"Being a Chiropractic patient has really helped me immensely...lifting weights and seeing a Chiropractor on a regular basis has made me a better golfer.  I've been going to Chiropractors for as long as I can remember.  It's as important to my training as practicing my swing."
-Tiger Woods, Professional Golfer
 

Little Known Fact: In 1995, when Tiger was 17 years old and an amateur golfer, he proudly appeared on the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation's (CCF) Tournament of Roses Parade Float as a Chiropractic advocate.

 

 

"I do believe Chiropractic has really benefited my game.  Over the last three years, I feel I have become more exposed to, and knowledgeable about, the benefits of Chiropractic for me and my game.  I realize how your body can get out of balance, and Chiropractic care helps..."
-Fred Funk, Professional Golfer

 

 

Lance said that he could not have won without his Chiropractor's help.  Quoted from his book, Every Second Counts, "The guy who put us all back together was our chiropractor..."

In another interview, Lance says "The Chiropractor is the most important person on the team staff."

Click here to view the quote from Lance's book.

Little Known Fact: Lance paid his Chiropractor to travel along with them to every race!
-Lance Armstrong, multi Tour de France Winner

 

"Being a full-time competitor means an increased risk of injury.  At this level of competition, we have to make sure to take care of our entire body, and that includes the recovery of it.  Sports medicine plays a key role in minimizing any damage, so I visit chiropractor Dr. David Pascal on a regular basis."
-Justin Gatlin, 100 and 200 meter Olympic Gold Medalist

 

 

 

 

 

 

"If I could put a percentage value on it, I think I compete eight to ten percent better from regular Chiropractic care.  I think that is how much of a benefit it is--if not more.  If it wasn't for Chiropractic, I wouldn't have won the gold medal." declared O'Brien.

"You obviously can't compete at your fullest if you're not in alignment.  And your body can't heal if your back is not in alignment.  It was the holistic idea that I liked about Chiropractic and that is what track and field is about.  Every track and field athlete that I have ever met has seen a Chiropractor at one time or another.  In track and field, it is absolutely essential.  Chiropractic care is one of the things I think that no one has denied or refuted."
-Dan O'Brien, Gold Medal Decathlete

 

Parra has said he helps keep his body at its peak performance by receiving regular Chiropractic care.  "I've always been a proponent of Chiropractic care.  The problem doesn't get fixed until I go to a Doctor of Chiropractic."
-Derek Parra, World Record Holder, 1500m

 

 

"Do I believe in Chiropractic?  Let me answer it this way.  I've sent over 30 of my teammates, including All-Pro quarterback Joe Montana to the Chiropractor, and because of Chiropractic, I never missed a game in 8 years!" quoted Craig

When asked about chiropractic's effectiveness, Roger Craig, formerly of the San Francisco 49'ers, stated, "We won four Super Bowls in the 1980's with it, so it must be doing something right!"
-Roger Craig, All Pro Running Back

 

 

 

"I've been seeing a Chiropractor and he's really been helping me out a lot.  Chiropractic has been a big part of my game.  Chiropractic care works for me."

Joe Montana, one of the most recognizable celebrity athletes, holder of four Superbowl rings, three Superbowl MVP's and Player of the Year in 1990 has just agreed to become the spokesperson for Chiropractic in the State of California.
-Joe Montana, All Pro Quarterback

 

 

 

 

An article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram explains that it all started after the 1994 season when Smith endured a lot of hamstring problems and he began to ask himself some tough questions.  "Do I need to get more rest?  Do I need to eat better?  Do I need a little more training?  How can I take care of my body better?  Do I need to find a Chiropractor?  It was time for me to invest in me," Smith said.  "I found a specialist that's really good in balancing out my body to make sure my hips are rotated right, and my body is functioning properly.  I remember somebody telling me that what I put myself in during the games is like having a car wreck every Sunday.  It's against the norm.  You can find yourself in awkward positions.  That stuff takes its toll.  But if you take advantage of the health care, balance your body back out, put it back where it's supposed to be, you function better, and you recover faster."
-Emmitt Smith, NFL Rushing Record Holder

 

Below is a quote from Arnold at the Opening Ceremonies of the Arnold Classic.

