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Olympic Speed Skater is
Chiropractic Spokesperson
Derek Parra, a U.S. Olympic speed skater, should have a
good shot for a medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2002
Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He previously won the
gold medal in the men's 1,500 meters November 24 2001,
at the World Cup in the Netherlands.
Derek made the 1998 Olympic speed skating team, but a
technicality prevented him from competing. He is
determined nothing like that will happen again. “I’m
working pretty hard and gradually climbing the ladder,”
Derek says. “Over the past few years, I’ve been getting
better and better. I’m starting to feel the comfort and
the confidence on ice I had on inline skates.” The fact
he was a roller skater first, then an ice skater has
both drawbacks and advantages. “I had so many habits
from inline and roller skates that didn’t apply to the
ice,” he says. “I got tired from scratching the ice and
had to get off my inlines for a while so I could figure
out the ice skates.”
Derek is also a huge fan of chiropractic care. "I've
always believed in chiropractic care. I've used a lot of
other treatments for injuries and pain, but the problem
doesn't get fixed until I go to a doctor of
chiropractic," Derek explained. Derek is also an
"endorsed" (spokesperson) athlete of the American
Chiropractic Association.
Derek joins the large and growing list of Olympic and
professional athletes who regularly depend on
chiropractic care. Chiropractic care not only helps them
in recovering from injuries, but because chiropractic
removes interference from the nervous system, (subluxations)
it allows the athletes to compete at a higher level. And
at the Olympic or professional level, any extra
advantage or edge in performance can make all the
difference in the world.
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