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This course provides an integrated education for the Doctor of Chiropractic in the science and art of upper cervical spinal disorders with application to instrument adjusting for full spine postural subluxations and joint fixations. The Chiropractor will learn how posture displacement influences the upper cervical spine as well as normal joint kinematics and instability analysis of the upper cervical spine. The biomechanics and neurophysiological mechanisms of instrument adjusting techniques will be reviewed with indications for different techniques of segmental versus postural adjusting. Corrective global postural subluxation set-ups for the head, thoracic cage, and pelvis with a hand-held instrument used to adjust the upper cervical area will be reviewed as will segmental adjusting techniques for upper cervical subluxation/displacements. The DC will learn at least one proper side and opposite side type of set up for each of the head to thoracic spine postures and the DC will learn one proper side and opposite side type of set up for each of the very common full spine postures. Upper cervical flexion/extension subluxation/fixations of the occiput on atlas and their corrective adjustments will be described and demonstrated. The details of case management using these instrument adjusting methods will be covered using a variety of case studies for a comprehensive picture of clinical application of this course material. Last, a survey of research material will be reviewed supporting the utilization and efficacy of the course materials in patient populations technique treatment methods across a spectrum of patient conditions.
Learning Objectives:
- Review introduction to postural and spinal analysis using a cartesian coordinate system, relative & absolute rotation angles, degrees of freedom, basic theorems,
- Recognize biomechanics of instrument adjusting: Tuning into the resonant frequency of the joint complex,
- Describe the effects of spinal degeneration and injury on spinal stiffness and applications to instrument adjusting.
- Analyzing the upper cervical spine in lateral head translations,
- Analyzing the upper cervical spine in axial (y-axis) head rotations,
- Analyzing the upper cervical spine in lateral flexions of the head.
- Review Instrument for AP viewed postures (standing and side posture),
- Review Instrument for Lateral viewed postures (standing and side posture),
- Review Instrument adjusting for cervical double and triple combination postures (standing and lying),
- Review Instrument for segmental joint subluxation/fixation adjusting,
- Review Upper Cervical specific adjustments: proper vs. opposite side setups,
- Teach Instrument adjusting for thoracic spine rotations and translations,
- Teach Instrument adjusting for pelvic and lower extremity rotations and translations.
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Target Audience: Doctor of Chiropractic
Prerequisite: None
Disclosure: Dr. Deed Harrison is the President / CEO of Chiropractic BioPhysics® (CBP®)Technique & Seminars and is the President of CBP NonProfit, Inc. – a spinal research foundation.
Content disclosure: This course does not focus on any product or service.
COURSE OUTLINE
Hours 1-2
Upper Cervical Positioning & Analysis Studies
• Introduction to postural and spinal analysis using a cartesian coordinate system, relative & absolute rotation angles, degrees of freedom, basic theorems,
• Introduction to upper cervical analysis, reliability studies, assessments,
• Clinical outcome studies of upper cervical Chiropractic adjustments.
2 Hrs. CE. Lecture; Examination Procedures / Diagnosis
Hour 3
Biomechanics and Neurophysiology of Instrument Adjusting
• Biomechanics of instrument adjusting: Tuning into the resonant frequency of the joint complex
• Neurophysiology and muscular effects of instrument adjusting
• The effects of spinal degeneration and injury on spinal stiffness and applications to instrument adjusting
1 Hr. CE. Lecture; Examination Procedures / Diagnosis
Hour 4
Review of 3-D vs. 2-D Postural/Spine Analysis
• Evaluation of the posture and spine using postureprint and postureray,
• Proper Patient Positioning:
• Spinal projection.
1 Hr. CE. Lecture; Examination Procedures / Diagnosis
Hours 5-7
Head Posture, Nasium Image and Upper Cervical Spine Kinematics
• Analyzing the upper cervical spine in lateral head translations
• Analyzing the upper cervical spine in axial (y-axis) head rotations
• Analyzing the upper cervical spine in lateral flexions of the head
3 Hrs. CE. Lecture; X-Ray
Hours 8-9
Mirror Image Instrument Adjusting Applications
• Instrument for AP viewed postures (standing and side posture)
• Instrument for Lateral viewed postures (standing and side posture)
• Instrument adjusting for cervical double and triple combination postures (standing and lying)
• Instrument for segmental joint subluxation/fixation adjusting
• Upper Cervical specific adjustments: proper vs. opposite side setups
• Instrument adjusting for thoracic spine rotations and translations
• Instrument adjusting for pelvic and lower extremity rotations and translations
2 Hrs. CE. Lecture; Adjustive Technique
Hour 10
Upper Cervical Kinematics and Instability measurements of the cervical spine
• Anatomy and Biomechanics of the upper cervical spine
• Flexion/extension kinematics of the upper cervical spine
• Lateral bending and axial rotation kinematics of the upper cervical spine
• Instability cutoff values of upper cervical spine movements
1 Hr. CE, Lecture; X-Ray
Hour 11
Anomaly assessment of the skull condyles on the Nasium
• Anatomic short condyle assessment
• Anatomic rotated condyles around the foramen magnum
• Anatomic ‘flat’ condyle wedge angles
• Assessing the center skull line to condyle wedge angles
1 Hr. CE. Lecture; Adjustive Technique
Doctor of Chiropractic CE Approvals: PACE – DC: (Approval ID: 31026) AK, CT, DC, ID, IN, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, VI, WA, WY, NS.
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