The Portland Trail Blazers need a team Chiropractor with expertise in posture now more than ever.

The Portland Trail Blazers need a team Chiropractor with expertise in posture now more than ever.
3/8/2010

Joel Przybilla ruptured his right patellar tendon. Joel’s salary is $6,857,725.
Marcus Camby sprained his right ankle. Marcus’ salary is $7,650,000.
Greg Oden fractured the patella in his left knee. Greg’s salary is $5,361,240.
Brandon Roy has a right hamstring strain. Brandon’s salary is $3,910,816.
Jerryd Bayless has an aggravated left ankle sprain. Jerryd’s salary is $2,143,080.

The above injured 5 players’ salaries sum up to $25,922,861. The Portland Trail Blazers roster of salaries adds up to $55,834,419 for the 2009/2010 season. These 5 players only represent 33.3% of the 15 total players on the team yet their salaries represent 46.4% of the team’s total salaries. These 5 athletes are obviously highly valued by the Portland Trail Blazers organization.

If you ran the Portland Trail Blazers organization, what would you do to get these athletes optimally healthy and prevent future injuries? Long hours of rehabilitation and training, yes; nutritional support, yes, then what?

The above 5 injuries share some commonalities. These 5 injuries will all affect the athletes’ posture (how they stand) and gait (how they walk and run). The majority of these injuries are secondary to old injuries of the same region.

• We now know that better than 90% of the brain's output is directed toward maintaining your body in its gravitational field through posture and gait.
• You can’t have normal gait without first having normal posture. Abnormal posture and gait affect the alignment and function of the spine.
• The spine protects the lower brain stem, spinal cord, and nerve roots.
• When the spine is not aligned or functioning optimally (vertebral subluxation) it can interfere with the function of the nervous system.
• The nervous system controls the health and function of the entire body.
• Chiropractors are the only physicians licensed to detect and correct non-allopathic subluxations (abnormal alignment and/or function of joints) of the spine and extremities.

The Trail Blazers do not currently have a “posture expert” physician on their team, neither DC nor MD. With a third of their roster injured can they really afford to lose any more players to injuries affecting and affected by gait and posture?

Poor posture has plagued our society especially with the increase in computer use. How is your posture as you read this now? If you have children, how is their posture? Knowing that 90% of your brain’s output is for posture related activities wouldn’t you personally like to have more energy for things like thinking, emotions, healing, and the function of the 10 organ systems in your body?

About the author:
Dr. Christopher Pierce has practiced Chiropractic in Portland, Oregon since 2001. He is currently serving on the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners (OBCE) Rules Advisory Committee. He has been studying the Clinical Biomechanics of Posture since 1998. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College in 2001. In 2004 Dr. Pierce became a distinguished Fellow of Clinical Biomechanics of Posture (CBP). Prior to his Chiropractic studies he performed his pre-med studies at the State University of New York, Brockport, where he received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Physical Education and with a concentration in Exercise Physiology. His previous studies and/or degrees include athletic training, coaching, teaching physical education and martial arts.


To schedule a Chiropractic exam for your self, a loved one or your entire basketball team call 503-626-5761 and ask to see Dr. Pierce.

Yours in health,
Dr. Christopher Pierce
Chiropractor


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