Sports Medicine An important gateway to the future Chantal Petitclerc with Québec leaders Richard Giguére (president, Association des Chiropraticiens du Québec), Richard Valade (president, CCA) and André-Marie Gonthier (president, Ordre des Chiropraticiens du Québec). (CCA), in conjunction with the Association and Ordre des Chiropraticiens du Québec. This celebration of chiropractic began with an address by Canada’s 2008 Athlete of the Year, Chantal Petitclerc. Petitclerc is paraplegic, and has been wheelchair-bound since a spinal cord injury at age 13. Despite this, she has broken two world records, while win- ning five gold medals in track at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008. At the conference opening ceremonies, Petitclerc spoke of her career, how to adjust L 8 • CANAdiAN ChirOPrACTOr | JUNE 2009 and achieve goals, whatever may happen in life, and, of interest to the hundreds in attendance for her talk, the important role of chiropractic in her career as an elite athlete. Athletes are considered role models and comprise an important sector within the glob- al community. The discipline, vision and endurance required by an athlete – whether amateur or professional, junior or seasoned competitor and regardless of the sport – are recognized, by all, as qualities to which to aspire. Furthermore, from its athletes, the world at large gleans entertainment, as well as inspiration on many levels. www.canadianchiropractor.ca ast month, more than 1,000 doctors of chiropractic (DCs) – and chiropractic stu- dents – from 38 countries were present for the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) 10th biennial congress, hosted by the Canadian Chiropractic Association feature
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