ICSC08 – Sports Physiology

Belgium Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Roland Claes
Contact Email: info@rolandclaes.be
Website: http://rolandclaes.be
ESP Elite Sport performance

Namibian Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Elg Drews
Contact Email: elga.drews@iway.na

The Namibian Chiropractic Sports Council forms part of the Namibian Chiropractic Association and consists of two members. Besides attending to athletes of all types of sports in a private capacity in our practices we attend to athletes’ needs at events when this is requested by individual clubs or the national sports federations.

Botswana Association of Chiropractors – Sports Council
President: Dr. Michelle Scott
Contact Email: scottmiche@gmail.com

BAC-Sports council is the national organisation for sports chiropractors in Botswana. BAC- Sports Council is still new and young to the country but hopes to be educational and serve to equip chiropractors with knowledge to be able to provide sports specific treatment to the sports community of Botswana. Simultaneously educating the sports community about sports chiropractic.

Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences
President: Dr. Scott Howitt
Contact Email: president@rccssc.ca
Website: http://www.rccssc.ca/

The Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) is the national governing organization for sports chiropractic in Canada. Chartered as a Specialty College of the Chiropractic profession in 1984, the RCCSS(C) is an educational and coordinating organization that acts as the Regulatory College for Chiropractic Sports Specialists in Canada.

French Council of Sport Chiropractic
President: Dr. Audrey Yargui
Contact Email: president@cfcs.fr
Website: https://www.cfcs.fr/

The French Sports Chiropractic Council (CFCS) represents French chiropractors whose main objective is the care of athletes. The CFCS website is intended for athletes of all levels, clubs, federations, coaches. It aims to demonstrate the action of chiropractic in the field of sport.

German Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Tino Boss
Contact Email: alexander_ruhe@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.sportchiropraktik.de/

The German Sports Chiropractic Council (DGSC) was founded in Brunswick in 2004. The goal and purpose of the DGSC is the preservation, implementation, and establishment of sports chiropractic in Germany as well as to protect the interests of the chiropractors involved. The DGSC promotes the maintenance and improvement of the athlete’s performance capability through qualified chiropractic interventions and supports comprehensive access to academic information regarding sports chiropractic

Irish Sports Chiropractic Council
President: Dr. Greg Tollefson
Email: Dr.greg.tollefson@gmail.com

A small group of sports-minded chiropractors focusing on understanding the mechanics of the sport and utilizing evidence-informed care and clinically relevant experience to optimize athletic performance. Our main goal is to promote Chiropractic through the treatment and rehabilitation of amateur & elite sportspeople.

Nederlandse Vereniging Sport Chiropractie
President: Dr. Bob Bonnemayers
Contact Email: chairman@sportchiropractie.nl
Website: http://www.sportchiropractie.nl/

The NVSC is the official association of sports chiropractors in The Netherlands. Our association is part of the Netherlands Chiropractic Association (NCA), all NVSC members must be members of the NCA.

The NVSC is a non-profit organization for active chiropractors who are committed to improving and promoting chiropractic treatment of athletes.

Members of the NVSC have provided chiropractic care to elite competitive athletes at the Paralympics, Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Dakar Rally, and other regional competitions.

Sports Chiropractic New Zealand
President: Robert Moore
Contact Email: secretary@chiropractic.org.nz
Website: https://www.chiropractic.org.nz/cmd/sports-chiropractic-scnz/

The SCNZ (Sports Chiropractic New Zealand) is a formal subcommittee of the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association Inc. (NZCA). The SCNZ has many aims and objectives including:

• be the peak national body representing Sports Chiropractic in New Zealand responsible for promoting the value of chiropractic in sport by liaising with other national sport and political bodies;
• facilitate equitable access to chiropractic care for athletes of all sports, ages and abilities;
• promote participation in sport and healthy lifestyle choices for all New Zealanders on the understanding that these factors contribute to the overall health and well-being of the Nation.

Norwegian Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Andreas Thoen Johansen
Contact Email: post@idrettskiropraktikk.no
Website: http://idrettskiropraktikk.no/

KIRO is an organization for chiropractors with a special interest in the treatment and functional rehabilitation of athletes at different levels in various sports. Our vision is to make chiropractic a natural part of the diverse treatment team offered to athletes.

Chirosport SA
President: Dr Jason Fyfer
Contact Email: admin@chirosport.co.za
Website: http://www.chirosport.co.za/

Chirosport SA is the national organization for sports chiropractic in South Africa. Chirosport SA is an educational and coordinating organization for chiropractors with special interest and qualifications in sports chiropractic. Chirosport SA serves to equip chiropractors with the knowledge and tools to provide sports specific care to physically active South Africans.

Sports Chiropractic focuses on providing care in the conservative management, rehabilitation and performance optimization of the neuromusculoskeletal system for athletes, and participate in a multi-disciplinary sports injury care environment.

