Las Vegas was the location for Pro Sport Chiropractic’s annual conference Oct. 3-5, 2024, and was a combination of rehabilitation, sport performance and a 21st century application of chiropractic manipulative skills and research.
I had the opportunity and privilege of representing PRI with the topic of “The Asymmetrical Diaphragm and It’s Role in Sport Performance”. Respiration is a hot topic in rehabilitation and human performance and understanding asymmetrical airflow pressure sense in a chest wall as it relates to lateralization and variability in human gait and forward locomotor movement, on and off the playing field, is critical for the sports performance professional.
This conference had so many knowledgeable speakers including on day one Christine Foss, D.C., M.D. who presented on injury recovery of the hip and kinetic chain management. Her topic and experience was inspiring and educational. Deed Harrison D.C., who has extensive peer reviewed research on posture relating to the cervical spine from a Chiropractic Biophysics perspective presented some of the best chiropractic evidence for restoring normal lordotic curves with corresponding improvement of movement and function.
Bill Parisi, BBA, CSCS, founder of Parisi Speed Schools, had a superb presentation on Fascia Training in Athletic Performance. I have seen Bill at Perform Better Summits, and his presentations are always inspiring and a must attend especially for anyone working with youth sports development specializing in speed and agility. Bill, with his associate and top Strongman competitor Chad Coy, and I, had an extensive discussion after hours on the role of the diaphragm and sport performance.
Tim Brown, D.C. presented on SPRT Soft Tissue Therapy in breakout sessions and is always a pleasure to listen and learn from. He works with world class surfers and volleyball players and has extensive knowledge in soft tissue sports management. Seth Forman, M.Ed., LMT, CSCS presented Clinical Challenges with athletic movement and exercise solutions, and it was a pleasure meeting Trent Nessler, PT, DPT as well discussing his product lines and working with elite MMA fighters.
Dan McClure, D.C. and his team including his son had an amazing demonstration and lab for extremity adjusting with practical application and practice. Kelly Lange, D.C., CCSP, ICSC had a breakout presentation focusing on lower extremity manipulation which included demonstration and lab and was simply fantastic.
I haven’t seen Sue Falsone, PT, DPT in several years and it was great to see her again in this venue. What a wealth of knowledge and competence Sue brings to the subtleties of dry needling and all of the physiological benefits and biochemical responses of dry needling.
I first met Spencer Baron, D.C.,DACBSP an American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians Summit in San Diego in 2009 where I first made my entrance into being a speaker at a large professional venue. This weekend he was the Master of Ceremonies at Pro Sport Chiropractic and kept the weekend on time and inspiring all with our purpose as chiropractic sport physicians. It was great to reconnect with him this past weekend and share stories of life and professional topics.
I want to give a big thank you to John Pecora, D.C who invited me to present what I consider to be a vital topic called the diaphragm and respiration. Thanks John very much for considering this topic and I hope to return to provide demonstration and lab during breakout sessions next year!
And last but not least, thank you Brenda Ellis for having me speak this year and all the staff at Pro Sport Chiropractic that made this happen. I believe this was the 31st year of this event and the level of professionalism made this conference a must event for our profession.
– Skip George
