8th Annual PFCS Continuing Educational Seminar
Indianapolis, Indiana – February 21-22, 2014
16 Continuing Education Hours and 16 C.E.U.’s Applied For

THE FUTURE STARS OF THE NFL ARE HERE…
Each year in February, over three hundred of the very best college football players will be invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Top Executives, Coaching Staffs, Player Personnel Departments and Medical Personnel from all 32 NFL teams will be on hand to evaluate the nation’s top college football players eligible for the upcoming NFL Draft. This intense, four day job interview is an exciting time for the athletes and vital step in achieving their dreams of playing in the NFL.
The NFL Scouting Combine is not open to the public but Indianapolis will be alive with everyone in town for this big event. It is something you will want to be a part of. Join us for an exciting weekend!
Students/Faculty Early Bird Special
- Price good through Jan 31, 2014
- Regular Price – $249
- At The Door – $299
DC's Early Bird Special
- Price good through Jan 31, 2014
- Regular Price – $445
- At The Door – $495
Speakers
Jack Dolbin, DC, CSCS
Examination, Diagnosis, Imaging and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Shoulder Injuries

Last year over 14 million people sought care for shoulder injuries. It is one of the most common injuries in sports. 80 percent of swimmers experience limiting shoulder injuries as well as 68% of college baseball players. This seminar will present evidenced based treatment protocols that have a high rate of success in returning the athlete to competition and will focus on manual medicine techniques.
Dr. Dolbin will present diagnostic testing that have a high level on intratester reliability in diagnosing SLAP lesions, Bankhart lesions, Entrapment syndromes, tendonopathies, and rotator cuff pathologies. Treatment will focus on the kinetic chain issues contributing to the aforementioned pathologies.
Dr. Jack Dolbin graduated from National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Ill. in 1977 following an outstanding football career at Wake Forest University and then professionally as a wide receiver with the Denver Broncos. Jack started 67 consecutive games for the Broncos and was their leading receiver in the 1978 Super Bowl. With this extensive sports background, it was a natural for him to open Pottsville Sports and Rehabilitation Center, in Pottsville, PA. where he currently practices.
Dr. Dolbin has served as Biomedical Director for Villanova University and team chiropractor for the University of Maryland Gymnastics Team. Dolbin was the event chiropractor for the Pan-American Weight Lifting Competition in 2001. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (NSCA), a certified fitness instructor (NSPA), a certified strength trainer (Nautilus Corp.) and had a guest faculty appointment with the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 2003.
He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and appointed second vice-president at Penn State University from 1997 to the present. Dr. Dolbin is an outstanding educator and an entertaining lecturer, blending scientific knowledge with every-day experience. Doctors who attend his seminars come away enriched with an increased knowledge of athletic injury and greater insight that can immediately be applied and practiced.
Joe Leahy, DC – Chiropractor for the San Francisco 49ers
Concussions – A New Direction


PFCS Chiropractor
Dr. Joe Leahy has worked with Olympic teams from many countries. He has worked with professional teams such as the 49ers, Raiders, Sharks, and players from many teams in many pro sports. Leahy has taught post graduate courses in sports Chiropractic, including writing the curriculum. He teaches Active Release Techniques (ART) in many parts of the world along with his brother Mike, the inventor of the technique. Leahy has been president of the Chiropractic Association for Santa Clara County and started the Chiropractic care for Ironman Triathlons in Kona, Hawaii. He is presently involved in research on the MRI evaluation of the lumbar spine, and in the effects of light therapy on certain conditions such as concussions.
Rob DeStefano, DC – Chiropractor for the New York Giants
Facilitated Active Stretch Technique

In high school, Dr. Rob DeStefano sustained injuries playing football and was treated by a chiropractor who got him back on the field. Experiencing these injuries helped Dr. DeStefano to understand the injuries of others—in fact, in high school and college, he was known for helping his teammates to recognize and address injuries and other issues. Throughout his academic sports career, he excelled in track, football (earning a scholarship to Kutztown University), decathlon, powerlifting, lacrosse, Rugby (earning a scholarship at Palmer College of Chiropractic) and triathlon. To date, he has competed in over 300 races, including 9 Ironmans and 2 Ironman World Championships.
From the early 90’s to the present, Dr. DeStefano has lectured and taught at over 100 ART seminars and related teaching and lecturing events. He has assisted in certifying thousands of ART providers. In the world of athletics he has worked with athletes of all levels, including the US Olympic Bobsled/Luge/Skeleton teams, US Olympic Hockey Team, the NHL, NBA, LPGA, and the NFL.
In 2002 he became an official ART provider to the New York Football Giants, seeing them through their 2008 Superbowl Championship and continuing at present as the official ART provider and also the official Chiropractor.
Andy Klein, MS, DC, DACBSP – Past Chiropractor for the Minnesota Vikings
Strength and Conditioning Principles for the Prevention of Injury

