Stephen Thomas, DC

Stephen E. Thomas, D.C.

7330 NW 5^th Street

Plantation, FL 33317

(954) 321-9501

SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY

Clinic Director, Chiropractor, Thomas Chiropractic Center, Plantation, Florida, December, 2011-Present

Clinic Director, Chiropractor, Thomas Chiropractic Center, Cooper City, Florida, July, 2011-December, 2011

Co-Clinic Director, Chiropractor, Discover Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, Cumming, Georgia, September, 2007-May, 2011

EDUCATION AND LICENSURE

Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Florida, License #CH-10303, 2011-Present

Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine, Laws and Rules, 2011

Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Georgia, License #CHIRO08223, 2007-2012

Doctorate of Chiropractic, Life University College of Chiropractic, Marietta, Georgia, 2007

Internship, Discover Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, Kennesaw, Georgia, 2007

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part I, 2006

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part II, 2006

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part III, 2006

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part IV, 2007

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Physiotherapy, 2006

Internship, Life University Outpatient Clinic, Marietta, Georgia, 2006-2007

Undergraduate Studies in Pre-Chiropractic, Life University College of Arts and Sciences, Marietta, Georgia, 2004

Bachelor of Science in Sports Administration, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida,2001

Masters Degree Studies in Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, 2000-2001

SELECTED POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

MRI, Bone Scan and X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, bone scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Neurodiagnostic Testing Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Crash Dynamics and Its Relationship to Causality, An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Long Island, New York, 2015

Documentation and Evidence in a Medical-Legal Practice, The role of scientific research conclusions with contemporary documentation to effectively support the necessity for clinically indicated care.  The role of timely evaluations and re-evaluations in coordinating care inclusive of history, physical and evaluation report and concludes with the correlation of the SOAP note and HCFA that correlates the conclusion of the evolutionary findings.  Coordinating research and clinical findings with primary care providers and medical specialists in the rehabilitation process inclusive of insurance requirements and contemporary MRI research nomenclature. Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Boca Raton, Florida, 2015

Drop Table Adjusting, Leg Length Inequality & Orthotic Intervention, The science and

art of spine, posture, and lower extremity disorders. The total permutations of abnormal

posture using formulas from probability theory and a literature review on

postural displacements as they correlate to patient conditions. The details of

objective postural assessment and measurement. New York Chiropractic

College and Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Atlanta, Georgia, 2009Distinguished Fellow of Chiropractic Biophysics, Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Evanston, Wyoming, 2007

Structural Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spine, The science and art of cervical spine disorders. Detailed literature reviews covering the crisis of cervical disorders in patient populations, the role of spinal manipulative therapy and structural correction of sagittal cervical lordosis. Normal average and ideal values for the cervical lordosis. Detailed categories of head to thorax postures, spine kinematics and abnormalities of the sagittal cervical lordosis. Appropriate application and timing of postural and functional exercises for the cervical spine designed to correct spinal subluxation and strengthen the cervical and upper thoracic spine tissues.16 categories of sagittal cervical traction and 3 methods of coronal cervical traction with demonstrations for structural rehabilitation of the cervical spine. Indications and contraindications to these new structural rehabilitation procedures. The details of case management using these structural rehabilitation methods. A survey of research material supporting the utilization and efficacy of CBP technique structural rehabilitation treatment methods across a population of patients. Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2007

Instrument Adjusting, The science and art of upper cervical spinal disorders with

application to instrument adjusting for full spine postural subluxations and joint

fixations. How posture displacement influences the upper cervical spine as well as

normal joint kinematics and instability analysis of the upper cervical spine. The

biomechanics and neurophysiological mechanisms of instrument adjusting techniques

with indications for different techniques of segmental versus postural adjusting.

