performance for every one – from pro-fessional athletes to plumbers. Athletes who play at the highest level require the type of treatment results that keep them at their best. Chicago Bears receiver Chris Williams and New York Jets linebacker Garrett McIntyre share their thoughts on why they felt functional assessment played a significant role in the NFL. “Because the NFL is so competitive, it is very important to locate the problem area as fast and as efficiently as possible so that treatment can begin. The goals of treatment during the season are much different than in the off-season, because you only have days to recover,” says Williams. For New York Jets’ McIntyre, his chiropractor’s functional approach ena-bles him to play at his best. “Throughout our grueling season your body gets out of balance. My chiropractor’s functional approach keeps my hips and glutes firing all season which for me is the key to staying healthy and to preventing more serious injury.” Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter-turned-coach Jeff Joslin also provided his perspective on func-tional approach. “Top UFC level fighters train two to three times per day. As a rule, they overtrain which puts their muscular system in jeopardy of becoming weak from trauma and injury. Having some-thing as specific as functional assessment does not interrupt our training since you are essentially making functional adjust-ments with the chiropractor between training sessions.” PATIENT-CENTERED BENEFITS Hamilton, Ont., houses primary care physicians and nurses and serves approx-imately 280,000 patients. They asked me to teach functional assessment to their medical doctors (MDs), nurse practi-tioners and nurses last year. Dr. Ravinder Ohson utilizes the assessment system in his own practice with his nurse practi-tioner and he found he used less radiol-ogy. “I have used functional assessment and found it to be an efficient way to localize the cause of the dysfunction. This has saved me time as well as re-duced my reliance on radiology to give me the diagnosis,” he says. 3. Sharing is caring When patients validate your treatment, they will refer you to others. Strive to provide patients the results they want in a way they are not used to. Getting results after the first couple of visits as opposed to the eighth or ninth visit will get patients telling others about you, which will not only generate more referrals but you will be able to help more people in need. 1. Patients get results they desire The goals of treatment are important for patients, especially high-level athletes – since those results influence their perfor-mance. With functional assessments, patients see tangible results after one or two visits. 2. Reduces radiology use The Hamilton Family Health Team in HOMECOMING 14 20 June 6 – 7 at CMCC Connecting Friends & Memories Join us for a full weekend of events including: President's BBQ, Anniversary Luncheon, Governors' Club Lunch & Grand Reception. Celebrating anniversaries in 2014: Classes of ‘49, ’54, ’59, ’64, ’69, ’74, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’94, ‘99, ‘04, ‘09, and ‘13. Revitalize your Clinical Acumen and Practice by attending the Homecoming Continuing Education Program. Silver sponsors Media sponsor Class representative information: 1 800 669 2959/416 482 2340 ext. 146 or [email protected] Preferred hotels: Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham 1 800 668 8800 Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel 1 800 668 0101 Bronze sponsors For more information contact 416 482 2340 ext. 200 or vist our website at www.cmcc.ca/homecoming. 40 Canadian Chiropractor May 2014 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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