Maintaining Chiropractic Health for Student Athletes with Dr. Robert Dubuque- Podcast
It’s always a treat for our host Dr. Veronica Garcia- Chapparo to get to have an in-depth chat with a former D.C. classmate and now Life U colleague. Dr. Robert Dubuque is Life U’s Director of Chiropractic Sports Performance and a Faculty Clinician. Caring for the chiropractic needs of our student-athletes at home and on the road is a daunting prospect to say the least. Dr. Dubuque discusses how he manages the many curveballs thrown his way.
Preparing Students for What’s Next with More Than an Athlete Program
Alaina Smith-Walker, Assistant Athletic Director of Internal Operations, and the Life University (Life U) Athletic Department launched the More Than an Athlete (MTAA) program in 2020 to jumpstart student-athletes’ mindsets on goals for the future beyond their athletic performance.
Building Relationships for a Successful Career in Sports Chiropractic with Dr. Josh Glass
Dr. Josh Glass is a 2001 alumnus of Life University’s College of Chiropactic. He is the owner of Georgia Sports Chiropractic and is also Team Chiropractor of the Atlanta Hawks (NBA), the University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology’s Track & Field teams, and Emory University.
Faces of LIFE: Amy Richmond
Education has been a top priority in Amy Richmond’s life, as she has completed a bachelor’s program, a master’s program, a doctoral program and now, professional degree program as a Doctor of Chiropractic student at Life University (Life U). Richmond worked in college sports medicine as an athletic trainer for almost a decade.
Faces of LIFE: Dr. Edgardo Salas and Dr. Natalia Vega
Everybody loves a good romance story, and a Life University (Life U) romance story often seems especially unique and heartwarming. Drs. Edgardo Salas and Natalia Vega both met as students enrolled in the Life U D.C. program.
Faces of LIFE- Paul Boss
Native Floridian Paul Boss spent a fair amount of his early years with family and friends outdoors, at the beach and on the water. He lived with his mom, his brother Kyle and sister Lauren, and he also has a long-term girlfriend named Mackenzie currently studying Optometry back in his home state. Reflecting on his past, Boss remarked that it was inspiring for him to see how his mom “worked hard to pour into [them] everything that she had to watch [them] succeed.”
Chiropractic Care Propelling Sports Performance
Competitive sports and chiropractic care go hand in hand. In fact, here at Life University, we commonly encounter students who originally developed an interest in chiropractic as a profession due to care received as high school or collegiate student-athletes. So it’s an interesting concept to consider that consistent chiropractic care might not only offer healing and recovery benefits, but also could contribute to improved sports performance.
Chiropractic Care in Professional Sports
As the MLB season comes to a close, Georgia has come together around the Braves’ historic run. Even as baseball ballparks are going dark for the winter, the Atlanta Hawks
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