The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (french: Federation Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport or FICS) is an international organization which promotes

sports chiropractic Sports chiropractic is a specialty of chiropractic. It generally requires post-graduate coursework and a certification or diplomate status granted by a credentialing agency recognized in a practitioner's region. Assessment and diagnosis of sports- ...

around the world. It is composed of national sports chiropractic councils, or the national associations, from many countries such as Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, United States, and the United Kingdom. FICS is the leaders in Sports Chiropractic and provide equitable access to sports chiropractic care, education, mentoring and research to all athletes and sports chiropractors regionally, nationally and internationally.

Issues International Credential

The International Certificate in Sports Chiropractic (ICSC) is the highly-acclaimed and exclusive International Certificate in Sports Chiropractic (ICSC). The ICSC is a

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in sports chiropractic,. Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Doctor practices (ICSC) is a requirement for a

chiropractor Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. It has esoteric origins and is based on several pseudoscien ...

to participate as a FICS sports chiropractor at an international event. Sports Chiropractors must complete their ICSC before being selected to provide care at Sporting Federation Games.

Awards and honors

The FICS Executive Board bestows various awards upon individuals who have, in their opinion made considerable contributions to the professional specialty of

. These have included, the "Sports Chiropractor of the Year"; and the "Highest Award that can be bestowed upon a sports Chiropractor, Internationally, the FICS' Gold Medal. In 2011 at the World Chiropractic Congress, in

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, they awarded the "FICS' Founder's Award" to Dr. Stephen Press, their founder and 1st President.

FICS Doctors working Pro Bono

FICS has promoted the participation of chiropractors in

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teams, and has organized chiropractors to provide treatment at many national and international

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ing events including the winter and summer Olympics. It has held Congresses in Mexico City, Rome, New Jersey, Wash. DC, Australia, Iowa, Montreal, and Tokyo; and sent delegations to Moscow, Africa, and Caracas.

Formation and Organization

FICS was formed in 1987, and has its headquarters in the Maison du Sport Internationale in

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, Switzerland. It also maintains an administrative office in Canberra, Australia. The Presidents of FICS are:

Recognition

ICSC
- International Certificate in Sports Chiropractic * ICSSPE - FICS is a member of the Associations' Board of the

International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (international abbreviations: ICSSPE - International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education; CIEPSS - Conseil International pour l'Education Physique et la Science du Sport) ...

SportAccord Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international association ...

- Associate member of international sports accrediting agency

(the former GAISF). *

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- Affiliate of the

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. * IWGA International World Games Association, in contract with FICS to provide all medical services at World Games.

Events

FICS Chiropractors have provided treatment at events including: 2020 - Service Agreements with 24 International Sporting Federations *

African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organise ...

(1988) *

(1990) * All-Africa Games (1991) * World Track and Field Championships (1991) * XVIth

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

(1992) * All-Africa Games (1999) * Gunston 500 International Surfing Competition (1998) * Ontario Games (2000) * Maritime Life Olympic Trials (2000) * Canadian Paralympic Trials (2000) * World Surfing Games (2000) * Summer Olympics (2000) * Mediterranean Games (2001) * XIXth

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...

(2002) * Winter Olympics (2002) * World Games (2005) * Summer Olympics (2008) * World Games (2009)http://www.chiroeco.com/chiropractic/news/7971/52/Sports-chiropractors-to-be-at-Vancouver-Olympics-and-World-Games/ {Ron Froelich, Chrmn., World Games announcing FICS Participation] * 2011 Pan American Games, PanAm Games (2011) * World Games (2013) * World Games (2017) * World Urban Games / GAISF games(2019)
CSIT Games 2019 (2019)

References

External links

International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS)
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