How the UWS Community Has Adapted to the Current Life of the COVID-19 Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has affected health care and the well-being of our families, neighbors and friends. We connected with members of the UWS community to see how they have adapted their practices and protocols in these challenging times.
Chiropractic Ali Masoumi - DC, UWS alumni mentor, ambassador and shadowing partner in Canada Why did you choose chiropractic over another profession? I originally wanted to get into dentistry, but after I observed a dentist in practice, I didn’t like it at all. We had a sports chiropractor at the university I attended treating students and athletes. This is how I was exposed to chiropractic and since treating athletes is my passion, I enrolled myself in the doctor of chiropractic program. After completion, I started my master’s in sports medicine and after that was over, I started my sports residency (RCCSS(C)) in Canada for another four years.
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How were you able to help other practitioners in your community during the pandemic? I originally saw a helpful post on social media that was tailored to just doctors of chiropractic needing a place to practice. I reshared it, but changed it to help not just DCs, but any other health care practitioner that needed a place to practice but was unable to. I opened my clinic on June 1, 2020. There were lots of empty rooms and I thought if it can help a practitioner even for a few weeks, it would be a great. I had a physiotherapist contact me and we set everything up, but fortunately their clinic opened up on time and the PT didn't need to make the move. How have you evolved and adapted in your own practice during this intense time (pandemic, social upheaval, economic uncertainty)? Opening up a new clinic during a pandemic is tough, but I don't let it bother me, because this
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