Delta Chiropractic Associates, Inc.

Barry Bonds

Three-time winner of the National League's Most Valuable Player, Barry Bonds, is another avid proponent of chiropractic care. He has been under chiropractic care since 1993.

"Your body is being treated like it is supposed to be with chiropractic care", stated Bonds.

He recommends that every athlete should have some contact with a chiropractor. Barry has even requested that a chiropractor be available to him in every city on the team's schedule! He has helped carry the chiropractic torch by graciously allowing our profession to publicly announce his feelings about chiropractic in the media.

Over six years ago Barry fell down a flight of steps during spring training, the head athletic trainer at the time, called Barry's chiropractor to assess his condition before he received an MRI later that day. When he arrived, Barry was in severe pain. He had pain radiating into his hip and groin. He was significantly limited in lumbar range of motion. When he checked him, his leg length was off by an inch; his pelvis was severely rotated; and his SI joint was locked. After getting the green light from the head athletic trainer, he simply did what any of us would have done: he balanced him out.

Barry got off of the table, bent left and right, forward and back and said, "The pain is totally gone!"

Needless to say, everybody standing around watching, including the chiropractor, breathed a collective sigh of relief! When Barry left the clubhouse, there were a large number of media people waiting for him, for apparently the word of his fall and injury had leaked out. They shoved their tape recorders and microphones in his face and asked him how he felt.

Bonds stated "I just saw my chiropractor. I feel 100 percent better."

Barry's chiropractor was contacted by a liaison from the AC A, who asked if Barry would be willing to be interviewed so that the ACA could put the story on the news wires. He agreed without hesitation. During that interview, Barry observed:

"I think it should be mandatory to see a chiropractor and massage therapist"

The crew filmed Rod Beck (the Giants' all-time saves leader), Barry, and other players getting adjusted. During Barry's interview, he related how chiropractic adjustments helped clear up his sinuses. He also explained how the body gets out of balance, causing the hamstrings to get tight, and how getting adjusted helps him perform at his best.