Course Layout:

SPINAL SECTION - 6 Hrs, 6 CEUs [4 CEUs in Mandatory, 2 CEUs in Other Courses Related to Chiropractic]

Spinal Anatomy, Biomechanics, and associated ADL causes with Common Conditions treated by Chiropractors (1 hour, 1 CEU in Other Courses Related to Chiropractic- Instruction in basic sciences)

• Review of spinal anatomy and movement patterns.

• Overview of common conditions and their causes frequently seen in the chiropractic office.

Assessment Techniques in Chiropractic Care of the Spine (Using anatomy, biomechanics, and a functional analysis to determine a patient specific treatment program) (2 hours, 2 CEUs in Mandatory- History Taking and Physical Examination Procedures)

• Patient history and symptom analysis detecting movement or position biases or intolerances.

• Functional physical examination with dichotomous tree decision-making.

• Application of this material through case studies and hands-on practice.

Chiropractic Adjustments and Manual Therapy of the Spine (Modified adjusting techniques based on functional analysis) (2 hours, 2 CEUs in Mandatory- Chiropractic Adjustive Technique or Chiropractic Manipulation Techniques)

• The go-to chiropractic adjustments for most patients: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and pelvis.

• Modifications and alternative hands-on manual therapy methods.

• Hands-on application of the adjustments and modifications.

Integrating Spinal Rehabilitative Care and Pain Management into a Daily Chiropractic Visit: Focus on Patient Empowerment and Active Care (1 hour, 1 CEU in Other Courses Related to Chiropractic- Rehabilitation, Pain management theory, special population care)

• Rehabilitative active care HEP (home exercise programming) and in-office activities to stabilize, mobilize, and achieve agility and coordination.

• At home active and passive palliative care.

• How to handle kinesiophobia and fear avoidance.

EXTREMITY SECTION - 6 Hrs, 6 CEUs [4 CEUs in Mandatory, 2 CEUs in Other Courses Related to Chiropractic]

Extremities: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Common Conditions treated by Chiropractors (1 hour, 1 CEU in Other Courses Related to Chiropractic- Instruction in basic sciences)

• Review of the anatomy and kinematics of the upper and lower extremity articulations

• Overview of the commonplace extremity complaints that present to the chiropractic office

Assessment Techniques in Chiropractic Care- Upper Extremity (Using anatomy, biomechanics, and a functional analysis to determine a patient specific treatment program) (1 hour, 1 CEU in Mandatory- History Taking and Physical Examination Procedures) and Assessment Techniques in Chiropractic Care- Lower Extremity (Using anatomy, biomechanics, and a functional analysis to determine a patient specific treatment program) (1 hour, 1 CEU in Mandatory- History Taking and Physical Examination Procedures)

• Patient history and symptom analysis of the extremities by mining through the patient history of pain patterns and triggers.

• On the fly extremity functional physical evaluation with dichotomous tree decision-making

• How to create an efficient and effective functional chiropractic base evaluation that focuses on discernment of which orthopedic and neurologic tests to incorporate and how to redirect after discovering the positive and negative results of the tests.

• Break out sessions in applying the assessment methods.

Chiropractic Adjustments and Manual Therapy – Upper Extremity, M99.07 (Modified adjusting techniques based on functional analysis) (1 hour, 1 CEU in Mandatory- Chiropractic Adjustive Technique or Chiropractic Manipulation Techniques) And Chiropractic Adjustments and Manual Therapy – Lower Extremity, M99.06 (Modified adjusting techniques based on functional analysis) (1 hour, 1 CEU in Mandatory- Chiropractic Adjustive Technique or Chiropractic Manipulation Techniques)

• The go-to chiropractic adjustments for most patients for the most common extremity musculoskeletal issues.

• Modifications and alternative hands-on manual therapy methods.

• Hands-on application of the patient management and treatment methods.

Integrating Extremity Rehabilitative Care and Pain Management into a Daily Chiropractic Visit: Focus on Patient Empowerment and Active Care (1 hour, 1 CEU in Other Courses Related to Chiropractic- Rehabilitation, Pain management theory, special population care)

• Home active and passive care to support patient empowerment and reduce extremity discomforts.

• Integration of patient-specific ADL modifications.