"I am very fortunate to have, so-to-speak, my in-house Chiropractor, Dr. Franco Colombu, as my own personal Chiropractor.  So, I visit Franco regularly, and he comes over to my house.  He adjusts my wife, my kids, me, everybody gets an adjustment.  And we feel always great when Franco leaves.  Even when I have athletic injuries, he's always there for me, and helps me.  So it's really terrific, and I know that first hand.  That's why I always will be traveling around, all over the world, talking highly about the profession of Chiropractic.  You Chiropractic Doctors are really miracle workers, and that's why it's really great to have you here, part of the Arnold Classic.  Because, like I said, the Arnold Classic and Fitness Weekend are about health and about fitness and preventative care."
-Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

"I go to my Chiropractor on a regular basis because I want to prolong my career as long as possible."  He states, "I see him about once a week in between my training (sessions).  By getting an adjustment once a week from him, I feel I can sustain my career."
-Barry Bonds, Home Run Record Holder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I've found that it's a great stress reliever to get adjusted.  It takes away a lot of the tightness in the muscles."
-Jose Canseco, Professional Baseball Player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Last year I found my Chiropractor and I have been seeing him ever since.  I have been pain-free and feeling terrific.  I swear by it.  Now, it is just maintenance and keeping in line so the nerves don't touch."
-Wade Boggs, Professional Baseball Player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I do believe in Chiropractic.  I found that going to my Chiropractor three times a week helped my performance."  He says "Once I drove 20 miles to see a Chiropractor before a fight.  I have to have my adjustment before I go into the ring."
-Evander Holyfield, Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Changes in the optimal spinal position produce spinal pathologies and loss of function. Spinal pathologies destroy joint reflexes, arc fibers and cause nerve impedance"
 
"Postural strength and coordination are essential for injury prevention and sports performance"
-Thomas Harris, MD The Sports Medicine Guide

"Posture affects and moderates every physiological function, from breathing to nervous system function, and despite the considerable evidence that posture affects physiology and function, the significant influence of posture on health is not addressed by most physicians"
-American Journal of Pain Management

Symptoms represent the body’s best efforts to heal itself. By treating symptoms, you are suppressing the body’s natural response and inhibiting the healing process. Instead of treating symptoms, doctors should stimulate the body’s defenses to allow for completion of the healing process.”
-Dr. Stephen Cummings

"Many treatments, compounds and medications claim to speed the rate of healing. I have not read a single scientific article that demonstrates that healing time can be increased artificially. You cannot beat nature. All doctors can do is to be very careful that they do not slow down the natural healing process."
-William Southmayd, MD

"The quality of healing is directly proportional to the functional capability of the nervous system to send and receive nerve messages"
-Journal of Neurological Science

"You obviously cannot compete at your fullest if you are not in alignment and your body cannot heal itself properly if your spine is not in alignment."
-Dan O'Brien, Olympic Decathlete

"Chiropractic has really helped me to keep my body in line to help my body recover"
-Chris Carter, Minnesota Vikings

"Chiropractic has helped keep me injury free--that is half the trick to staying in competition"
-Lee Labrada, Mr. Universe

"The best way to use Chiropractic is not only after injuries, but before they occur"
-Arnold Schwarzenegger, seven-time Mr. Olympia

"Chiropractic has helped thousands of athletes, professional and amateur, overcome an injury without resorting to surgery”.
-Sports Medicine

"Athletes are always looking for ways to improve their performances on the field; Chiropractic is one of the best ways to accomplish this" 
-Dr. Nick Athens, Team DC San Francisco 49ers

"I definitely try to get on a basis where I use Chiropractic at least twice a week. I would say definitely say that it helps me to perform at a higher level"
-Emmit Smith, Dallas Cowboys

"My shooting has improved because of Chiropractic. I feel more balanced and have more coordination and control. Since I have been under Chiropractic care, I have improved by leaps and bounds" 
-Gerald Wilkins, New York Knicks

"Chiropractic is essential for running. If I could put a percentage value on it, I would say that I compete 8-10% better from regular Chiropractic care" 
-Dan O'Brien, Olympic Decathlete

"Chiropractic helps athletes win without pain and aids in enhancing performance naturally"
-Tonya Knight, Professional Bodybuilder

"I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three times a week helps my performance. The majority of boxers go to Chiropractors to get that extra edge.”
-Evander Holyfield, Heavyweight Boxing Champion

"Chiropractic has advanced tremendously over the past few decades. It has grown by leaps and bounds to become a specialized and accepted science."
-Andy Griffith
 
 "Chiropractic is about health and fitness. Chiropractic is about natural, preventive health care. What you are doing, and I have experienced this for the last 30 years myself on my own body, means that whenever I have a problem—or even if I don’t have a problem—and I go to a chiropractor, my problems are gone for a long time."

