Antonio Pugliese, DC CCSP

Education | Related Clinical Experience | Presentations and Lectures | Newspaper Articles
Continuing Education | Licenses and Certifications | Awards and Citations | Affiliations | Positions Held

Education | Back to Top

New York Chiropractic College
New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, NY
Final GPA: 3.55
Graduation Date: December 2001

Bachelors of Science
Excelsior College, Albany, NY
Graduation date: February 2002

Associates degree (Biology)
Union County College, Cranford, NJ
Graduation date: May 1998
Academic merit awards for organic chemistry and biology

Related Clinical Experience | Back to Top
Sports Medicine experience and Attending Physician

2007

• NJ State Tae Kwon Do Championships, (March 2007) Triage

2006

• NJ Triathlon, (July 2006) Triage
• NJ State Tae Kwon Do Championships, (April 2006) Triage
• Pro Bowlers Association Open, New Brunswick, NJ (February 2006) Triage and provided Chiropractic care

2005

• New York City Marathon, New York, NY (November 2005) Triage
• 2005 National Figure Skating Championships, Portland, Oregon (January 2005) Medical Team
• Collegiate Tae Kwon Do Championships, Princeton, NJ (May 2005) Triage

2004

• Middlesex Wrestling Tournament, (March 2004) 12 and under, Triage
• Big East Tae Kwon-Do tournament, (May 2004) Triage
• Collegiate Tae Kwon Do Championships, Princeton, NJ (May 2004) Triage
• ALW Church Annual Basketball Tournament, (August 2004) Triage

2003

• New York City Marathon (November 2003) Traige
• Kenilworth October Run (October 2003) Triage
• Garden State Games Fencing Championships (July 2003) Triage and treated
• Fire Cracker 4 mile run (July 2003) Triage and treated participants
• ProSport Rodeo(May 2003)
  Triage and treated participants
• NJ State Tae Kwon Do Championships (April 2003)
  Triage team
• Grapple quest, grappling tournament (March 2003)
  Triage and treated participants

2002

• New York City Marathon (November 2002)
  Triage and treated New Jersey Road Runners
• Fire Cracker 4 mile run (July 2002)
  Triage Team
• Big East Tae Kwon-Do tournament (May 2002)
  Triage team
• National Eastern Conference Tae Kwon-Do tournament (April 2002)
  Triage team

2001

• Chiropractic Intern August 2001 - September 2000
  Seneca Falls and Levittown, NY Student Health Centers, New York Chiropractic College
  
  • Practiced chiropractic in multi-DC supervised clinic.
  • Examined, diagnosed, and treated patients through adjustments, therapeutic treatments and education
  • Interacted professionally with patients and family members to encourage sound health care practices
• National Naval Medical Center Chiropractic Multidisciplinary Clinic Internship
  Bethesda, MD (September 2001 - November 2001)
  1 of 2 interns selected
  Morning rounds - performed histories and exams in orthopedics, physical medicine & rehab,
  rheumatology, and radiology departments. Also, observed in numerous other departments.
  Afternoon rounds- examined, diagnosed, and treated patients in the chiropractic department
• Freeport Salvation Army (May 2001)
  Provided chiropractic services to medically undeserved geriatric population in Freeport, NY.
• Nassau County Haven (July 2001)
  Participated in the M.I.C.A (mental illness and chemical abuse) program whereby chiropractic services
  were rendered to Hicksville, NY community patients.
• Annual Swim around Manhattan (June 2001)
  World-class athletes swim 28.5-mile around Manhattan.
  Part of the triage team.
• Kiwanis club annual father's day run (June 2001)
  5-k run where participants were stretched before and after the event.
• Iron Man competition (Lake Placid, New York) (July 2001)
  Treated athletes for 3 days prior to the event and triage during the event.
• 1st annual New York City triathlon (August 2001)
  Triage team

Presentations and Lectures | Back to Top

• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (October 2001)
  Presented at the National Naval Medical Center
• Social services employees union local 371
  Women's health where multiple disciplines were present and educated women on pertinent information on their health.
• Anti-smoking presentation (July 2001)
  Educated 5-15 year olds on the negative effects of smoking at the free port Salvation Army.
• Back Pack Safety
• Conservative Prevention of Low Back Pain
• Chiropractic and Your Health
• Golf Fitness and Injury Prevention
• Scoliosis
• Common Errors with Prescribed Home Exercises Presentation for ANJC

Newspaper Articles | Back to Top

2005

• Taking an active approach to Low Back Pain

• What is Whiplash
• Back Pack Safety Tips
• Why is Posture Important

• Chiropractic and Osteoarthritis
• Chiropractic and Sports Injuries

Continuing Education | Back to Top

2008

• McKenzie Treatment Protocol: Part D Advanced Problem Solving Practical Workshop

2007

• Post Surgical Rehabilitation and Special Populations: Southern California University of Health Sciences (distance learning)
• Nutritional Updates: Southern California University of Health Sciences (Distance Learning)
• Role of Interventional Diagnostic & Therapeutic Techniques in Pain Management: Southern California University of Health Sciences (Distance Learning)
• Key Evidence based Rehabilitation Strategies: Gary Jacobs, DC (November)
• Active Release Technique Recertification: Upper Extremities (August)
• McKenzie Treatment Protocol: Part C Problem Solving (January)

