U N I V E R S I T Y U P D AT E S
Life University Signs
Agreement with
Team China
to Open Historic Chiropractic Performance
Center in Beijing
In preparation for competitions in the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing
2022 Olympics, Team China has joined with Life University
(LIFE) and its LIFE Sport Science Institute (LSSI) to establish a
Chiropractic Performance Center in Beijing. Spearheaded by Drs.
David Bellin (Executive Director for LIFE’s Global Initiatives),
Peng Li (Post-Doctoral Fellow at Tsingua University and LIFE
alumnus) and John Downes (Vice President for LIFE’s Global
Initiatives), the Chiropractic Performance Center will incorporate
the protocols utilized for LIFE athletes in an interdisciplinary
facility involving coaches, performance trainers and other
members of Team China.
LIFE, home to the largest single campus chiropractic program in
the world, is well equipped to open the Chiropractic Performance
Center and provide the necessary care to improve sport
performance and injury rehabilitation to Team China athletes in
preparation for both the upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic
games.
This announcement follows other recent news from LIFE’s
Department of Global Initiatives after their March opening of
the Life University Chiropractic Center in Kaifeng, China, a city
with a metro-area population of nearly 5 million people. The
mission of LIFE’s Department of Global Initiatives is to support
the development, establishment and success of Chiropractic and a
vitalistic paradigm around the world.
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“It is a great honor to sign this agreement. Following months of
discussion and a personal visit by the leadership of Team China,
they recognize Chiropractic as being an essential component
of athletic performance,” says Life University Chancellor Dr.
Guy Riekeman. “We look forward to this opportunity to work
with Team China and serve the athletes they are preparing
for competition.”
Back Row: Dr. Sandra Elbaum, Board of Trustees; Dr. Joseph
Lupo, Board of Trustees; Dr. Jay Handt, Board of Trustees; Dr.
John Downes, VP for Global Initiatives; Dr. Jeffrey Aita, Board of
Trustees; Dr. Kevin Fogarty, Board of Trustees Chairman
Front Row: Dr. Rob Scott, President; Dr. Guy Riekeman, Chancellor
“It is a great honor to sign this agreement.
Following months of discussion and
a personal visit by the leadership of
Team China, they recognize Chiropractic
as being an essential component of
athletic performance.”
— Life University Chancellor Dr. Guy Riekeman