"Bodybuilders and fitness people have been using chiropractic very extensively in order to stay healthy and fit. I found it was better to go to a chiropractor before you get injured. We are a perfect team- the world of fitness and the world of chiropractors."
-Arnold Schwarzenegger

"I have a wonderful chiropractor. I believe a healthy spine is a healthy body."
-Dixie Carter, Actress in Designing Women

"I got a chiropractor to come along to the [Patriot] shoot, because they can actually stick you back together within 15 minutes. He used to come every other week, from Los Angeles to South Carolina — spend a week and work on the entire crew. All the stunt guys were like, Oh, fix my disc. He is putting their discs back in. The guy is amazing."
-Mel Gibson

"I've been seeing a chiropractor, and he's really been helping me out a lot. Chiropractic's been a big part of my game."
-Joe Montana

"I've found that it's a great stress reliever to get adjusted. It takes away a lot of the tightness in the muscles"
-Jose Canseco

"I go see Dr. Bill (chiropractor) when I get bent out of shape on Sundays. Playing in a football game is like being in 30-40 car accidents."
-Emmitt Smith

"I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three times a week helps my performance. The majority of boxers go to get that edge."
-Evander Holyfield

"You were the visionaries who were among the first to practice the science of natural healing. You are the ones who help the body heal itself. You saw it long before it was accepted by traditional medicine and the public."
-William Shatner, while speaking to an audience of Chiropractors in Las Vegas 2003

"Chiropractic is a wonderful means of natural healing!"
-Bob Hope

"I leave my chiropractor's office feeling fresh and rejuvenated and back in line the way I should be. He has also been successful at getting rid of my tension headaches."
-Katherine Kelly Lang, Bold & Beautiful Soap Opera Star

"I like to go to the chiropractor at least once a week and have for the past 20-25 years. I feel better when I go; I have more energy."
-Lou Waters, CNN Today

"Last year I found Dr. Newman (chiropractor), and I have been seeing him ever since. I have been pain-free and feeling terrific. I swear by it. Now, it is just maintenance and keeping in line so the nerves don't touch."
-Wade Boggs

"Chiropractic works in harmony with the basic healing forces of the body, whereas the allopathic, western medical establishment doesn't have nearly as holistic a vision."
-John Robbins, Author of Pulitzer prize-nominated international best seller, 'Diet For A New America'

"Chiropractic helps athletes and people working out, engaging in a sport or even just performing daily functions such as walking and sitting, to operate at their peak levels of performance without pain. I highly recommend that you pay a visit to your local chiropractor."
-Dr. Joyce Verdel, Fitness Expert

“I definitely believe that chiropractic care has attributed to my fitness. I don't think I could maintain my level of play without chiropractic. When I go to Dr. Napoli for an adjustment I immediately feel better."
-Irving Fryar

"Dr. Bill (chiropractor) kept me on the field many times."
-Crawford Kerr

"We put a great deal of stress on our bodies, so chiropractic is very helpful."
-Mindy Mylrea, World Champion

"My chiropractor is really phenomenal. I've gotten stronger and greatly increased my flexibility."
-Bernard Horn, Men's Champion

Greg Mathews credits chiropractic with helping him get off the disabled list and overcome a career-threatening slump!

Ryan Sandberg - His wife Cindy explained, "He's had some awesome games after getting an adjustment. He was frequently adjusted before games."

"I use chiropractic as my main source of healthcare."
-Dan Schayes

"I didn't know how much I could improve until I started seeing a chiropractor. Since I've been in chiropractic, I've improved by leaps and bounds, both mentally and physically."
-Gerald Wilkins

"I do believe chiropractic has really benefited my game. Over the last three years, I feel I have become more exposed to, and knowledgeable about, the benefits of chiropractic for me and my game. I realize how your body can get out of balance, and chiropractic care helps....."
-Fred Funk, PGA Tour Professional

"I Have found that chiropractic keeps me flexible and pain-free so that I can perform at my highest level. The benefits of chiropractic have improved my golf swing, putting less stress and strain on my body and allowing me to be a more productive golfer. I believe it also helps prevent other associated injuries that are very common on the LPGA tour."
-Barbara Bunkowsky, LPGA Tour Professional

"The split second that can be added to my speed by my chiropractor could be crucial. "Manager-Denis Doucette: "Chiropractic care gives him that little advantage, that little extra strength and quickness and allows him his best opportunity to regain his title."
-George Angat Jr., US Lightweight Champion

"You obviously can't compete at your fullest if you're not in alignment. And your body can't heal if your back is not in alignment. It was the holistic idea that I liked about chiropractic and tat is what track and field is about. Every track and field athlete that that I have ever met has seen a chiropractor at one time or another. In track and field, it is absolutely essential. Chiropractic care is one of the things I think that no one has denied or refuted.”
-Dan O'Brien, Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist

"I know chiropractic helped me. It helped my performance and I feel better."
-Joe Greene, Long Jump

The US Women's Soccer team sees their chiropractor regularly. They were adjusted right before they won the Gold Medal.

