New Jersey Officials Honor Dr. Ira Shapiro
Old Bridge, N.J., and the State of New Jersey recently recognized Ira A. Shapiro, DC, two-time member of the U.S. Olympic Team Medical Services Staff and director of the Plaza Chiropractic Center in Old Bridge, for his 20-year commitment to chiropractic excellence.
Mayor James T. Phillips offered high praise for Dr. Shapiro's dedication to the township's medical community and longtime efforts toward the betterment of sports chiropractic at both the local and national levels. Drs. Shapiro and Jeffrey Solomon recently returned from the Winter Olympics in Torino, where they served as the chiropractic members of the U.S. Olympic Medical Services Staff. For more information, please read "Chiropractic at the Winter Olympics: Drs. Solomon, Shapiro Care for Our Athletes" in the Feb. 27, 2006 issue.
ACBN Receives National Accreditation
The American Clinical Board of Nutrition (ACBN) has received full accreditation status by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. The ACBN is the first and only doctorate-level certifying agency in nutrition to achieve such a distinction. According to ACBN President John G. Rupolo, DC, DACBN, FACCN, accreditation emphasizes the academic and clinical sophistication of postdoctoral education in clinical nutrition.
To qualify to take the ACBN Examination leading to diplomate status, candidates must meet the following four criteria:
- Must possess a doctorate or PhD degree;
- Must have been in practice for a minimum of two years;
- Must have accumulated 300 hours of nutrition coursework, documented by a school or institution that has status with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and has sponsored nutrition courses or seminars taken;
- Must have written an article or paper on some aspect of nutrition that can be considered for publication.
To learn more about the ACBN and its accredited diplomate program, call 540-365-8844 or visit www.acbn.org.
Logan Opens New Sports/Rehabilitation Center
Recently, Logan College of Chiropractic in suburban St. Louis, in partnership with Biofreeze/Performance Health, Inc., celebrated the completion of the new Biofreeze Sports and Rehabilitation Center. The new center is endowed by a grant from Biofreeze. The center's newly appointed director, Laney Nelson, DC, DACBSP, was joined by Logan President George Goodman, DC, Perry Isenberg, vice president of marketing for BioFreeze/Performance Health, and several other Logan administrators and student interns at the ribbon-cutting ceremony (see photo at left; Dr. Goodman is center left; Mr. Isenberg is center right).
Colorado DC Hits the Slopes
Carolyn Clauss, DC, claimed the bronze medal recently at the Nature Valley NASTAR Alpine Ski Racing Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Coached by her 17-year-old son, a past gold medal winner at the NASTAR competition, Dr. Clauss came in third in her age classification (45-49) among 138 other racers.
NASTAR (National STAndard Race) is the largest recreational ski and snowboard racing program in the world, attracting more than 1,330 racers from 44 states, Canada, and Australia. Developed by SKI magazine in the late '60s, the NASTAR program is designed to provide fun, organized and easily accessible competition, allowing racers of all ages and abilities to compete with one another through a handicap system.
Drs. Carolyn and Joseph Clauss practice at Adirondack Family Chiropractic in Plattsburg, Colo.
WFC Endorses Robotic Massage Chair
After extensive independent quality testing, the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) has endorsed Interactive Health's "Human Touch Technology" robotic massage chair. The chair emulates the techniques used by chiropractors, massage therapists and other professionals for the treatment and care of the back, spine, and feet. WFC President Dr. Anthony Metcalfe expressed his pleasure to be working with Interactive Health and endorsing a product that helps patients suffering from back, neck or shoulder pain and other stress-related tensions.
"We are very excited to be working with Interactive Health," said Dr. Metcalfe. "The testing that was completed on the Human Touch Technology products proves their high quality."
Chiropractor by Day, Author by Night
Herman K. Trabish, DC, has published an historical novel, Oil in Their Blood. While maintaining a busy schedule as a practicing chiropractor in California, Dr. Trabish attributes his motivation to complete the novel to a lifelong love of story, as well as the discipline, research and writing skills he gained while enrolled at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (now Southern California University of Health Sciences). "In becoming a doctor of chiropractic, I learned to bring process to my passion," he said.
The novel is a matriarch's remembrance of two oil industry families over three generations: In Pennsylvania, as the Civil War ends, oil industry pioneers fight to control the commodity, own the infrastructure and win wealth. In the 1890s, the Standard Oil barons of New York City are the second generation, fighting corruption and suffering roman tic tragedy as trade goes global. Finally, caught in the horrors of WWI, the third generation learns what mature love - and oil - mean to the emerging modern world.
Published through LULU.com, Oil in Their Blood is available as a print-on-demand hard text for $20.78 or as a downloadable Ebook for $6.25 on Dr. Trabish's Web site, www.oilintheirblood.com.
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