HHRG_-_TBI_Report.pdf
Below is a link to download the article in the November 2, 2006 Washington Post about Pre Participation Exams.
Physical Exams Required for Prep Athletes, but Questions Linger
This is an abstract done by Drs Sorrentino, Sciarrilo, and Rinzler to assess the level of access Sports Chiropractors have to performing Pre-Participation Examinations (PPE's).
A Survey of Chiropractors Access to Perform Pre Participation Examinations
With so much fragmentation in sports throughout the world, it can be tough to keep up. That ACA Sports Council would like to provide you with links to some of the major sports organizations.
Chiropractic has made incredible in-roads into organized sports over the past few years - the ACA Sports Council's rapidly expanding Chiropractic Sports Network of over 3,000 events is proof of that fact. Sports Chiropractors are Doctors of Chiropractic who have specialized training in sports injuries and physical fitness. They are experts in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal structures. Sports Chiropractors are licensed in all fifty states and many countries throughout the world.
On this website you can find out about the exciting world of sports chiropractic. You can also learn how to locate a sports chiropractor in your area; all about the sports council publications; what's new in the field of sports chiropractic; the many benefits of membership in the Sports Council; and have access to useful links in the world of sports medicine.