Michael David Thomas, R.N., B.S., D.C.

Dr. Thomas was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated high school in 1975 in Dallas, Texas, and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1980 in Gainesville, Florida. He worked as a critical care nurse in intensive care units and emergency rooms for over a decade. Dr. Thomas graduated with Research Honors from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1990. He served a one-year internship with Dr. Keith Denton in Monroe, Michigan. For over fifty years, the Monroe clinic has been the center of research and development for the NUCCA techniques that Dr. Thomas practices. Dr. Thomas was married for 23 years to Bonnie Jean Holland Thomas until she passed away in 2005. He has one son -John, five dogs and several chickens.  Dr. Thomas married Alexis Paige Garland  (now Thomas!) on March 14, 2009.  They are deliriously happy!

Thomas Chiropractic Care
10252 S. Hwy 441 Suite 1
Belleview, Florida 34420-0748
352-245-6169
Fax 352-347-0748

Licensure currently held:

Doctor of Chiropractic

Florida # CH0006840
Oklahoma # 2588 (Inactive)

Registered Nurse

Florida # 1192632 (Inactive)

Work History

November 1994 – Present

Sole Proprietor,
Thomas Chiropractic Care
Belleview, Florida

March 1993 – October 1994 Staff R.N., Marion Community Hospital, Cardiovascular
Intensive Care Unit

August 1991 – March 1993 Travel R.N. (CCRN) Various Assignments

November 1990 – August 1991 NUCCA Chiropractic Internship with Dr. Keith Denton
Monroe, Michigan
1980-1987 Registered Nurse working in various
Intensive Care Units and Emergency
Departments

Educational Background

July 1987 – October 1990 Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, Iowa
Doctor of Chiropractic degree
Conferred October 1990 with Research Honors
Bachelor of Science degree in General Science with minor in
Psychology, conferred Oct. 1990

1985-1986 Course Study at Florida State University. Tallahassee, Florida

May 1978 – May 1982 Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, Florida
Associate of Science in Nursing 1980
Associate of Arts 1982

1976-1977 Course study at University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

1973-1975 Warren Travis White High School
High School Degree, Spring 1975

Organizations

National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research Association (now Upper Cervical Research Foundation), Board Member 2000-present.

 

Associate Editor, The Upper Cervical Monograph. 1991 – present.

Editor, NUCCA News. 1998 – 2000.

Member, National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association. 1987 – present.

Founding Member, Academy of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Organizations. 1994 – present.

Member, The Society of Chiropractic Orthospinology, 2001 – present.

Member, National Center for Homeopathy, 1981 – present.

Advisor for the Massage Therapy Program, Marion County Distributive Education Program, Ocala, Florida, 2001-2007.

Publications

Books

NUCCA Protocols and Perspectives: a textbook for the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association. First Edition. National Upper Cervical Research Association 2002. (Editor and multiple chapter author).

Reviewer for:
Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex: a review of the chiropractic and medical literature. Kirk Eriksen. Lipincott Williams & Wilkins. 2004.

Papers:

Thomas, MD. Leg length inequality in the chiropractic and medical literature. Upper Cervical Monograph, 1991; 5(2):12-16.

Thomas MD. Radiology case report. Upper Cervical Monograph, 1991; 5(2):20.

Thomas, MD, Wood J. Upper cervical adjustments may improve mental function. J Man Med, 1992; 6:215-216.

Thomas, MD. Upper cervical unity. Upper Cervical Monograph, May 1995; 5(5):27.

Thomas, MD. Editorial comment-the adjustment is a gift. Upper Cervical Monograph, Oct. 1995; 5(6):3-4.

Thomas, MD. Some implications regarding tensegrity and the upper cervical adjustment. Upper Cervical Monograph, May 2001; 6(3):8-13. 

Thomas, MD. Practical shooting: beyond fundamentals: book review. Upper Cervical Monograph, May 2001; 6(3):30-32.

Thomas, MD. Report on session 1 of the upper cervical diplomate program. Atlanta, Georgia; September 8&9, 2001, “Module#2”. Upper Cervical Monograph, 2002; 6(4):23-4.

Thomas, MD. Report on session 2 of the upper cervical diplomate program held in conjunction with the ninth annual vertebral subluxation research conference, Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic (Spartanburg, South Carolina) October 13 & 14, 2001. Upper Cervical Monograph, 2002; 6(4):24-5.

Thomas, MD, Scholten JN. A shift in the prevailing winds. Upper Cervical Monograph, Sep 2004; 6(5):3-12, 51.

Thomas, MD. “A Brief Look at Biedermann et al., and the “Kiss” Syndrome.” Upper Cervical Monograph, Sep 2009; 7(2):23-27.

Thomas, MD. “The Things We Can’t Measure: a clincial look at the phenomenology of posture”. The Upper Cervical Monograph, preprint, November 2010. (8pp. placed on UCRF website and in The Monograph archives.)