Asociación Española de Quiropráctica Deportiva
President: Dr. Sara Pancorbo Martinez
Contact Email: optimaquiropractico@outlook.com

The Asociación Española de Quiropráctica Deportiva, AEQd, aims to support Sports Chiropractic in Spain at all levels. The AEQd seeks to promote Chiropractic among different Spanish Sports Federations, to provide high-quality chiropractic care to athletes at local events and to encourage national chiropractors to undertake formal training in Sports Chiropractic.

Royal College of Chiropractors Sport and Exercise Faculty
CEO: Robert Finch –  rob.finch@rcc-uk.org 
President: Nick Metcalfe – contact@nickjmetcalfe.com
Website: https://rcc-uk.org/

The RCCSF is a specialist faculty for chiropractors involved in sports care provision and is run by the Royal College of Chiropractors. We have 4 levels of membership starting with affiliate, licentiate, member and fellow.

Progression through the faculty is done via postgraduate learning, portfolio and application.

The RCC is a registered charity promoting quality, safety and professionalism in chiropractic. We are an apolitical professional membership body of over 2800 members. The organisation promotes and supports high standards of education, practice and research, enabling chiropractors to provide, and to be recognised for providing, high quality care for patients. You can learn about the RCC on our about page.

Vietnam Independent Sports Chiropractors
Regional Contact: Dr. Wade Brackenbury
Contact Email: dr.wade@acc.vn

The Vietnamese Independent Chiropractors are independent sports chiropractors who are committed to improving and promoting chiropractic treatment of athletes.

American Chiropractic Association Sports Council
President: Shea Stark
Contact Email: president@acasc.org
Website: https://acasc.org/

We are a professional and educational non-profit organization for active chiropractors who are committed to improving and promoting chiropractic treatment of athletes. We work closely with athletic organizations and allied health professionals to foster a better understanding of the value of chiropractic care in sports medicine and treatment.

Our mission is to advance the ethical practice of chiropractic sports medicine and exercise science to enhance athletic performance and promote physical fitness. We advocate for and educate others about the sports chiropractic practice.

Turkish Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Mustafa Agaoglu
Contact Email: agaoglu.kayropraktik@gmail.com

Turkish Chiropractic Sports Council is a national organization. İt promotes health, wellness and evidenced-based sports injury care models. İt tries to network and organize educational presentations to the interested parties. İt tries to connect with amateur and Professional national and local teams, events, and organizations.

Swiss Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Jean-Pierre Cordey
Contact Email: scsc.info@chirosport.ch
Website: http://chirosport.ch/

The Swiss Chiropractic Sports Council unites the sports chiropractors of Switzerland. By their adhesion they further the goals of promoting excellence in education and provide chiropractic services at sporting events. In addition to the educational and participative mission, the Swiss sports council organizes social and leisure activities to foster intraprofessional contacts.

Federacion Mexicana de Quiropractica Deportiva
President: Dr. Martin Isaksson
Contact Email: martin.fbg@gmail.com
Website: https://www.lkr.se/

IKS was founded in 2014 by Dr. Martin Isaksson, since then it has matured into a strong FICS NCSC. Its members serve on both FICS commissions and the Executive council. It has established strong bonds with sports federations within the country and is often seen on big sporting events in Sweden.

Philippines Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Martin Camara
Contact Email: drmartin777@gmail.com
Website: http://www.chirophilippines.co

The PSCC is a committee on sports chiropractic of the Association of Professional Chiropractors of the Philippines. We currently have relationships with the organizers of all Ironman branded events in the Philippines providing sports chiropractic care in the 5 major triathlon races they run each year. We also have relationships with national sports associations to care for elite-level amateur athletes preparing for international competitions such as the World / Asian Championships, SEA Games, Asian Games, and Olympics. We are working with Penchat Silat, Golf, Jujitsu, Triathlon, Athletics, Swimming, and Mountain Biking.

Federacion Mexicana de Quiropractica Deportiva
President: Jorge Segall Bessudo
Contact Email: jorgesegall@gmail.com
Facebook Group: Federación Mexicana de Quiropráctica Deportiva

Japanese Federation of Chiropractic Sportive
President: Dr. Takehiko Miwa
Contact Email: info@jfocs.org
Website: http://jfocs.org/

J-FOCS was established in 2001. We provide the best chiropractic treatment for all athletes and aim to contribute to society based on the spirit of volunteerism.

Italian Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Gino Rocco Campanelli
Contact Email:  cics@chiropratica.it
Website: https://chiropratica.it/

The Italian Chiropractic Sports Council is a committee of the Association of Italian Chiropractors and the recognized national representative for FICS. We strive to promote and provide the highest standard of sports chiropractic in Italy. Our members are encouraged to pursue post-graduate education, participate in mentored learning experiences, and to foster cooperation within a sports healthcare team oriented toward a patient-centered approach to care.

The overall objective is to help athletes and physically active Italians to optimize their recovery, prevention, and performance in order to achieve their individual goals.

Israeli Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Roy Sery
Contact Email: roy@spineclinic.co.il
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelChiropracticSportsCouncil/

The Israeli chiropractic sports council was founded officially in 2007 by Dr. Gilon Gobrin and the late Dr. Richard Gakner. The greatest efforts of the ICSC have been mainly in the Maccabiah Games (what is considered the Jewish Olympics) in 2005, 2009 and 2013.