Former player and now youth soccer coach Nuno Patera insists that his young athletes receive regualr chiropractic care to keep them healthy, improve recovery time, reduce injuries, and provide them with athletic longevity.

"I am very fortunate to have, so-to-speak, my in-house chiropractor, Dr. Franco Colombu, as my own personal chiropractor. So, I visit Franco regularly, and he comes over to my house. He adjusts my wife, my kids, me, everybody gets an adjustment. And we feel always great when Franco leaves. Even when I have athletic injuries he's always there for me, and helps me. So it's really terrific, and I know that first hand. That's why I always will be traveling around, all over the world, talking highly about the profession of chiropractic. You chiropractic doctors are really miracle workers, and that's why it's really great to have you here, part of the Arnold Classic. Because, like I said, the Arnold Classic and Fitness Weekend are about health and about fitness and preventive care."
-Arnold Schwarzenegger

"If it were not for Chiropractic, I would not have won the gold medal."
-Dan O'Brien, Decathlon Gold Medalist

"Chiropractic care works for me."
-Joe Montana

Jeff Spencer, DC worked with Lance Armstrong since January of 1999, helping him keep his body together for the harsh demands of the Tour de France. After one Tour de France win, Lance said that he could not have won without Jeff's help.

"Chiropractic helps athletes and people working out, engaging in a sport or even just performing daily functions such as walking and sitting, to operate at their peak levels of performance without pain. I highly recommend that you pay a visit to your local chiropractor."
-Dr. Joyce Verdel, Fitness Expert

"Chiropractic is a wonderful means of natural healing!"
-Bob Hope

OTHER ENTERTAINERS THAT ARE FANS OF CHIROPRACTIC
Mel Gibson
Adam Arkin
Penny Marshall
Kim Bassinger
Ted Danson
Whoopie Goldberg
Richard Gere
Macaulay Culkin
Steven Segal
Demi Moore
Tea Leoni
Dianne Carroll
Richard Kuss
Johnetta Cole
Clint Eastwood
Linda Hamilton
Jane Seymour
Dolf Lundgren
Michael Shurtleff
Heidi Klum
Cosby Family
David Spade
Shirley MacLaine
David Duchovney
Sylvester Stallone
Alec Baldwin
Denzel Washington
Whitney Houston
James & Jan Brolin
Cher
Burt Reynolds
Meredith Baxter
Phyllis Diller
James Earl Jones
Liza Minnelli
Marcello Angelini
Josephine Pemice-Fales
Richard Pryor
Rosanne Cash
Madonna
Travis Tritt
Usher Staind
Van Halen
Connie Smith
Phil Collins
Kenny Loggins
Dennis Weaver
David Copperfield
Robin Williams
Jerry Seinfeld
Doris Day
Robin Wright
Alan Thicke
Christie Brinkley
Patrick Stewart
Alabama
Victoria Williams
The Eagles
Roberta Flack
Peter Frampton
The Blue Dogs
Members of Extreme
John Bon Jovi & band
Dwight Yoakam & Band
Members of Grateful Dead
Air Supply's Graham Russell
Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson - B2's

OTHER ATHLETES THAT ARE FANS OF CHIROPRACTIC
Tom Brady
Chris Sabo
Kurt Manning
Wes Parker
Roberto Clemente
Charles Barkley
Scottie Pippin
John Stockton
Mark McGwire
Michael Jordan
Emmit Smith
Don Sutton
Jeff Reardon
Brent Steiner
Joel Thompson
Fred Klaven
John Smolz
Robby Thompson
Mark Portugal
Brett Butler
Rick Monday
Robert Parish
Jack Sikma
Kenny Sousa
Lee Haney, Mr. Olympia (1984-91)
Clifta Coulter, Miss USA
John Defrendis, Mr. USA
Grace Lewis, World Champion Power Lifter, Record Holder
Matt Zweng, champion power lifter

OTHER AUTHORS THAT ARE FANS OF CHIROPRACTIC
John Robbins, Author of Pulitzer prize-nominated international best seller, "Diet For A New America"
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Author/Philosopher
Candice Pert, Author/scientist
Anthony Robbins, Author/Motivational Speaker
Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup authors
Wayne Dyer, Author/Motivational Speaker
Marianne Williamson, Author/Motivational Speaker