Last month the Connecticut Governor John Rowland announced the appointment of two co-chairs of the state's Governor's Committee on Physical Fitness. One of those co-chairs is Keith Overland, DC, of Wilton, Connecticut.
Dr. Overland, an associate professor of sports medicine at the University Bridgeport, has donated a good portion of his career to serving the youth of Connecticut: as a team doctor for the sports clubs of several area schools, and chairman of the United Way of Norwalk and Wilton. Beyond these responsibilities, Dr. Overland serves as a board member of the Human Services Council of Mid-Fairfield, and the Connecticut Chiropractic Association. He is also the chiropractic consultant to the New York Mets baseball team.
The goal of the Governor's Committee on Physical Fitness is to promote the benefits of regular exercise and the achievements of those involved in physical activities. This year, the committee's plans include a statewide physical fitness awards program for school-aged children, public service messages on the benefits of physical fitness, a newsletter that will serve as a fitness and information resource directory, and a fitness day at the state capital in Hartford.
For more information on the committee, please call Dr. Overland at (203) 838-9795.
Running Eagles senior forward James Harris can't hide his excitement after receiving the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player award following Life's championship victory at the NAIA national basketball tournament.
James Harris, a senior forward on Life University's Running Eagles men's basketball team, earned a rare distinction by having his jersey placed in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Harris received the honor after winning the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player award for his outstanding tournament play in the Running Eagles' NAIA championship victory in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Called "the best small college dunker in America" by Street and Smith Basketball Magazine, Harris started 37 of 38 games for the Eagles this past season. He finished the year as the team's second leading scorer, averaging 15.3 points a game, including a career-high 37 points against Athens State College. He also set a Life University record for single game field goal percentage, connecting on all 13 shots in a game against Union University.
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Harris is a business administration major at life. He hopes to pursue a pro basketball career after graduation. Life University's men's team captured the NAIA title this year, going 37-1 during the season and beating Oklahoma Baptist in the title game (see "That Championship Season" in DC, April 21, 1997).
Representatives from 11 health care professions held a workshop April 3, at Palmer College of Chiropractic to propose strategies for advancing interprofessional exchanges between chiropractors and other health care professionals to better serve the health care needs of geriatric patients.
Palmer was awarded two contracts from U.S. Bureau of Health Professions Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): one in 1995; one in 1996. Palmer researcher devoted the first year of funding to assess chiropractic geriatric education and to see how DCs could strengthen their role in interdisciplinary geriatric health care. Now in their second year of funding, the researchers are establishing a model curriculum in chiropractic geriatrics along interdisciplinary lines, and working to develop interprofessional opportunities in geriatric for chiropractic students. To that end, they have organized two workshops and invited health care professional ranging from medical doctors and nurses to occupational therapists, specialists in geriatrics, social workers and athletic trainers.
"The goal of interdisciplinary health care is to improve geriatric patients' overall and long-term health care," said Dr. Lisa Killinger, project director of the geriatric program at the Palmer Center. "Older patients definitely will benefit when their health care providers are communicating and interacting with one another."
Geriatric patients currently comprise about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but that number is expected to jump to 23 percent by the year 2010.
Thirty-five nations recently competed in the 10th World Kendo Championships in Kyoto, Japan. Richard Vahl, DC, of San Diego, a former martial artist himself, had the honor of attending the championships as the medical/sports injury advisor and team doctor for the All-United States team. Dr. Vahl's son Jim, a practitioner of kendo as well, also attended the championships.
Kendo is an ancient art of sword fighting derived from one of the oldest martial arts in Japan. It is practiced by both men and women in eastern Asia; even school children are instructed in kendo in physical education classes. It embodies the samurai philosophy of life, mixed with swordsmanship similar to European fencing.
Kendo swords these days are made of bamboo, and the combatants wear protective armor and clothing. The sport combines intense training of the mind and body with the correct usage of force, timing, body posture, calling a target, and positioning for striking with the sword.
The Kendo World Championships are held in a different country every three years. The next championships will be held in the United States in the year 2000. For more information on the contest, please contact Dr. Vahl at (619) 226-3524.
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic (SCSC) recently signed an articulation agreement with the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg (USCS). The agreement offers a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary studies (IDS) open to students at either institution.
A student completing 90 semester hours at USCS could transfer to Sherman to begin studies in chiropractic. After completing four quarters at Sherman College, the student would receive a IDS degree from USCS.
The university offers a similar program for students currently enrolled at Sherman. For more information, please contact Sherman College at (864) 578-8770, ext. 1242.
The Printing Industry of the Carolinas has awarded Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic's viewbook as "Best of Show" in the institutional catalogs category at the 30th annual PICA awards banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Sherman catalogue is designed by The Lewis Group of Greenville, South Carolina.
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
On Feb. 1, 2024, two more legislators – John R. Carter (R-Texas) and Robert “Bob” Good (R-Va.) – co-sponsored the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, bringing the co-sponsor total to 155, two more than the total achieved over the entire two-year congressional cycle in which identical legislation last appeared (2021-22).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