Dr. Roy Sery took over as President of the ICSC from Dr. Gobrin in 2015.

Sports Chiropractic Council of Hong Kong China
(Known as SCCHK, 中國香港運動脊醫委員會)
President: Dr. Eric Chu
Contact Email: eric@nymg.com.hk
Website: https://sportschirohk.wordpress.com/

A professional and educational association for Chiropractors with a special interest in Chiropractic treatments of athletes.

Hellenic Chiropractic Sports Council
President: Dr. Nikos Kalogeropoulos
Contact Email: kaloniko@hotmail.com
Website: https://www.chiropractic.gr/

The Hellenic Chiropractic Sports Council was set up with the aim of promoting chiropractic to the sports world in Greece. A small country with a small community but with a surprisingly large number of sportsmen, professionals. Through the Association and the Sports Council, Chiropractic has grown in this country slowly but steadily.

Sports Chiro Australia President: Luke Nelson
Contact Email: stuti.vaidya@chiropractors.asn.au
Website: http://www.sportschiroaustralia.com.au

Sports Chiro Australia (SCA) is Australia’s national organisation for sports chiropractic and is a not-for-profit, clinical interest group of the Australian Chiropractors Association. SCA coordinates sports chiropractic care at community, state and national level sporting events. It also provides support to members who work with sporting teams.

Members of SCA have a special interest in working with athletes and promote best practice principles in the management of athletes in an evidence informed manner through science and research. SCA provides regular education and seminars to provide its members with the most up-to-date knowledge and skills in sports care.

SCA is supported by their National organization ACA and has regular communications with other national sports chiropractic councils and is a member of the International Sports chiropractic Federation (FICS).

New York Chiropractic College is home to a number of health programs with one shared goal: to bolster a deep and daily dedication to health and a greater understanding of the human body — through the insatiable pursuit of academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices.

CHIROPRACTIC, ACUPUNCTURE, TEACHING AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Advanced degrees that take a natural, conservative approach to healing — combining hundreds of years of tradition with the always-advancing application of diagnostic, technique, and technology. We are among the best academic institutions in the country at providing natural health sciences and education programs, in one of the most beautiful locations in the Northeast.

Website: https://www.nycc.edu/

Parker students are ambitious, compassionate, energetic, and prepared. Prepared for their career, and to become industry leaders. Prepared with techniques and knowledge gained with real-world experience.

Website: https://www.parker.edu/

The Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of chiropractic’s main campus in Davenport, Iowa; Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida, in Port Orange, Fla.; and Palmer College of Chiropractic West, in San Jose, California. Website: http://www.palmer.edu/

Since 1904, University of Western States has been a nonprofit, regionally accredited, private university comprising a diverse student body and offering highly focused and renowned programs in the areas of chiropractic, functional medicine, nutrition, sports medicine, sport and performance psychology, clinical mental health counseling and diagnostic imaging.

We are known for our evidence-informed approach to whole-person care that combines research, strong academics and the inclusion of the practitioner’s knowledge and the patient’s or client’s personal experience in pursuing courses of treatment and evolving the way health care is administered.

This is underscored by our network of clinics, in which professionals and interns serve the local community. We are located in Portland, Oregon, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and we offer our doctoral and master’s programs both on campus and online.

Website: https://www.uws.edu/

Advances innovative models of integrative care to lead people to live happier, healthier lives. Whether you’re a student considering a career in health sciences, a practitioner looking to enhance your skills, or an individual seeking care at one of our multidisciplinary clinics, Northwestern Health Sciences University welcomes you to experience our community of healers. Our goal is to transform health care through patient-centered, evidence-based, care that optimizes health and well-being.

Website: https://www.nwhealth.edu/

Providing students superior training, giving them the confidence to be the health care leaders of tomorrow. Since 1935, Logan has remained grounded in chiropractic education, while continuously enriching academic options with degree offerings in health sciences. Logan graduates employ a holistic approach to health and wellness to meet the demand for less-invasive, lower-cost treatments, and comprehensive care and lead the integrated health care industry.

Website: https://www.logan.edu.

ACCESSIBLE AND LIVELY, THE UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS-RIVIÈRES OPENS ITS DOORS TO A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE AND CHALLENGES.

Highly valuing training, scientific innovation, a taste for entrepreneurship, and professional success, UQTR relies on the dynamism of its students and the expertise of its faculty. Avant-garde university, living environment on a human scale, UQTR offers a unique learning experience, in an environment conducive to all development.

Website: https://www.uqtr.ca

Home to a diverse community of learners, teachers, hard workers, and innovators looking to make a positive difference in our communities, nation, and world. That’s why we’re known as the not-so-little University that is changing the world. We believe that all people are interconnected and that we serve a community larger than ourselves. In fact, it’s the principle that our institution was founded upon, Lasting Purpose, that gives us this sense of responsibility and charges us To Give, To Do, To Love, To Serve — Out of a Sense of Abundance.

