The six pillars of sports Recovery: A comprehensive guide on how to recover faster and outperform at the highest levels
A member of the American Chiropractic Association Sports Council, Dr. Rick Rosa received his Doctorate from New York Chiropractic College in 1996 and was hired as a teacher at the college thereafter. In 1996, he began practicing in a multidisciplinary setting, allowing him to experience various approaches to health care as well as treat all sorts of acute injury and pain syndromes. He is still a member of the post graduate faculty at New York Chiropractic College and has lectured extensively on many topics and presently teaches other doctors about recovery in Sports. Dr. Rosa has many advanced certifications, including: Diplomate in pain management from the American Academy of Pain Management (DAAPM) Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician from the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (CCSP) Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) from the National Academy of Sports and Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialists (PES) from the National Academy of Sports and Medicine Certified Kinesio Taping Practioner (CKTP) He uses many active and passive soft tissue techniques and is certified in Graston Techinque. In addition, due to his extensive work in pro cycling Dr. Rosa has trained at the famed Serotta International Cycling Institute under Paraic McGlynn in the use of Dartfish motion analysis for bike fits. Dr. Rosa is pioneering research in the use of Dartfish, a high definition video motion analysis system to evaluate athletes from a movement assessment perspective to find and correct various muscle and joint injuries. He is also trained in the use of muskulosketal ultrasound that he utilizes in his Virginia locations. Dr. Rosa has treated thousands of patients from professional, Olympic and amateur athletes. Dr. Rosa considers himself a “professional student” and continually learns more about the latest treatments and techniques to give his patients the best care available.