Education / Credentials
Education
Acupuncture Society of America
- Completed training to qualify for national board exam, throughout 2007 -2008
- Passed National Board Exam. Licensed chiropractor certified in acupuncture, February 2008
Life University
- Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, December 2000
- M.S. Degree, December 2001
Management of Sport Injury
University of South Florida
- B.A. Degree, Chemistry, 1995
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Heat and Hydration: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Athletes
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Selecting Concussion Assessment Tools / Current Trends in Concussion Management
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Tendinopathy in Athletes
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- The Impact of Shoe Selection on Lower Extremity Injuries
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Senior Athlete Fitness
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Syndesmotic Ankle Injuries (high ankle sprains) in the National Hockey League
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Protein, the Unappreciated Ergogenic Macronutrient
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Concussion: Prevention and treatment.
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Exertional Heat Illnesses (Dehydration / Rehydration)
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Nutrition and Bone Health through the Lifespan.
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Surgical Treatment Options of the Fingers and Thumb.
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Nutrition and the athlete
- National Athletic Trainers Association annual Symposium
- Common fractures of the wrist and hand in the athlete.
- Florida Chiropractic Association
- Florida workers compensation rules and regulations state certification.
- International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS) Mexico City
- Concussion in the young athlete: Different assessment options, management, return to play protocols.
- International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS) Switzerland
- Assessment of knee injuries and treatment protocols.
- Licensed chiropractor certified in acupuncture in the state of Florida
- NATA nationally certified athletic trainer
- Master of Science degree in Sport Health Science
- Adult CPR certified with AED training - current
- Lectured at the local, state, national, and international levels
- 3/2004 to present
Owner, chiropractor of Paton Chiropractic and Sports Medicine in Lutz / Land O Lakes, Florida.
- 7/2005 to 7/2007
Serve on the Pasco County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors
- 5/2005 to 6/2006
Serve on the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- 6/2004 to present
Official team Chiropractor for St Leo University: Provide chiropractic care for all collegiate athletic teams.
- 7/2001 to 12/2003
Private practice in Alpharetta, Georgia
- 8/2003 to 11/2003
Athletic trainer / on-site medical for Bagataway Lacrosse camp. (700 participants). Responsibilities included: triage, taping, bracing.
- 5/2003
Athletic trainer / on-site medical for Bagataway Lacrosse camp. (700 participants). Responsibilities included: triage, taping, bracing.
- 7/2003 to 12/2003
Team chiropractor for 2002 national champion South Atlanta Eagles minor league football team.
- 10/2002
Chiropractor for 2002 Dannon International Duathlon Championship.
- 10/2002 to 12/2003
Team athletic trainer / chiropractor for Mt. Paran High School athletic program. Responsibilities include pre-participation physicals on student athletes, assessment of injuries, treatment of injuries, joint taping and bracing. Helped take basketball program from unranked to the school's first regional title in school"s history.
- 9/2001 to 11/2003
Team athletic trainer / chiropractor for Mt. Pisgah High School athletic program. Responsibilities include pre-participation physicals on student athletes, assessment of injuries, treatment of injuries, joint taping and bracing.
- 6/2001
Assisted Atlanta Falcons football club team chiropractor. Responsibilites included adjusting Falcons players.
- 12/2000 to 3/2001
Life University sports department chiropractor; adjusted rugby, basketball, and soccer players.
- 9/2000 to 1/2001
Head athletic trainer; Life University mens ice hockey. Responsibilities included joint taping and bracing, assessment of injuries, treatment of injuries, rehabilitation of injuries.
- 7/2001
Medical staff - athletic trainer; Peachtree Road Race -Largest 10k race in the world. Responsibilities included: triage
- 7/2001
Chiropractic / Medical staff - athletic trainer; Run for Life (5k race). Responsibilities included: Chiropractic treatment to runners and triage
- 11/2001
Medical staff athletic trainer; Atlanta full and half marathon. Responsibilities included: triage
- 6/2000
Medical staff athletic trainer; Georgia State Games. Responsibilities included: triage
- 7/2000
Medical staff - athletic trainer; Peachtree Road Race -Largest 10k race in the world. Responsibilities included: triage
- 11/2000
Medical staff athletic trainer; Atlanta full and half marathon. Responsibilities included: triage
- 6/1999
Medical staff athletic trainer; Georgia State Games. Responsibilities included: triage
- 11/1999
Medical staff athletic trainer; Atlanta full and half marathon. Responsibilities included: triage
April 2008
Lectured at the Fibromyalgia support group. Group meetings are at
Florida Hospital, Zephyrhills, Florida. Lecture titled "Unknown Barriers of Achieving True Health".
August 2007
Lectured at Florida Chiropractic Association (FCA) National Convention. Title: The Responsible Sports Chiropractor. Presented 4 hour lecture for chiropractic license renewal.
December 2006
Lectured at Florida Chiropractic Association (FCA) winter license renewal symposium. Title: The Chiropractor in an Athletic Setting. 4 hour lecture. This was the only lecture which featured prevention and treatment of sports injuries at the symposium.
October 2006
Pinnacle Management Group. Atlanta, Georgia. Title: Creating an office that patients refer friends and family to.
March 2006
Bob Sierra (Tampa) YMCA. Lectured on the physiology of exercise and weight loss.
February 2004
Lectured at the Fibromyalgia support group. Group meetings are at Florida Hospital, Zephyrhills, Florida. Lecture titled "Conservative treatment of patients with fibromyalgia".
December 2004
Lectured at Florida Chiropractic Association (FCA) winter license renewal symposium. Title: The Chiropractor in an Athletic Setting. 4 hour lecture. This was the only lecture which featured sports injuries at the symposium
August 2004
Research on "Artificially Induced Leg Length Inequality and its Effect on Sway" has been accepted by the pre-Olympic 2004 scientific congress. This was the first time a chiropractor has ever been asked to present research at the Olympics
December 2003
Roswell / Alpharetta, Bagataway Lacrosse. Sports injury prevention lecture for 65 division 1 college Lacrosse coaches and referees. Included steps to take in an emergency when trainer or medical professional is not present.
November 2003
McKesson (medical software) (Alpharetta, Georgia). Lectured on office ergonomics, work place safety, and prevention of low back injuries.
August 2003
Coaching staff - Mt Paran High School. Preseason lecture on sports injury prevention and steps to take in an emergency when trainer or medical professional is not present.
October 2002
State Farm Insurance Southeastern Corporate Headquarters (Duluth, Georgia): Ergonomics in the workplace.
November 2001
Masters Thesis defense; Artificially Induced Leg Length Inequality and its Effect on Sway
September 2001
4 hour presentation on the knee with Athletics Unlimited; discussed anatomy, functionality, assessment, adjusting, taping and bracing
In December 2003, Dr Paton submitted an abstract of his masters thesis research to the 2004 pre-Olympic scientific Congress, located in Greece. The Pre-Olympic Congress is the largest international gathering of scientists in sport science and medicine. According to data provided in a press release from the In ternational Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS), Dr. Paton was the to ever be invited to present research at this elaborate gathering. The research was titled "Artificially Induced Leg Length Inequality and its Effect on Sway". Dr Paton was chosen to present the research in oral presentation format in Greece!
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