• Perko M
• Evans MW Jr
• Williams R Jr

• Athletes
• Dietary Supplements / adverse effects
• Dietary Supplements / standards
• Dietary Supplements / statistics and numerical data

Excerpt: Doctors of chiropractic (DCs) see approximately 10% of the US population in a given year making them among the most visited practitioners outside of conventional medicine for general health problems and especially back and neck conditions. In addition, one of the fastest growing areas of specialty treatment is in the area of sports injury. Today, most professional teams, the US Olympic Team, and many college or high school sports programs have a DC either on staff or available to treat athletes as part of the sports medicine team. There are also specialty programs for training of DCs in the area of sports medicine as well as pediatric care.

Current research available from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) and other studies that have assessed the nutritional recommendations made by DCs indicates that nutritional supplementation is a large part of many chiropractic practices. Evidence also indicates an increasing incidence of spinal problems for adolescents in general. With this will likely come an increase in numbers of adolescents seeing DCs for sports related injuries and other back-related health conditions.

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