| About
Dr. Stanton
BRIEF
CREDENTIALS:
Dr. Peter J. Stanton is a Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist
and a 1984 graduate of Palmer Chiropractic College. He has
practiced in Burke since 1987. Licensed by the VIRGINIA
BOARD OF MEDICINE, Dr. Stanton is an active
member of both the VIRGINIA
CHIROPRACTIC ASSOC. and the AMERICAN
CHIROPRACTIC ASSOC.
WHO
WE SERVE:
Our patients range between the ages of 10
and 100 years old. Younger children are treated
in consultation with their pediatrician. We serve the towns
of Burke, Springfield, Fairfax Station and Fairfax City. We
can be conveniently accessed via the Beltway and Fairfax County
Parkway.
WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR FIRST VISIT
CHRONOLOGICAL
HISTIORY & CREDENTIALS:
After graduating from H.S. as a New York State Regents Scholarship
winner in 1978, Dr. Stanton completed 3 years of prerequisite
college in N.Y. before being accepted to Palmer Chiropractic
College in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Stanton graduated the four
year program in three years completing his “Doctor of
Chiropractic” (D.C.) degree in 1984. After 3 years of
practice in N.Y. he moved to Burke, Virginia and in 1987 began
practice there.
In
1998 he began the 3-year, 360 hr. diplomate program in Chiropractic
Orthopedics offered by Logan Chiropractic College and sanctioned
by the American Chiropractic Association. This course is for
those D.C.’s who want advanced training in diagnostic
and treatment methods. In 1992 he completed this program after
passing a written and practical exam. He was one of 3 people
in his class to pass both parts on the first try.
Since
then Dr. Stanton has taken various continuing education courses
including the topics of sports injuries, diagnostics, patient
care, pediatrics and the latest research. He also holds a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, completed in 2006.
He
is a member of the American Chiropractic Association. The
Virginia Chiropractic Association where he serves on the legislative
committee and heads up the Web committee, the Federation of
Chiropractic Education and Research which funds and supervises
chiropractic research, The ACA Council on Orthopedics and
the College of Chiropractic Orthopedics. He is a panel physician
for Giant Food and has rendered second opinions and expert
testimony for local Insurers such as Liberty Mutual, Aetna,
Travelers, Nationwide, Kemper and others.
TESTIMONIAL:
"After a serious motorcycle
accident in 2000, I had injuries to my neck and pelvis along
with a fractured leg. The surgeons fixed my leg but after
several months I was still unable to run or work out due to
the neck and pelvic pain. Dr. Stanton helped me get rid of
the pain and restore my range of motion. I am now running
competitively again."
Denise
Hoffman
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