■ For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, will include chiropractic care inside the Olympic Village polyclinic, a multi-disciplinary facility that offers comprehensive health care and medicai. services. While doctors ofchiropractic (DCs) have historically been included on the Olympic medical staff, the upcoming events mark the first time that DCs from the host country will be treating athletes and officials from around the world directly inside the Polyclinic. "This is an historic event, not only for the chiropractic profession, but also the athletes who will now have access to the care that will help them prepare their bodies for competition," states Michael Reed, D.C., M.S., D.A.C.B.S.P.. and Team USA Medical Director (USOC). "These athletes train hard and endure significant physical demands. Sports-focused DCs, along with other members of the sports medicine team, are especially skilled to assist them in reaching peak performance." During the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY, George Goodheart, D.C., became the first official chiropractor appointed to the U.S. team. With each subsequent Olympic Games and Pan American Games, the U.S. teams—along with a grow ing number of other national teams—have included at least one doctor ofchiropractic on their medical staff, culminating with the 2010 Winter Games incorporation ofchiropractic care inside the Polyclinic. To learn more about the Foundation, visit www.foundation4cp.com or call 1-866-90l-f4cp.