2006

• Motion Palpation Institute: Extremity Manipulation (November)
• Emergency Procedures for the Sports Chiropractor: (September)
• Update on Soft Tissue Treatments and Injuries, Warren Hammer: (September)
• McKenzie Treatment Protocol: Part B - Cervical/Thoracic Spine (June)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Research methods (April)
• Active Release Technique long nerve entrapment protocols (March)
• McKenzie Treatment Protocol: Part A - The Lumbar Spine (February)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Advanced Cervical Spine Rehabilitation (January)

2005

• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Advanced Functional Extremity training (November)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Biopsychosocial decision points in an active care practice (October)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Orofacial rehabilitation (September)
• Active Release Technique recertification (July)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Office procedures for the rehab specialist (June)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Posture, gait, and sensory motor training (May)
• Enhancing Golf Performance, NYCC (May)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Soft Tissue and PIR Techniques (April)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Upper/Lower quarter rehab (March)

2004

• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: McKenzie Protocols (December)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Manual Therapy of Extremities (November)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program (TH): Core Articles review (September)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Clinical Integration (July)
• Specific Proprioceptive Response Taping: presented by Tim Brown (June)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Cervical Spine (June)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program (TH): Topics in Clinical Rehabilitation (May)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Functional Extremity training (March)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Core Training (February)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program (TH): Bio-Psycho-Social Approach for Chronic Pain Syndrome (January)

2003

• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program (TH): Review of cervical and lumbar rehabilitation (December)
• Chiropractic post graduate rehabilitation certification program: Lumbar spine symposium (November)
  Program hosted by Southern California University of Health Sciences
• Medical Billing and Coding by Cross Country Seminars (November)
• Athletic Cervical Spinal Trauma and Post Traumatic Related Injuries Newark, NJ (September) Certified by NYCC
• CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician) module 10 of 10 (July), Fitness and Law
• CCSP module 9 of 10 (June), Knee/Hip sports, injuries, evaluation, and management
• CCSP program module 8 of 10 (May 2003), Preparticipation Evaluation
• Module 2 of 4: Whiplash & Brain Traumatology (April) Spine research institute of San Diego
• CCSP program module 7 of 10 (April) Lower leg, foot, and
  ankle injuries, Biomechanics, and treatment
• CCSP program module 6 of 10 (March) Extremity adjusting procedures
• Module 1 of 4: Whiplash & Brain Traumatology (February) Spine research institute of San Diego
• Lower extremity Biomechanics/Athletic Footwear and Orthotics, presented by Ted Forcum (March) NYCC/NJCSC
• CCSP program module 5 of 10 (February) Cervical spine and upper extremity disorders
• Active Release Technique recertification (January)
• CCSP program module 4 of 10 (January) Diagnostic imaging and sport specific nutrition and supplementation

2002

• CCSP program module 3 of 10 (December) Physical therapy and rehabilitation
• CCSP program module 2 of 10 (November) Lower extremity sports injuries
• CCSP Certification program module 1 of 10 (October) Introduction/ topics in sports psychology
  
• Lower Extremity Injuries and orthotic/athletic footwear prescription (October 2002)
• Module 4 of 4: Whiplash & Brain Traumatology (August) Spine research institute of San Diego
• Module 3 of 4: Whiplash & Brain Traumatology (July) Spine research institute of San Diego
• Chiropractic Olympic Sports symposium (May)
• Harvard Medical School complementary & integrative medicine conference (March)

2001

• Chiropractic treatment for chronic headaches (November)
• Knee in clinical practice (November)
• Orofacial pain / Temporomandibular Disorders (October)

2000

• Nutrition applications for the Chiropractic Practice (October)

Licenses and Certifications | Back to Top

• State licenses: New Jersey, New York
• Certified By American Chiropractic Board of Rehabilitation (CCRD) (August 2005)
• Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP) (December 2004)
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  Parts I, II, III, IV, and Physiotherapy completed
• Basic Life Support for healthcare providers (exp February 2009)
  Certified by American Heart Association
• Whiplash & Brain Traumatology certified by the Spine Research Institute of San Diego (April 2003)
• Upper extremity Active Release Technique (ART) (May 2001)
• Lower extremity ART (July 2001)
• Spine ART (October 2001)
• Receptor Tonus technique (trigger point treatment) (November 1999)

Awards and Citations | Back to Top

• Meritorious Unit Commendation Award, by the Secretary of the Navy (October 2002)
• Clinical Excellence Award, Levittown, NY, by New York Chiropractic College (December 2001)
• Academic Merit Award for Biology, Union County College (May 1998)
• Academic Merit Award for Organic Chemistry, Union County College, (May 1998)

Affiliations | Back to Top

• American Board of Chiropractic Rehabilitation
• American Chiropractic Association
• American Chiropractic Association Sports Council
• New Jersey Chiropractic Sports Council
• Central New Jersey Chiropractic Society
• New Jersey Association of Chiropractors

Positions Held | Back to Top

• Board Member - Kenilworth Board of Health (2008 - present)
• Secretary - New Jersey Chiropractic Sports Council (2006 - present)
• Board Member - Kenilworth Board of Education (2003 - present)
• Advisor - New Jersey Chiropractic Sports Council (2006 - 2004)