Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner

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The Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sport Science Practitioner (ICCSP) (or alternatively "physician" in those jurisdictions which allow the term), is a post-doctoral professional certification, granted by the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS), through an association with Murdoch University. [1] [2] It was previously referred to as the "International Chiropractic Sports Science Diploma" up until 2013.). [3] [4] [5]

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The ICCSP is the "minimum qualification required to be part of a FICS chiropractic delegation for a national or international event such as the Olympic and World Games." [6]

Programs

The Program is run via several week-end seminars, taught by faculty at accredited Chiropractic Colleges, and other locations around the world. [7] [8] A Doctor of Chiropractic can also obtain the credential by submitting national post-doctoral sports Chiropractic credentials, a current CPR certification, and other qualifications to the FICS Education Commission for evaluation. [9]

Applications

It is considered a pre-requisite to the Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports Chiropractic program at Murdoch University, in Perth, Australia. [10] [11] The ICCSP is recognized by the profession in many countries around the World. [12] [13] [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ USSCF Announcement [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Heller, M: Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 27, Issue 20, "The Culture of Sports Chiropractic", September 23, 2009
  3. ↑ Staff Editor (June 2013). "FICS News" (PDF). FICS. Retrieved Oct 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ FICS Site - Prospectus on Certification [usurped]
  5. ↑ Chiropractic Ass'n of Australia, Course offering
  6. ↑ FICS Site - Education [usurped]
  7. ↑ "FICS- Lausanne Seminar" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 18, Issue 12 , "FICS Meeting in Mexico", Editorial Staff, May 29, 2000,
  9. ↑ Murdoch Univ - Course Prospectus Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Murdoc Univ. Catalog Page
  11. ↑ Murdoch Univ
  12. ↑ "British Chiropractic Association, Sports Council". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  13. ↑ US Sports Chiropractic Federation
  14. ↑ Japanese Federation of Chiropractic Sportive
  15. ↑ "Canadian Memorial Chiro. College". Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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