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Chiropractic Aids Jeff Hartwig, Oldest Pole Vaulting Olympian
Jeff Hartwig Says Chiropractic is His Secret to Olympic Glory

Jeff Hartwig, age 40 is the oldest member of the 2008 Olympic U.S. Track and field team, competing in the pole vaulting event and the oldest ever to qualify for it. Pole vaulting is nothing new to Jeff Hartwig. The Olympics, however, are a different story.

 

Just shy of his 41st birthday, Jeff is one of the three U.S. pole vault athletes competing in Beijing. He vaulted 18 feet, 8 inches to become the oldest American to qualify for the Olympic team in his event. Hartwig finished 11th at the 1996 Games in Atlanta and went on to set the American record in 1998 at 19 feet, 9 1/4 inches. At 41, how is Hartwig so in-shape and Olympic ready? This old dog attributes it to  regular care from his chiropractor. “The first time I was treated by a chiropractor was akin to a miracle — a much better option than simply using conventional medicine because my injuries healed faster and my whole body felt better,” said Hartwig during an interview conducted a week prior to the Olympic events. “Without chiropractic care, I doubt that I would ever have been able to reach these levels or be able to train at such an intense level,” said Hartwig.

The author goes on to pose the question: Perhaps the Chiropractor is the fountain of youth needed to keep old dogs young and pole vaulters flying.