Robert D. Klingensmith, DC, CSP

Dr. Klingensmith is in private chiropractic practice in Sparta, NC practicing SOT for over 20 years. He is Board certified by American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) and on the Advisory committee and chiropractic (SOT) liaison to the American Academy of Pain Management. Aside from being a pilot, Firefighter and Law Enforcement Officer he is EMT/Paramedic/PA certified in several states and a North Carolina level III fire instructor. Dr. Klingensmith is the executive director of the Sacro Occipital Technique Organization – USA and is a Certified SOT Practitioner.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION:
Colorado State University BS Range-Forest Management

University of Denver MS Geography

National College of Chiropractic
BS Human Anatomy and Physiology

National College of Chiropractic Doctor of Chiropractic

CERTIFICATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Licensed to practice Chiropractic:
North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, & West Virginia

Certified Sacro Occipital Technique Practitioner

Diplomate: American Academy of Pain Management

Board Certified Emergency Medical Technician:
Florida, Colorado, California, & Virginia

Board Certified Paramedic / PA: Florida

Firefighter Level I, II, III certified

Certified Level III Fire Instructor

ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Pain Management (1993 – present)
-Advisory Committee
-Board of Advisors Liaison
-Faculty Member

National Pain Data Bank

Sacro Occipital Research Society International (1993-1999)
-Inter Professional Relations Committee Chair
-Poster Program Chair
-Research Board Advisor

Sacro Occipital Technique Organization – USA (2000 to present)
-Executive Director
-Board of Director

OCCUPATION:
Physician: Alleghany Chiropractic Center Sparta, North Carolina

Executive Director: Sacro Occipital Technique Organization – USA Sparta, North Carolina

Firefighter: Lewisville Fire Department Lewisville, North Carolina

PRESESNTATIONS / PUBLICATIONS:

Chiropractic Evaluation and Treatment of Lumbosacral Pain, Lecture Presentation, American Academy of Pain Management, 7th Annual Clinical Meeting, September 26-29, 1996.

Preparing a Poster Presentation, Poster Presentation, 1996 SORSI SOT and Cranial Technique Symposium.

Differentiating & Healing Sprains vs Strains, Lecture Presentation, American Academy of Pain Management, 8th Annual Clinical Meeting, September 18-21, 1997.

BenEliyahu D, Klingensmith R, Remeta E, Chiropractic Presentations at the Interdisciplinary Conference of the American Academy of Pain Management Dynamic Chiropractic November 2,1998;16(23)

Cryotherapy and the Pain Patient, Poster Presentation, American Academy of Pain Management, 9th Annual Clinical Meeting, September 10-13, 1998.

The Role of Patient Education: Making The Patient A Partner For Improvement, Lecture Presentation, , American Academy of Pain Management, 9th Annual Clinical Meeting, September 10-13, 1998

Integrating the Pieces; Acupuncture in the Chiropractic Setting, Lecture Presentation, American Academy of Pain Management, 10th Annual Clinical Meeting, September 23-26, 1999.

Klingensmith RD, Blum CL The relationship between pelvic block placement and radiographic pelvic analysis. 10th Annual Vertebral Subluxation Research Conference Hayward, CA, Dec 7-8, 2002

Klingensmith RD, Blum CL, The Relationship Between Pelvic Block Placement and Radiographic Pelvic Analysis Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Summer 2003; 2(3): 102-6.

Klingensmith RD. Chiropractic manipulative reflex technique (CMRT) treatment for GERD of a 3-year old male child: A case report. 2009 SOT Research Conference: Las Vegas, Nevada. Oct 2009:52-4.