Website: https://www.life.edu/

ICSC Holders

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Cesar Humberto Reynoso Pineda, ICSC000156, Completed: 14/03/2020
Alan Ceballos Echeagaray, Email: alanceballos@gmail.com, ICSC000157, Completed: 14/03/2020
Adrian Zarco-Corona, Email: adrianzarcoinfo@gmail.com, ICSC000158, Completed: 14/03/2020
Bernardo R Sañudo Díez , Email: bersandi@hotmail.com, ICSC000159, Completed: 14/03/2020
Emanuel Ortiz Cárdenas, Email: emanuel_ortiz@hotmail.com, ICSC000160, Completed: 14/03/2020
Diana Arreguín, Email: arreguinquiropracticacenter@gmail.com, ICSC000161, Completed: 14/03/2020
Guillermo Huerta Rodriguez, Email: ghuerta73@hotmail.com, ICSC000162, Completed: 14/03/2020
Julieta Escobar-Zimbron, Email: juliettazimbron@gmail.com, ICSC000163, Completed: 14/03/2020
Jorge Santos Barro Medrano, Email: santosqp@gmail.com, ICSC000180, Completed: 14/03/2020
Maria Mercedes D’Acosta Montaño, Email: mercedesdacosta@gmail.com, ICSC000164, Completed: 14/03/2020
Maria Mercedes Montaño Benet, Email: mariamercedesmontano@gmail.com, ICSC000165, Completed: 14/03/2020
Vianey Ana Raizha Salto Elizalde, Email: axisquiropractica@gmail.com, ICSC000166, Completed: 14/03/2020

ICCSP Holders
Alberto M Fernández Villarejo, Email: alfervi92@gmail.com, TAFV201901133, Completed: 05/03/2019
Diego Busto Rosillo, Email: diegob1985@hotmail.com, TDB20180925, Completed: 25/09/2018
Guillermo Busto Rosillo, Email: guillu7@hotmail.com, TGB20180906, Completed: 09/09/2018
Ryan Michael Cevola, Email: ryancevola@gmail.com, ICSC000132, Completed: 23/01/2020
Sara Pancorbo, Email: yo_pancorbo@hotmail.com, TSM20190103, Completed: 03/01/2019

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Education Commission

Chair

Christine Foss, USA

Dr. Christine Foss has a Master’s degree in Sports Medicine from Old Dominion University, a Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences. She is a certified athletic trainer, Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians as well as International Certificate in Sports Chiropractic.

Her publications are on the topics of physical rehabilitation and strength and conditioning. His current research efforts are directed towards Human Performance and Rehabilitation and addressing specifically recovery, injury prevention and performance enhancement.

Dr. Foss has had many experiences treating and rehabilitating athletes as well as non-athletes. Co-owning and establishing Advanced Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy Center as well as Kid’s Therapy Center has been a passion. She worked in the Sports Medicine Department at the University of Notre Dame as well as volunteering at the Olympic Training Camps multiple times and locations. She has worked the World Games in Poland and the bobsleigh World Championships both for FICS. She additionally traveled with TEAMUSATF this past summer to Mexico as part of the medical staff. She has additionally worked alongside prominent surgeons in the care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries

Dr. Foss finds special interest in difficult cases and those patients that have had little success with conventional care as well as lecturing on a variety of aspects of sports injuries. She is currently the director and lead instructor of the New York Chiropractic College “Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician” program.

ICSC Holders

Joseph Luraschi, Email: luraschij@gmail.com, ICSC000146, Completed: 07/02/2020

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Student Scholarship 2019

Palmer College of Chiropractic

Shantai Watson

I am thrilled to accept this award and the position on the FICS Marketing Commission. As a recently graduated sports chiropractor, it makes me so proud to have my student involvement in sports and sports chiropractic recognized on an international platform through FICS. I am truly so grateful for the opportunity to have applied for the award and to work with sports chiropractors and students in a international setting through my new position on the FICS Marketing Commission.

I love being a part of the sports chiropractic community and can’t wait to see what great things we can do together.

Student Scholarship 2019

Central Queensland University

Henry Jackson

Firstly I would like to say a massive thank you for the support from FICS as an organisation and for the opportunity to be a part of the FICS Education Commission. This scholarship provides me with a platform to further my networking opportunities within sports chiropractic. It provides me with an opportunity to gain experience working within the commission which gives me insight and access to potentially further my involvement within the sports chiropractic field upon completion of my studies.

From a financial standpoint the scholarship will relieve some of the financial pressures in purchasing my ticket for next years, SCA sports symposium to be hosted in Melbourne. I am very humbled and honoured for this opportunity provided to me and I look forward to being a valuable member of the commission for what I hope is many years to come.

Student Scholarship 2019

University of Johannesburg

Kelsi Holz

Being awarded this scholarship is a massive achievement for myself and for the University of Johannesburg. I have always strived to be the best that I can be, whether it be in life, in the treatment room or in my studies. This scholarship means that I can take a step forward in furthering my education and bettering myself as a chiropractor. I am incredibly grateful for this kindness and that I will be able to actively contribute to the world of sports chiropractic through a position on the FICS Student Commission.

