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This course provides an integrated education for the Doctor of Chiropractic in the Science and Art of chiropractic analysis and management of patients injured in motor vehicle collisions. Biomechanical, neuro-physiological, and epidemiologic aspects of whiplash injuries will be reviewed and discussed. Understanding/differentiating subtle and complex ligament injuries of the cervical spine will be presented. Litigation and documentation of whiplash injuries and a review of the International Chiropractors Associations Best Practice and Whiplash Injury Guidelines will be presented. An update-to-date review of research material will be presented supporting the utilization and efficacy of a variety of Chiropractic examination/documentation procedures, and treatment techniques across motor vehicle injury populations.
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze biomechanical models of cervical lordosis and their relationship to sagittal plane alignment and whiplash injury mechanisms.
- Identify biomechanical cervical subluxation patterns associated with trauma, including snap-through buckling models of abnormal cervical curvature.
- Evaluate functional and neurological outcome measures used in whiplash assessment, including head repositioning accuracy, spirometry, grip strength, isometric muscle strength/endurance, and dual-task testing.
- Differentiate ligamentous injury patterns of the spine in whiplash patients, including injuries to the alar ligament, anterior/posterior longitudinal ligaments, facet capsules, and intervertebral discs.
- Interpret quantitative and qualitative outcome measures used in motor vehicle collision (MVC) cases, including SF-36, VAS, Oswestry Disability Index, and Neck Disability Index.
- Apply evidence-based clinical guidelines to determine appropriate chiropractic treatment frequency, duration of care, and clinical management strategies for patients with whiplash injuries.
- Develop rehabilitation strategies for cervical spine injuries, including progression to traction procedures, selection of traction methods, and identification of indications and contraindications for cervical traction protocols!
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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 1-5 Biomechanical, Neurological, and Epidemiologic Aspects of Whiplash Injury
- Sagittal plane models of the cervical lordosis;
- Biomechanical cervical subluxation categories indicative of trauma;
- Snap through buckling as a model of abnormal cervical curvatures in the sagittal plane;
- A literature review regarding the cervical lordosis and health outcomes in whiplash injured populations.
- Head Repositioning Accuracy (HRA);
- Spirometry –Pulmonary functional measures;
- Grip Strength;
- Isometric muscle strength & Endurance;
- Posture outcomes
- Dual Task: Cognitive and functional assessments
5 Hr. CE/ Lecture/ Research Trends
Hour 6. Identification and Understanding of Spine Ligament Injuries
- Identification of alar ligament injuries in whiplash injured patients,
- Identification of anterior and posterior longitudinal ligament injuries,
- Identification of facet capsular and intervertebral disc injuries in whiplash injured patients.
- Biomechical cutoff values for segmental rotations and translations instability in the cervical and lumbar spines with selective information in the thoracic spine
1 Hr. CE/Lecture/Exam Procedures/Diagnosis
Hours 7-10 Documentation & Outcome Measurements in Whiplash Injuries
- Quantitative vs. qualitative examination outcome measures,
- Outcomes assessment tools in the MVC patient, SF36, VAS, Oswestry, Neck Disability
- Structural outcomes: Posture, alignment, pathology, anomaly,
- Perceptive outcomes: Pain, disability, functional and health quality of life measures.
- Functional and Physiological assessments: Range of motion, intersegmental motion, muscle strength, nerve function, stiffness, proprioceptive, etc.
4 Hr. CE/Lecture/Exam Procedures/Diagnosis
Hour 11 Evidence Based MVC Practice Guidelines: ICA Best Practices
- List of Chiropractic Techniques and their evidence,
- Adjustment of the subluxation: Outcomes in pain syndromes,
- Confounding patient conditions that alter frequency and duration of Chiropractic care,
- Chiropractic Frequency and Duration Recommendations,
- Maintenance vs. Supportive Chiropractic care for injured populations.
1 Hr. CE/Lecture/Physiological Therapeutics/ Technique
Hours 12-15 Case Management & Case Studies of the Cervical Spine in Whiplash Mirror Image Cervical Spine Rehabilitation Procedures and Protocols
- How to Progress the Patient into Cervical Spine Traction Procedures,
- Types of Lateral Cervical Traction Methods with 16 categories of sagittal subluxations,
- Home traction for the cervical spine: Indications & contraindications,
- Postural Traction for Coronal Plane Displacements of the cervical spine,
- Traction Procedures for disc herniations and canal stenosis of the cervical spine.
- CBP cervical rehabilitation in several case reports published in the peer-reviewed literature.
- CBP equipment and patient needs.
4 Hr. CE. Lecture, Technique-CBP
Doctor of Chiropractic CE Approvals: PACE – DC: (Approval ID: 32102) 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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