Comparative review of upper cervical methods of adjusting and a literature review on

upper cervical anomalies. New York Chiropractic College and Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006

Advanced Principles of Foot, Gait and Orthotics, Posture, both static and kinetic. Primary and secondary shock absorbers of gait related to their major muscle and nerve root. Neutral position of the foot defined and demonstrated when it is pathomechanical and truly neutral. Structural deformities such as leg length, rear foot and forefoot varus/valgus, functional hallucis limitus (FHL), equinus, and others. Orthotics for common foot disorders and posture problems. How to cast a foot in true neutral position non-weight bearing. Why the foundation of the spine truly starts at the ground. The difference between functional and accommodative foot orthoses, and making functional orthoses. Life University College of Chiropractic and Council on Extremity Adjusting, Marietta, Georgia, 2006

Lobes of the Brain, Review of the basic functions and structures associated with the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes. Methodology involving the use of optokinetic stimulations and other brain based diagnostics and therapeutics. Life University College of Chiropractic and Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Marietta, Georgia, 2006

Structural Rehabilitation of the Lumbar Spine, The science and art of lumbo-pelvic disorders. Detailed literature reviews covering the crisis of lumbar disorders in patient populations, the role of spinal manipulative therapy and structural correction of sagittal lumbar lordosis. Normal average and ideal values for the lumbar lordosis as well the relationship of lumbar curvatures to patient health and disease conditions. Detailed categories of lumbo-pelvic postures, spine kinematics and abnormalities of the sagittal lumbar lordosis. Appropriate application and timing of postural and functional exercises for the lumbar spine designed to correct spinal subluxation and strengthen the lower back tissues. 17 categories of sagittal lumbar traction and 5 methods of coronal lumbar traction with demonstrations for structural rehabilitation of the lumbar spine. Indications and contraindications to these new structural rehabilitation procedures. The details of case management using these structural rehabilitation methods using a variety of case studies for a comprehensive picture of clinical application. A survey of research material supporting the utilization and efficacy of CBP technique structural rehabilitation treatment methods across a population of patients with chronic pain conditions. Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2005

Neurology, Posture and Systemic Health, The biomechanics and neuro-physiology of posture deformities as they relate to systemic health of the human. Detailed neuro-physiology of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Emphasis placed on mechano-sensitive afferent nerve supply of the ligaments and muscles and their consequent relationship to abnormal posture/spine alignment and visceral dysfunction (Type O Disorders). Mechano-sensitive nerve endings in the facet capsular ligaments, spinal ligaments, intervertebral discs and muscles. The scientific rationale for the hypothesis of a nerve interference theory based upon deformation of tissue mechano-receptors from abnormal tissue loading in abnormal posture and spinal alignment. Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Marietta, Georgia, 2005

Biomechanics of the Spine & Subluxation, Types of loading of spinal biomechanics and

stress and strain evaluations of spinal tissues during each type of spinal

loading. Mechanisms of injury to the spine. New York Chiropractic College and

Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Marietta, Georgia, 2005

Advanced Principles of T.M.J., Rib and Shoulder Girdle Adjusting, Diagnosis and treatment through understanding the biomechanical functions of each joint. Mysterious pains in the shoulder and thorax and procedures you can perform on your patients to fix them. How taking a deep breath can be made easy. Taking away breast pains that are plaguing your patients. How to actually fix anterior dorsal. Getting rid of false angina pains. Why chronic cervical subluxations may be a result of T.M.J. or rib subluxations. Life University College of Chiropractic and Council on Extremity Adjusting, Marietta, Georgia, 2005

Basics of Chiropractic Biophysics Technique, Frequency and duration topics for establishing a logical treatment plan for chiropractic patients. Normal static equilibrium spinal model from the literature and two types of subluxation that are not normal, abnormal posture and segmental spinal coupling patterns as rotations and translations in 3-D. Validity, reliability, projection geometry, and Chiropractic Biophysics analysis methods. New York Chiropractic College and Chiropractic Biophysics Seminars, Marietta, Georgia, 2004

SELECTED MEMBERSHIPS

Academy of Chiropractic, Member, 2015-Present

Broward County Chiropractic Society, Member, 2014- Present

Florida Chiropractic Physician Association, Member, 2012

Florida Chiropractic Association, Member, 2011

SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE

City of Plantation Chamber of Commerce, Member, Plantation, Florida, 2013