I would like to say thank you to all the parties involved in providing me with this incredible opportunity and for creating the avenue for my future in sports chiropractic. I am eager to begin my work with the commission and to contribute to the essential progression of the chiropractic profession into the world of sports. Once again, thank you very much for this opportunity and for all that you do for the chiropractic profession.

Student Scholarship 2019

Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Andrew Parks

I’m very proud to be one of four chiropractic students worldwide to accept FICS student scholarship. Receiving this scholarship gives me confidence and motivation to continue to work towards my goal of clinical excellence in sports chiropractic while also representing a personal stepping-stone. Ongoing integration of chiropractic in professional and amateur sports will continue to produce leaders of our profession and I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute to this.

Thank you to Logan University for the generous sponsorship of this award. Additional thanks go to my family, friends and mentors for their continued support. Without the educational and professional opportunities you have provided me, this achievement would not have been possible!

Student Commission

Co-Chair

Tjaart van de Merwe, South Africa

I graduated from Durban University of Technology with a M.Tech (Chiro) in 2008.After Graduating I started practice in Durban Westville where I practiced for 1 year before moving to Potchefstroom where I’m currently practicing since 2009.

I completed my ICSSP in 2016 and currently serve on the Chirosport South Africa council as Past Chair and the Vice Chair of the FICS Membership commission since 2018.

I’ve been involved in various sporting codes over the years as team Chiropractor for the National Action Netball teams (2010/2011), National Woman Soccer team (2012) and currently treat various Olympic track and field athletes when they are based in Potchefstroom on training camps.

I believe in accurate diagnosis and management of sports injuries, through Chiropractic care to enhance performance and athletic ability.

Student Commission

Co-Chair

Gillian Johnston, South Africa

I graduated from the University of Johannesburg with a MTech Chiropractic in 2016. Prior to this I completed a Bachelor of Science in physiology and human biology, at the University of Witwatersrand in 2009.

Since graduating, I have continued my education and I qualified as an Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (ICCSP) through FICS in 2017. I currently serve as an executive member of Chirosport South Africa, the national organisation of sports chiropractic in the country.

I have always been a keen sports woman and was a member of the South African Cheerleading team from 2007 to 2014. I represented South Africa at two World Cheerleading Championships as part of the co-ed team as well as the all-girl stunts group. I have since changed my focus to strength sports, and currently compete in powerlifting and weightlifting.

I am the team chiropractor for the South African Cheerleading Team and the Performance Purist Powerlifting and Weightlifting team. I have also worked at various sports events throughout the country including the Cape Epic mountain bike stage race, IPF World Powerlifting Championship, IPF World Bench Press Championship, IPF University Powerlifting World Cup and World Masters Squash Championship, to name a few.

After qualifying I worked as an associate chiropractor at Hyde Park Family Chiropractic for 2 years. In March 2018 I opened my own practice, Strength in Motion Sports and Family Chiropractic. I am incredibly passionate about treating and educating athletes, of all skill levels, on ways to reduce their risk of injury as well as optimise their performance. I believe that athletes should be proactive about their health and I thoroughly enjoy helping athletes to perform at their best!

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Eastern Mediterranean Regional Representative

Dr Mustafa Ağaoğlu, DC, ICCSP

Dr Mustafa H. Agaoglu is a 1997 Life University graduate with a doctor of chiropractic degree. Prior to his chiropractic education he attained a bachelor degree in science from City University of New York. He practiced for one year in Lima, Peru. After receiving his Florida license he practiced in Florida until April 2004.

He has a medical office with his medical doctor wife in Izmir, Turkey and has been practicing there since September 2004. He was the founding president of Turkish Chiropractic Association. Dr. Agaoglu worked with Turkish Physically Challenged Parabadminton nationals and attended numerous tournaments with the national team. Currently he is the 1st vice president of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Chiropractic Federation. He has been the Eastern Mediterranean regional representative to FICS in the executive council since 2009. He has served FICS in communications commission and continues to serve in the education commission.

Dr. Agaoglu also has been part of the World Federation of Chiropractic Public Health Committee since 2015. He helped commence the masters in chiropractic sciences education program at Bahçesehir University of Istanbul, Turkey in 2015 and coordinator assisted and lectured up until June of 2019. He is a member of the international congresses organizing science commission of the Turkish traditional, complementary and alternative medicine department and continues to serve chiropractic internationally through chiropractic federations and nationally in Turkey.

International Sporting Federations Commission (ISF)

Chair

Simon Lawson, M.Tech Chiro(UJ), ICCSP, MSc Sports & Exercise Med(UK)

Simon graduated in 1999 from Technikon Witwatersrand, South Africa with an MTech Chiropractic. He completed his ICCSP and joined FICS shortly after his graduation. Being eager to learn more he moved to the UK where he worked in a number of different practices ranging from small family Chiropractic practices to large multi-discipline sports injury and orthopaedic clinics. He completed his MSc Sports & Exercise Medicine at Nottingham University in 2005, whilst working as the Chiropractor for the British Masters Athletics Federation, Derbyshire County Cricket Club and Nottingham University’s Hockey Club. He consulted to the English Cricket Board and UK Athletics. He has been a member of the FICS team of Chiropractors at 3 World Games.

