Chiropractic Health Care - About the Doctor

Dale S. Porter, D.C.

Dr. Dale S. Porter Porter Chiropractic Health Care

Dr. Dale S. Porter is a native Northern New Yorker, born and raised on the southern outskirts of Watertown on his family’s Porterdale Farms atop Dry Hill. He was an Honors and Regents graduate of South Jefferson Central School and a standout scholar-athlete competing in three sports; football, wrestling, and track. He was chosen as the first inductee into the South Jefferson Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Dr. Porter went on to make records at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, graduating with Honors and was named to the All-Ivy Team in both wrestling and lightweight football for the Big Red during his time there. He won the Division I E.I.W.A. (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) Championship at 150 lbs. in 1974 and is among an elite group of athletes inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame. His wrestling record is now 3rd on the all-time list of winning percentages for Cornell.

A summa cum laude graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa, Dr. Porter is continuously seeking educational opportunities learning advanced chiropractic techniques and researching the newest treatment methods available. His quest to bring the most up-to-date health care to his patients is a reflection of the dedication he brings to his profession.

Currently Dr. Porter resides in Adams Center with his wife Beth. Married since 1977, they have two grown children Stephen and Kelly. Son, Stephen is an independent insurance agent and lives in LeRoy, NY, with his wife Angela and their two sons Landon and Collin. Daughter, Dr. Kelly E. Porter, a magna cum laude graduate of Parker College of Chiropractic, Dallas TX, is practicing in partnership at Porter & Rabinowitz Chiropractic, Wake Forest, NC.

Dr. Porter was a 10-year member and past president of the South Jefferson Central School Board of Education. He is also a member of the Watertown Masonic Lodge #49, F & AM; and the Watertown Elks #496. Listed below are extracurricular and post-graduate professional studies he has completed.

Extracurricular and Post-Graduate Professional Studies

Spinal and Skeletal Disorders – 100 hour Graduate X-Ray Study by Russell Erhardt, D.C., D.A.C.B.R. , 1989
Low Back Pain and Diagnosis – 50 hour Graduate Study by L. Paul Markey, D.C., 1989
Sacro Occipital Technique I and II, 1989
Activator Methods, 1988
Applied Kinesiology – 200 hour course, 1988-1989
National University of Health Sciences, Lombard,IL , 1994 – 1998

(Chiropractic Orthopedics Course - Total 288 hours)
-Orthopedic Evaluative Procedures
-Laboratory Interpretation
-Physiotherapy for the Orthopedist
-Rheumatology
-Clinical Neurology
-Disorders of the Cervical Spine
-Disorders of the Upper Extremity
-Disorders of the Thoracic/Lumbar Spine, Pelvis & Hip
-Disorders of the Lower Extremity
-Rehabilitation
-Peripheral Vascular Disorders

Healthcare Education Associates’ Comprehensive Chiropractic Managed Care Self-Assessment Program, 1995
Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET)

-NET Basic Course – St. Louis, MO, 1996
-NEXT Course – St. Louis, MO, 1997
-NET “Gathering of the Eagles” Symposium – Winter Park, CO, 1998
-NET “Success” Seminar – Sedona, AZ, 2000

Total Body Modification (TBM)

-Modules 1 & 2 – Toronto, Ont., Canada, 1998
-Modules 3 & 4 – London, Ont., Canada 1999

Neuro-Link Seminar – Chicago, IL, 2001
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies – University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT , 2001 Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders
Brimhall Basic Wholistic Health Care Seminar – New York City, NY, 2001
Advanced Brimhall Wholistic Health Care Seminar – Mesa, AZ, 2002
Quintessential Applications Protocol – Advanced Applied Kinesiology – Philadelphia, PA – 2006 – 2007

Become an even better informed consumer of chiropractic services by visiting:

American Chiropractic Association (ACA)
New York State Chiropractic Association
Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research
O.N.E. Foundation (Neuro-Emotional Technique Research Group)
Palmer College of Chiropractic Alumni Association