Chiropractor, orthopedic surgeon pardner up to treat rodeo cowboys, others
SUZANNE FREEMAN • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — How is getting bucked off a horse in a rodeo arena like a fall that happens working in your yard? Both cause similar injuries that chiropractor and rodeo expert Shawn Scott can help you heal.“Falling off a horse or bull may be more of an impact,” said Scott of Central Texas Chiropractic, “but when you’ve slipped on a hill and landed on concrete, that’s not any easier than landing in an arena. A fall’s a fall.”
Scott and his business partner (or should we say pardner), orthopedic surgeon Dr. Frosty Moore, work out of three Central Texas offices: one in Kingsland, one in Westlake Hills and a new location in Marble Falls. Both men are part of the Justin Sports Medicine team that is involved with 125 rodeos and more than 6,000 rodeo cases a year.
Scott is the only chiropractor on the Justin Sports Medicine Team. His work with rodeo cowboys gives him experience that no other chiropractor can bring to his patients, he said.
“When someone comes in presenting (an injury) like one of my rodeo people, I better get an MRI on that right away,” Scott said. “Knowledge is key, but experience is just as important. Helping transport people out of the arena, you see what’s going on. You’re able to catch things that might slip by otherwise.”
The affiliation with Justin Sports Medicine also has added to Scott’s extensive list of medical contacts. If he can’t help you, he knows someone who can.
“That’s what I like about our group, and that’s what my patients like best about my practice,” Scott said. “We work together to find the best doctor for each injury.”
One of those best contacts is Moore, who joined what Scott calls an uncommon partnership.
“For a chiropractor and orthopedic surgeon to team up this way is unusual,” he said. “If you need anything, we can usually handle it between the two of us.”
Both men have experience in the rodeo arena beyond treating injuries. Both are athletes themselves. Moore, who played football and baseball at the University of Texas at Austin, stopped his rodeo career after getting bucked off a bull and breaking his spine and tailbone. He decided to pursue medicine instead.
Scott comes from a long line of rodeo enthusiasts. His grandfather was a professional rodeo cowboy. Both his parents rode in rodeos while in college. Scott started in rodeo but decided on track and football instead.
Both men travel the rodeo circuit across the United States working with Justin Sports Medicine. The athletes also come to them, including the Houston Texan cheerleaders, who often need the same kind of rehab techniques as the cowboys.
“Shawn is a unique person with a unique practice,” Moore said of his partner. “When you find that person with that kind of training, then you’re in good hands.”
Scott’s offices are located at Central Texas Chiropractic, 443 RR 1431 in Kingsland, (325) 388-2969; Texas Hills Urgent Care Center, 1701 U.S. 281, Marble Falls, (830) 798-1122; and Westlake Orthopedics, 5656 Bee Caves Road, Austin, (512) 329-6644.