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Dr. Steve Horwitz
Director, Maryland Sports Injury Director
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Dr. Steven Horwitz is a graduate of both Cornell University and the National College of Chiropractic. He is certified as a Chiropractic Sports Physician, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, USA Weightlifting Club Coach, and sports nutritionist. In 2006, he was named to the Guide to America's TOP CHIROPRACTORS by the Consumer's Research Council of America. He is a credentialed Active Release Techniques® practitioner (upper extremities, spine, and lower extremities) and is a certified Graston Technique provider.
Dr. Horwitz was selected by the United States Olympic Committee as the sole chiropractor for the 1996 United States Olympic Team and has traveled internationally with U.S.A. Track and Field. He was the chairman of the USA Track and Field Potomac Valley Sports Medicine Committee and the Maryland Chiropractic Association Sports Council. He works the Diakon Baseball Group, to provide injury prevention and strength and conditioning services to professional baseball players. He was the team chiropractor for George Mason University, has worked with athletes from Georgetown University and University of Maryland and currently consults with American University. He treats athletes from many local high schools as well.
In 1996, Dr. Horwitz was appointed by the Governor to the Maryland Council on Physical Fitness. He served as the Chairman of the council from January 2002 until June 2004. In May 2004, Dr. Horwitz was selected as the Maryland State Director for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a recipient of the Maryland Chiropractic Association's Outstanding Achievement Award, was the sports medicine expert on WTEM Sports Radio, and Washingtonian magazine chose him as one of the area's top sports medicine doctors.
Dr. Horwitz is the author of the book YOU CAN BE FIT! and has written two fitness manuals: Golf Fitness Made Easy! and Rotator Cuff Relief: The Ultimate Guide to Rotator Cuff Performance and Injury Prevention.
He currently writes a golf fitness column for GolftheMidAtlantic.com and teaches a golf fitness class for the Montgomery County Recreation Department. He teaches Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries, a required course for Maryland Public High School coaches and teaches golf fitness classes for the Montgomery County Recreation Department. He has provided care for dance and theater groups like Jesus Christ Super Star, The Rockettes, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Crazy For You and Chicago.
An avid athlete, Dr. Horwitz studies martial arts, has run marathons, was the 1986 A.A.U. Collegiate Mr. America Bodybuilding Class Winner, and the 198lb. class winner at the 2000 100% RAW World Powerlifting Championships.
ARTICLES ABOUT OR QUOTING DR. HORWITZ:
Fitness Guru Horwitz Shares His Wisdom
ACL Injuries in Female Athletes
America's Pastime: Prevention and Treatment of Overuse Injuries in Baseball and Softball
Not So Fast on that Makeover - The Washington Post
Chiropractic Care: Backing Up Olympic Athletes
Chiropractic and Sports - The Athlete' Choice for Sports Care
Chiropractors Offer Tips to Keep Your Young Athlete Healthy and Fit
Keep Young Athletes Healthy and Fit
Sprains and Strains
Alumni Success Story
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