He returned to South Africa in 2005 where he was a senior lecturer to the Master Chiropractic students at the University of Johannesburg for 9 years. He currently works in Johannesburg at the Morningside Chiropractic and Sports Injury Centre and the Wanderers Sports Medicine Centre; both, state of the art, elite, high performance facilities, with a strong emphasis on functional training, rehabilitation, nutrition and athlete care.

He has served two terms as President of the Chiropractic Association of South Africa, is a Past-President and the founding member of Chirosport SA (South Africa’s NCSC for FICS) and the Chair of the FICS International Sporting Federations Commission.

He has a passion for sport both as an international competitor and a practitioner and has played international level hockey and represented South Africa at Triathlon.

Pacific Regional Representative

Nathan Akmens

Dr Nat Akmens resides in Adelaide, Australia and has been a chiropractor since 2010 after graduating from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. Sport has been an integral part of Nat’s life and chiropractic career with an ongoing interest in cricket, surfing and Australian rules football. He has completed his ICCSP in 2017 and looks forward to representing FICS at future international games and events.

Nat has served within Membership Commission since its re-establishment in 2014 alongside inaugural Chair Dr Martin Isaksson and member Dr Mateusz Nowacki. As the commission grew over the years Nat took on the role of Vice Chair in support of Martin, and in 2017 he was honoured to become the Chair as Martin’s term finished. In addition to FICS, Nat serves as Vice Chair on the South Australian branch of Sports Chiropractic Australia. Clinically he practices as a sports chiropractor with a special interest in sports performance and injury prevention.

Finance Commission

Chair

Mika Janhunen, UK

Dr. Mika Janhunen D.C., M(Chiro), ICCSP, MRCC, MFICS, MUCA qualified from AECC (Bournemouth, UK) in 2007 and has been in private practice Shepperton, UK since then. Dr. Mikas sporting background is from Golf, Soccer and Ice-hockey, nowadays he busies himself with Ironman Triathlon and Mountaineering. Dr. Mika has been involved with professional Rugby and Triathlon, as well as treating numerous athletes across the spectrum of sport from grass roots to world champion level. Dr. Mika is passionate about helping the athletes reach their maximal potential and enhancing their performance. Dr. Mika joined FICS in 2014 as a mem ber of Financial Commission and took over the job as the chair in 2018.

Marketing Commission

Chair

Sanna Svensson, Sweden

Sanna graduated 2016 from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. After spending 5 years and a bit in Australia she moved back home to the west coast of Sweden where she now works. She has been involved with FICS since 2014, and her first mission with the organisation was to help set up a Student Commission. Now she is the current Chair of the newly formed Marketing Commission. When she is not at the clinic with patients or in front of her computer, she is spending a lot of time with her family, playing padel tennis and stand up paddle boarding. Sports has always been a big passion of hers, and she has volunteered at many sporting events throughout both her student years and after. During her studies she was the Student President for Sports Chiropractic Australia. When asked, her favourite sports chiropractic memory is without a doubt World Games 2017 in Poland.

Corporate and Social Responsibility Commission

Chair

Jay Greenstein, USA

Dr. Greenstein is the CEO of the Kaizo Health Companies – Kaizo Health, a multi-location, multidisciplinary, evidenced-based practice in the Washington DC Metro region; KaizoX, a state-of-the-art health and fitness facility; the Kaizo Clinical Research Institute, a 501-c3 dedicated to high quality, clinical research; Kaizenovation® Consulting which coaches businesses on Six Sigma, human capital management and the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS); and Kaizenovation Tech, which builds technology solutions to solve the biggest issues in healthcare for providers and patients.

Dr. Greenstein has professional board positions at the state level as the President of the East Coast Associations’ Independent Physician Network, the national level as Chair for the Council for Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) and at the International level as Chair of the World Olympic Scholarship commission for the Federation of International Chiropractic Sport (FICS).

Dr. Greenstein was Chiropractor of the Year for both the Maryland and Virginia Chiropractic Association’s in 2010 and won the Smart CEO Volt Award for Technology Implementer for the small business category. He was recently selected to the state of Maryland’s Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform to serve on the Essential Health Benefits Committee. Dr. Greenstein sits on multiple community and business advisory boards in healthcare, banking and information technology.

Research Commission

Chair

Stephen Perle, USA

Dr. Perle earned his D.C. from Texas Chiropractic College in 1983 and his M.S. in exercise sciences from Southern Connecticut State University in 2002. He’s been involved in sports medicine since becoming his high school’s first athletic trainer in 1972. He is the first faculty member appointed to the full-time faculty of University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic where he works as a Professor of Clinical Sciences.

