This course is devoted to the evaluation and treatment of spinal soft tissue structures/injuries. Topics include lumbar stabilization protocols, pain centralization protocols (based on McKenzie), muscle energy techniques, joint mobilization, distraction/decompression protocols (based on Cox), key movement patterns and sensory motor training.
This course is a survey of clinical psychology as pertinent to chiropractic practice. The goals of this course include listing the elements of behavioral theory, including classical and operant conditioning; defining the DSM diagnostic categorization system and list the categories therein; performing interviews that demonstrate appropriate use of psychological principles. Instructional time is divided into three formats: 1. an interactive, participatory lecture/discussion, 2. learning and practicing 37 clinical skills relevant to interviewing and supporting a patient while screening and detecting likely psychopathology, and 3. case presentations and discussion relevant to the day's topics. Students will identify and discuss (without compromising confidentiality) at least two patients that have shown some evidence of psychopathology or behavioral problems.
This course reviews a broad variety of diagnostic sciences, covering the more common clinical entities seen by chiropractic physicians, with extra emphasis on non-musculoskeletal complaints. Students refine their skill in clinical reasoning and increase their efficiency in obtaining data from and about patients. They learn to analyze data pragmatically to obtain the most appropriate diagnosis of a patient’s condition. Particular attention is given to techniques for obtaining patient information through the interview process and strategies for clinical decision-making. Students distinguish between relevant and peripheral clinical issues; differentiate key clues from nonspecific findings; distill clinical information from a list of specific problems and create an appropriate diagnosis. Course material is presented in lectures, supplemented with discussions of case histories and specific laboratory analysis review.