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Atlas OrthorgonalBoard Certified
Atlas Orthogonal
Certification Program

Registration Brochure - State approvals

Sherman College is proud to have partnered over 10 years with the Sweat Institute and the estimable Drs. Roy and Matthew Sweat for the Board Certified Atlas Orthogonal program (B.C.A.O.) and we look forward to making 2012 the best yet!

Atlas Orthogonality refers to the proper alignment of the atlas vertebra beneath the skull, ensuring the normal positioning of vertebrae of the rest of the spinal column in relationship to each other.  The result is a clear and unobstructed path for the spinal nerves, spinal cord and vertebral arteries, thereby permitting natural function, mobility and health.

Atlas Orthogonal (SCALE-Stereotactic Cervical ALignment methods) is a spinal healthcare program developed by Dr. Roy Sweat based on scientific and biomechanical procedures. Dr. Sweat is considered by many to be one of the world's foremost authorities on the cervical spine. After years of extensive research he developed a non-invasive, precision instrument to restore structural integrity from cervical vertebral malposition. The percussion instrument achieves postural restoration without manipulation or surgery. This precision treatment reduces cervical spine misalignment and its related symptomatology

Program Requisites: The doctor or student must have previously completed 100 hours of Basic Atlas Orthogonal Training (A.O.T.) seminars, including one A.O.T. Dissection

Program schedule 
Module I             March 3-4, 2012
Module II            June 9-10, 2012
Module III           July 14-15, 2012
Module IV          August 18-19, 2012

Seminar Times
Saturday, 9a.m.-12p.m., 1-7p.m.
atlasSunday, 9a.m.-1p.m.

Up to 13 hours CE per module.

Cost per module:       
D.C.s                          $350
First Year D.C.s           $300
Students                     $250

Four Module Advance Payment
D.C.s                       $1,300
First Year D.C.s        $1,100
Students                    $900

BCAO - Sweatt Institute

BCAO Featured Topics include:

  • Physical and Mechanical Principles
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Structures
  • Radiographic Production and Assessment Procedures
  • The Atlas Orthogonal Instrument Set-up
  • Patient Placement
  • The Atlas Orthogonal Adjustment
  • Patient Management and the Standard of Care
  • Review of Course Topics and Testing

Roy Sweatt, DC
Roy W. Sweat, D.C., is a 1949 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. He is highly regarded in the areas of research and technique and is the creator of the Atlas Orthogonal Technique, a precise system of x-ray and spinal analysis which uses a specific method of adjusting the atlas subluxation. Sweat has authored four books and published numerous articles. He is designer of the Atlas Orthogonal Adjusting Instrument, adjusting tables and x-ray machine attachments. He teaches Atlas Orthogonal courses and has more than 30 years of experience teaching in-depth dissection labs.

Matthew Sweatt, DC

Matthew H. Sweat, D.C., graduated from Life College of Chiropractic in 1989. While attending Life, he was awarded a research scholarship. He is board certified in Atlas Orthogonality and is a member of the Board of Directors of the R.W. Sweat Research Foundation. Currently in private practice in Atlanta, GA, he has taught Atlas Orthogonality throughout the U.S. and Japan.

For more information contact Continuing Education

Adam AshcraftAdam Ashcraft
aashcraft@sherman.edu
Director of CE
800-849-8771 x 229
864-578-8770 x 229