Meet The Doctors
Robert C. Nelson
D.C., D.A.C.B.S.P., C.C.E.P., F.I.A.M.A., C.S.C.S., F.I.C.C., Advanced Practice Chiropractor
Degrees: Doctor of Chiropractic, Graduated August 23, 1986 from Logan College of Chiropractic, A.A.S. and B.S. from Metropolitan College of Denver
License: Currently holding licenses in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, & Wyoming.
Family: Married, one child, one grandchild.
Honors:
- Graduated Cum Laude, Logan College of Chiropractic, August 23, 1986
- Listed in the 1986 Edition of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
- Selected to receive the 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2007 Colorado Chiropractic Association Sports Award
- Listed in the 1996 Edition of the International Who's Who of Professionals
- Awarded the 1996 Outstanding Service Award by Wrangler SportsChiropractic for the Mountain States Circuit
- Awarded in 2000 An ACA Sports Council Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution in the field of Sports Chiropractic.
- Selected in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2014 as Chiropractor of the Year by the Colorado Chiropractic Association.
- Awarded in 2001, 2002, and 2005 the Presidents Personal Award by the Colorado Chiropractic Association
- Accepted in 2002 as a Life Member of Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who
- Listed in the National Register's 2002-2003 edition of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
- Awarded the 2005-2006 Community Service Award by the Colorado Chiropractic Association
- Accepted in 2007 as a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors (F.I.C.C.)
- Awarded in 2007 the Dr. Frank Elliott Pioneer Award for over 20 years of active service to the chiropractic profession and to the Colorado Chiropractic Association, by the Past-president's Committee of the Colorado Chiropractic Association.
- Selected in 2008 as the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians "Sports Chiropractor of the Year".
- Awarded in 2010 the "Leonard Schroeder Award for Best Original Research" from the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians TM.
Continuing Education:
- Authorized Level I Accreditation, Division of Worker's Compensation
- Certificate of Completion for claims revue process sponsored by the Colorado Chiropractic Association
- Approximately 300 hours of post-doctoral education in Applied Kinesiology.
- D.A.C.B.S.P. -- Completed the Physical Fitness and Sports Injuries Diplomate program sponsored by Northwest College of Chiropractic.
- Completed Wrangler Sports Chiropractic Pro Rodeo Certificate Program.
- F.I.A.C.A. -- Completed the course work, and after testing was designated a "Fellow of the International Association of Clinical Acupuncture."
- C.C.E.P. -- Completed a post-doctoral certification course in extremity adjusting. Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner.
- C.S.C.S. -- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist as certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
- Completed the 300 hour Chiropractic Rehabilitation Diplomate Program
- Completed the New Mexico Advanced Practice Certification Course and after examination was conferred certification as an "Advanced Practice Chiropractic Physician" from the ACPCC.
- Completed a two week clinical rotation at the United States Olympic Committee Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2013
Publications:
- "Normal values for the lumbosacral angle as projected on a chiropractic postural spinograph", published by Logan Press, 1987.
- "Sideline Emergency Kits and the Need to Include Universal Precautions Against Blood-Borne Pathogens", JSCR, 3/96.
- "Medial Gastrocnemius Tear ('Tennis Leg') A Case Report", JSCR, vol.10, 3/96.
- "Chiropractic and concussion in sport: a narrative review of the literature", et all, Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, vol.12, num. 4, 12/2013
Teaching:
- Taught classes at the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado, on general back education and conditioning. Special emphasis focuses on proper back dynamics, posture, body mechanics and therapeutic exercise.
- Taught classes for ProSport Chiropractic (Wrangler SportsChiropractic) in the areas of sports injuries, emergency procedures and proper taping procedures.
- Taught on the Post-doctoral staff of Logan College of Chiropractic. Teaching emergency procedures in their C.C.S.P. program.
- Currently teaching for the Palmer Institute for Professional Advancement, Western States Chiropractic College, Parker College of Chiropractic, and Northwestern Health Sciences University, for their C.C.S.P. and D.A.C.B.S.P. programs.
- Currently teaching for the Colorado Chiropractic Association in the area of Pre-Participation Physicals.
Organizations:
- Member of the Colorado Chiropractic Association, past President
- Member of the Jefferson County Chiropractic Society, past President and Vice president.
- Member of the American Chiropractic Association Sports Council.
- Member of the Colorado Chiropractic Sports Council, currently on the Board of Directors, serving as President.
- Member of the Federation Internationale de Chiropractique Sportive (F.I.C.S.)
- Member of the American Chiropractic Association, and currently Colorado State Delegate.
- Past-President of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, currently serving as Advisor to the Board of Directors.
- Member of the United States Sports Chiropractic Federation.
Team Chiropractor for the following: (past and present)
- 2013 two week rotation treating athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids
- Pro Jet Ski Tour
- Pro Snow Board Tour
- PRCA rodeos through ProSports Chiropractic (Wrangler SportsChiropractic)
- Regional and World Finals for the Triple Crown of Softball
- NFL four on four football tournament
- NIKE youth soccer
- In-state group chiropractor for the first American team to climb Cho Oyu (27,000+ ft.) located in Tibet