Lifelong Learning Meet Dr. Krasnov, Chiropractor to the Stars
Dr. Krasnov took an unconventional route into chiropractic. He performed as a trumpeter at jazz clubs in New York and released one record before changing course after seeing other musicians struggling to make a living. A longtime martial artist, he moved to Port Angeles, Wash., where he ran several martial arts schools and repaired musical instruments. “I liked working with my hands, as a chiropractor does,” he says. Dr. Krasnov entered chiropractic after two medical doctors failed to help him through a hip injury. The first told him to stop doing martial arts, and the second offered pain pills. He saw a chiropractor at a friend’s suggestion and soon felt well again. He returned to college and graduated from chiropractic school in 1988. At Duke, he helped athletes in all sports and, now and then, a referee with a crick in their neck. He also treated Duke’s Blue Devil mascot after he took a fall during their well-known surfing routine.
At a recent ju-jitsu championship, “I saw more trauma in two days than I would see in a half-year in my office,” he says. Many injured athletes still wanted to compete and were grateful for his care. For one who tore his bicep, “I taped him in a way that almost reproduced his bicep muscle,” Dr. Krasnov says. The athlete went on to win medals. Dr. Krasnov sees a bright future for the field. As chiropractic is integrated into more multidisciplinary settings with physical therapists,
orthopedic surgeons, and others to provide integrated patient care, he says, even more exciting opportunities will open up.
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