Aligned Athlete & Chiropractic Journey

Being an NFL player takes guts, strength, and a love for the game. What some people fail to realize is that it also takes the help of a good chiropractor. The following players swear by the holistic practice, and they all believe it has improved their overall game. • Jerry Rice • Tom Brady • Roger Craig

 “One of the things that people will see in the movie The Aligned Athlete with Dr. Perry is athletes became advocates for him. They demanded his services to be included at the Olympic level because they knew that his work resulted in higher levels of performance.” – Dr. Eric Gorman

 On January 2, 1903 in a publication called  The Newark Advocate  in a piece titled  “ The Edison Wizard,” Thomas Edison, concerned about the healthcare of his time,  stated:  “ The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient  in the care of the human frame, in diet, and the cause and prevention of disease.”  This light bulb of an idea burns as brightly today in the hearts and minds of  chiropractors and other healers as it did then. 

 My father, Dr. Don Johnston, not only practiced chiropractic but he also lived it. We were raised with no vaccinations, no medication, and no surgeries unless life threatening. We took vitamins, we were adjusted and we made herbal teas to stay healthy, along with raising our own cows and growing our own food from the garden. It was during track when everything changed for me, and I really understood what chiropractic was.  I started running my 8 th grade year in track, I knew I was fast, I just had never put that theory to the test until I joined the sprinting team.   No one could keep up with me, I pretty much blew my competition away.   My freshman year in high school started out the same way, I was the undefeated 100 and 200-meter sprinter on the team. I also competed in the Triple and Long jump, and this is where I got in trouble.   I was practicing my Triple Jump and I was in the middle of my hop to skip when I felt something “go” in my lower back as I ju...

 We are learning through the longevity potential of today’s hundred-year-old people that this is a possibility. Within just the last few years a new running program called the 100 Year Dash was started and it attracts people who are 90- and 100+-years-old running the 100-meter-dash. The most recent winner was Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins who set a record completing the 100 yard dash in 40.12 seconds. How you perform as you age will depend on how you take care of your body every day along the way. If you wait for a crisis or an injury to make your health a priority, then you have waited too long and will most likely suffer the consequences.

    As I grew up playing soccer, I would constantly get jacked up from the games, dealing with everything from neck to back pain to growing pains in my knees. Chiropractic care would often eradicate the pain I was suffering from and allow me to give 100% to my game without being held back. Consistent Chiropractic care allowed me to come back from injuries faster and stronger than others, and in the long run has allowed me to continue playing the sport that I enjoy the most without being held back. 

In high school sports chiropractic is a necessity. As a Varsity Athlete in both Soccer and Volleyball, I have had many challenges that I've had to overcome but in doing so I put stress on my body that could have led to injury. Chiropractic has helped me by realigning my shoulders and ankles when they were out of place and causing me pain throughout practice and daily activities. I injured my ankle during practice one evening and my parents immediately started adjusting my ankle and putting Laser over it. My ankle at the time was very swollen and it hurt to point my foot. After a couple of days the adjustments and laser helped bring down the inflammation in my foot and I was able to run and compete again. Chiropractic has helped me all my life. I don't get injured very often and it is really easy for me to move and be agile. I believe I can thank chiropractic for that. Whenever I get the opportunity I often point my friends in that direction because I know chiropract...

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 “I feel like with that type of care, knowing that the body can heal itself, you know, I think that that's one of the biggest things. So the pharmaceuticals and all the extra things are not really needed. The consistent care of adjusting and aligning the body takes care of the nervous system that controls the whole body. So we can be fit for 100 years and chiropractic care leads the way.” – Lashawn Merritt