He is an associate editor for the journal Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. For the past 8 years Dr. Perle has been the Chair of the FICS Research Commission.

Membership Commission

Chair

Nathan Akmens, Australia

Dr Nat Akmens resides in Adelaide, Australia and has been a chiropractor since 2010 after graduating from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. Sport has been an integral part of Nat’s life and chiropractic career with an ongoing interest in cricket, surfing and Australian rules football. He has completed his ICCSP in 2017 and looks forward to representing FICS at future international games and events.

Nat has served within Membership Commission since its re-establishment in 2014 alongside inaugural Chair Dr Martin Isaksson and member Dr Mateusz Nowacki. As the commission grew over the years Nat took on the role of Vice Chair in support of Martin, and in 2017 he was honoured to become the Chair as Martin’s term finished. In addition to FICS, Nat serves as Vice Chair on the South Australian branch of Sports Chiropractic Australia. Clinically he practices as a sports chiropractor with a special interest in sports performance and injury prevention.

Dr Kazutoshi Isa, DC

Dr Isa (Cleveland Chiropractic College, LA, 2005) was a national calibre swimmer in Japan, competing for a national title 15 times. To work in sports medicine, and on scholarship in the USA, he first gained a degree in kinesiology and athletic training at the California State University at Northridge (CSUN). He then decided on a career in chiropractic and, after graduating from Cleveland, earned a CCSP as well as an ATC.

Kaz, who returned to Japan to practice in Tokyo and his hometown of Urayasu, has served on the FICS ExCo as the Asian representative for the past 4 years and is a member of the Education and Games Commissions. From 2007 he was a lecturer at the Murdoch University International Study Centre in Tokyo until its closure, and he was the FICS Administrator for the recent ICCSP program and exam in Japan.

His extensive sports chiropractic experience includes working with men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and track and field athletes, and with Japanese professional wrestlers, professional golfers and collegiate level swimmers. Internationally, he has served at various games events, most recently in the polyclinic for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.

Dr Angela Salcedo, DC, FICC

Dr. Salcedo (Life University, 1998) practices in Washington, DC a few blocks from The White House. She is presently the Washington, DC Delegate of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and is a Past President of the District of Columbia Chiropractic Association (DCCA). She was ACA Sports Councils 2008 Sports Chiropractor of the Year.

Angela serves on the FICS ExCo as a member at large, is Chair of the World Olympians Scholarship Program Commission, and a member of the International Federations Commission and the Games Commission with special authority and responsibilities in Latin America.

In addition to treating business professionals, foreign diplomats, federal and local government employees in her Washington DC clinic, she also has worked with elite and Olympic athletes nationally and internationally at many professional games and events including the 2007 Miami Gold Cup, 2007 Penn Relays, 2007 Rio Pan American Games, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2011 Pan American Games and 2012 London Olympics. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Dr Brian Nook, DC

Dr. Nook (Northwestern College of Chiropractic, 1983) practiced in Schaller and Holstein, Iowa then took leave to teach at the Technikon Natal Department of Chiropractic in Durban, South Africa from 1996 to 1999.

He was later the Dean, School of Chiropractic and Sports Science, Murdoch University, Western Australia (2003-13) where he had the opportunity to be the initial team to start the Chiropractic degree program at the University. He then went onto be Dean and Head of College at the Australian College of Physical Education in Sydney Olympic Park (2014-16). His current position is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Palmer College of Chiropractic, West Campus in San Jose.

He has advanced degrees including the Federations International de Chiropractic du Sports (FICS) sports diploma and has been involved in Sports Chiropractic for over 35 years. Brian has been a member of FICS since 1987. He has served as the First Vice-President and on several commissions. Currently he serves on the Education and International Federations Commissions and is the FICS Liaison to the International World Games Association (IWGA). He has been a team physician and Chef de Mission at many sporting events throughout the world. He has served as a team chiropractor at four Olympic Games (Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Salt Lake City), three All Africa Games and three World Games.

2nd Vice President

Dr John Downes, DC

Dr John Downes (Life University, 1986) is currently the longest-serving member of the FICS ExCo and is Second Vice-President. Formerly he represented the US Sports Chiropractic Federation on the ExCo, presently he is a member at large.

For the past ten years he has been Director of International Programs at Life University in Marietta, Georgia, where his faculty positions since 1991 have included Head, Technique Department and Director of Sports Chiropractic. He continues to teach in the Sports Health Science Master’s program.

John has over 35 years of sports chiropractic practice experience. Since 1996 he has served the Costa Rican Olympic Team at the national, Central American Games and Olympic levels. He is in demand internationally as a lecturer and technique instructor. He is a board member of the Council on Extremity Adjusting and a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy.

European Regional Representative

Yngve Rogstadkjærnet

Yngve practices in Svolvaer in the beautiful Lofoten islands in northern Norway where he runs a multidisciplinary sports injury clinic. He graduated from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia in 2012. He also holds a diploma in sports science from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (2006).

Yngve is passionate about sports and long distance and endurance sports in particular. He has worked at several international events, including the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, a number of Ironman events, orienteering world championship as well as a many national and regional events.

