Sports Injuries
Dr. McCormick is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. His interest in treating sports injuries stems from an extensive background as an athlete. Dr. McCormick competed at an elite level in the sports of modern pentathlon (1976 U.S. Olympic Team) and triathlon (Ironman World Championships), and he continues to run road races and participate in
triathlons at all distances. This combination—sports physician and athlete (i.e., personal experience with numerous injuries from years of intense training)—gives Dr. McCormick a unique ability to relate to an athlete’s pain. It helps him also with the diagnostic process and with the selection and application of effective therapy. As the saying goes, it takes one toknow one; and Dr. McCormick certainly understands what it’s like to be injured yet still have the burning desire to train and compete. Dr. McCormick treats many of the Pioneer Valley’s collegiate and recreational athletes for running, swimming, and other sports-related injuries.
Foot Orthotics
Abnormal foot biomechanics impact the entire body structure and contribute to back, hip, knee, and ankle pain, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, and more. Foot orthotics placed within your shoes can help balance the body by adding stability to your pelvis and spine and by reducing postural stress to joints and muscles.
Many athletes, especially runners, need orthotics to offset the severe mechanical forces encountered while pounding out miles of training and racing on the roads. And orthotics are notjust for athletes. Many people who stand for long periods of time at work also benefit from the corrective support of foot orthotics.
The custom, functionally corrective orthotics Dr. McCormick makes are from Foot Dynamics in Idaho. They are individually hand crafted and built to exact specifications. Most are multi-laminate (5 layers) and semi-rigid. After careful positioning of the sub-talus (ankle) joint, in order to capture the uncompensated foot topography, Dr. McCormick takes a weight-bearing impression on a thermal copolymer or nylon core. This core, along with specific corrective posting instructions and support-pad options, is sent to the lab for manufacture of the complete orthotic.