Dr. Andy Klein is certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and is board certified in Chiropractic Sports Medicine by the ACBSP. He was the chiropractor for the US at the Goodwill Games in 1998, and the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Dr. Klein served as the team chiropractor for the Minnesota Vikings from 2004-2008. He developed the PT3 course, which emphasizes active care, at Northwestern Chiropractic College, and has instructed there since 1995. He teaches postgraduate education for multiple chiropractic colleges.
Alan Sokoloff, DC, DACBSP – Chiropractor for the Baltimore Ravens
Can You Hear Me Now: Reducing Risk and Improving Communication in Youth Sports

Dr. Alan K. Sokoloff, or “Dr. Sok”, as his patients refer to him, is the past 2 term president of the Maryland Chiropractic Association. He was selected as Maryland’s Chiropractor of the Year 2001-2 and the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physician’s Sports Chiropractor of the Year 2006. He holds a post-graduate degree as a Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians.
Dr. Sok has been a member of the University of Maryland Sports Medicine Team since 1991, working with the UMBC Retrievers and Maryland Terps. He served a residency at the United States Olympic Training Center, summer of 1997 and was selected to the medical team for the United States at the 1998 Goodwill Games. Dr. Sok was appointed to the USA Olympic Medical Team for the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada. He continues to be one of the team chiropractors for Baltimore Ravens of the NFL since 1999, recently winning their second Super Bowl.
He is a medical team member for the Bowie Baysox (Orioles AA team), and has worked with the Washington Nationals (MLB) and Baltimore Blast (MISL). Dr. Sok is a “wellness / injury prevention consultant” for many companies and municipalities. He has also written and helped produce a series of award winning Injury Prevention Videos for the Library Video Network. He recently completed his first in a series of concussion prevention DVDs, Tackling Concussion Head On, starring NFL, college, and high school guests.
Michael Gay, PhD, ATC
Sports Related Concussion from Research to Practice: An Up-Date for the Clinicians

Dr. Michael Gay has been an athletic trainer for 14 years and is a full-time athletic trainer at Pennsylvania State University. In addition to clinical practice Dr. Gay is also a contributing researcher in Penn State’s Center for Concussion Research and Service. As a clinician he gives clinical direction and feedback to project creation and data collection as it pertains to the clinical component of mTBI. Penn State’s Director, Dr. Slobounov, and he have also expanded the depth and breadth of modalities used to diagnose/evaluate subjects recovering from sports related concussion or mTBI.
This multi-modal approach is critical in evaluating sub-clinical abnormalities and providing data points towards a comprehensive approach in the treatment of mTBI. Dr. Gay’s recent research and publications have focused on diagnostic platforms for the assessment of concussion as well as treatment approaches for athletes recovering from concussion. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Maine, and his Master of Science and Doctorate degree in Kinesiology from Pennsylvania State University in 2001 and 2013 respectively.
Amanda Carlson-Phillips, MS, RD, CSSD
Performance Nutrition – Fueling Strategies for Football

Amanda Carlson-Phillips is the VP of Nutrition and Research for Athletes’ Performance and Core Performance. She is a registered dietitian who earned a master’s degrees in both sports nutrition and exercise physiology from Florida State University. Carlson-Phillips works directly with the Athletes’ Performance and Core Performance nutrition teams to help create year-long systems of success for all athletes and clients. She also coordinates the company’s performance research, undertaking both case studies and peer-reviewed research.
Hotel Information

120 West Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
1-800-315-1906
Room Rates:
* $143 – Traditional King
* $163 – Deluxe Queen Suite
* Ask For The Professional Football Chiropractic Society Room Block
Schedule
Friday, February 21st | |
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7AM – 8AM | Registration/Visit with Vendors |
8AM – Noon | Dr. Jack Dolbin |
Noon – 1PM | Lunch |
1PM – 2PM | Dr. Joe Leahy |
2PM – 3PM | Dr. Rob DeStefano |
3PM – 4PM | Dr. Andy Klein |
4PM – 5PM | Dr. Alan Sokoloff |
5PM – 530PM | Visit with Vendors |
6PM – 730PM | Chiropractic Combine |
Saturday, February 22nd | |
7AM – 8AM | Registration/Visit with Vendors |
8AM – Noon | Dr. Michael Gay |
Noon – 1PM | Lunch |
1PM – 5PM | Amanda Carlson-Phillips |