As well as serving as a FICS regional representative for Europe, he also serves as a board member for the Norwegian National Sports Council (KIRO) and a regional representative for the Norwegian Chiropractic Association (northern Norway).

European Regional Representative

Dr Martin Isaksson, DC, ICCSP

Dr. Isaksson, who works out of 2 multidisciplinary private practices in Sweden, received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Murdoch University in Australia in 2013 and his ICCSP in 2015. He founded the Swedish Chiropractic Sports Council 2014 and2014, and served as its President until October 2016.

At Murdoch University he was a student leader both in the student council and in sports chiropractic and was awarded the Chiropractic Association of Australia’s National Chiropractic Graduate of the Year and Miriam Minty Award in 2013. He served as Chair of the FICS Membership Commission (2014-16) prior to being elected to the FICS ExCo as a European representative for 2017-20.

Dr. Isaksson has worked at multiple FICS, NCSC, and other games events and served in the polyclinic at the RIO 2016 Olympic Games. He sees a range of Olympic and other elite athletes in his practice and has strong relationships with other health professionals in sports. He is currently the medical adviser for RockTape Scandinavia.

African Regional Representative and 1st Vice President

Dr. Bradley Sandler, MTech (Chiro), ICCSP

Dr. Sandler practices at the Bryanston Chiropractic and Sports Injury Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Chiropractic from the University of Johannesburg in 2006. He obtained his ICCSP in 2009 and is a fully accredited sports chiropractor through the South African Sports Medicine Association.

Dr Sandler is the current 1st Vice President and African Regional Representative on the FICS Executive Council. He is the former treasurer of Chirosport South Africa having served on the Chirosport Exco for 10 years. He was a chiropractic faculty member and lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. As a sports chiropractor he has worked in his community nationally and internationally. He most recently worked at the Paralympics in Rio 2016 and has served on the FICS team at the World Games in Koahsiung, Taiwan (2009) and Cali, Colombia (2013).

Asia Regional Representative

Martin Camara, DC

Martin is recognized as a leader in the chiropractic profession both internationally and nationally with an extensive history in Sports Chiropractic. From 2005-2018 he served as the Co-Chair of the Medical Commission of the Philippine Olympic Committee providing sports medicine and chiropractic care for thousands of athletes around the world. He has been accredited as a SC in 3 Olympic Games, 7 Asian Games and 5 South East Asian Games. He is currently the Medical Director of the Penchat Silat Association of the Philippines and Sports Chiropractor for elite athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 qualifications. He is currently working with the following amateur sport associations – Golf, Jujitsu, Triathlon, Athletics, swimming and Mountain biking.

Dr. Camara is the current president of the Association of Professional Chiropractors of the Philippines, a Board of Trustees member of the PITAHC, Department of Health of the Philippines and CEO of Intercare Healthcare Centers, a multidisciplinary clinic with 5 locations in Metro Manila Philippines.

North American Representative

Dr Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS, FICC, FRCC, ICCSP

Dr. Perle earned his D.C. from Texas Chiropractic College in 1983 and his M.S. in exercise sciences from Southern Connecticut State University in 2002. He’s been involved in sports medicine since becoming his high school’s first athletic trainer in 1972. He is the first faculty member appointed to the full-time faculty of University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic where he works as a Professor of Clinical Sciences.

He is an associate editor for the journal Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. For the past 8 years Dr. Perle has been the Chair of the FICS Research Commission.

North American Representative

Dr Glen M. Harris, BSc, DC, FRCCSS(C)

Glen M. Harris is the Past President of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) and served on their Executive Board from 2002 to 2016. Doctor Harris is a graduate of the University of Waterloo Kinesiology program, the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College undergraduate and graduate studies (Sports Sciences) programs.

He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at CMCC where he supervises in the Internship placement clinics. Doctor Harris has participated in Host Medical Services at 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games as well as Toronto 2015 Pan and ParaPan American Games. He has been a member of the FICS Executive Council, representing North America since 2012. Doctor Harris maintains private practice, as well as serves as President of MSK+, an educational opportunities company, in Toronto, Canada.

Latin American Representative and Company Secretary

Maria Mercedes D’Acosta, DC

Mercedes D’Acosta Montaño attended UNEVE in Mexico, graduate in 2008 and then she attended Parker college for a “faculty development” course She has been involved for 8 years with FMQD (Mexican federation of sports chiropractic) She has attended national and international events such as the world games international and the rugby Caribbean and Central American qualification games locally.

She is the immediate/past President of the Mexican sports chiropractic federation 2015-2018. She has created alliances with the national football league of Mexico, and in 2017 she took care of bringing the ICCSP to Mexico for the first time in more than 20 years.

She is involved directly with docs as the representative of Latin America, and a partner in her own chiropractic office. She is a dedicated member who looks for new alliances with sports federations, such as automobile formula 1, soccer, rugby and many others. She also has promoted the profession in radio and television on dozens of programs.

Student Commission

Chair

Andy Strachan, USA

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