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SPINAL PAIN SYNDROMES - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

This course will present the clinical aspects of pain. You will learn about the differences between Sclerotogenous, Myofascial, Visceral and Neuropathic pain syndromes. This will include a review of the literature of Bogduk, Lord and Kuslich.

SPINAL DECOMPRESSION - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

This course will expose many of the lies and exaggerations that many of the decompression table manufacturers have been telling us. During this hour we will examine spinal decompression therapy through and objective review of the medical and chiropractic literature regarding its efficacy.

RADICULOPATHY: PATIENT ASSESSMENT - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

This course is designed to provide you with the necessary tools to effectively evaluate radiculopathies. It will include a discussion on neuropathic pain syndromes, orthopedic evaluation, neurological work up and MRI.

PASSIVE CARE MODALITIES PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

Passive Care Modalities Part 2 will provide you with detailed instruction on Ultrasound, Trigger Point Therapy and Spinal Traction.

PASSIVE CARE MODALITIES PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

Passive Care Modalities Part 1 will provide you with detailed instruction on symptom based care. This will include a discussion regarding thermal therapies and electric stimulation and TENS unit integration as an effective pain management tool.

HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE - Credit Hours: 2 Approval Valid Until N/AClinicalDocumentationRisk Management

This course will introduce you to the concept of Healthcare Compliance. We will begin with a discussion on implementing a healthcare compliance program in your office including the seven basic elements of a compliance program. The course will then provide a detailed summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule formulating all the components to help you formulate your own HIPAA compliance program for your office.

FUNCTION BASED CARE PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

Part 2 of Function Based Care picks up with Neuromuscular Re-education. In this course we will discuss the theory of this treatment as well as how to demonstrate medical necessity for these exercises. This course will also discuss stretching exercises and postural correction exercises.

FUNCTION BASED CARE PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

This course is designed to instruct physicians on the basic principles of function based care. It will include a discussion on how to demonstrate medical necessity for function based care, how to perform physical capacity tests, and how to prescribe specific exercises related to the patient's ability to perform those tests.

BASIC MRI PART 3 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

In the third part of this series we will discuss the Contraindications to MRI, how to read an MRI report, the MRI appearance of DDD, Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy, Disc Herniations, Annular Tears and Post-disc Surgical cases.

BASIC MRI PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

The second part to this series will begin with a discussion regarding the multiplanar images of MRI, the shades of gray and the differences between T1 and T2 weighted images. We will then explore the special MRI studies that have been created to help identify different pathologies. This will include discussions on Fat Suppression, Contrast Enhanced and Functional MRI studies.

BASIC MRI PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical

Although a detailed understanding of nuclear physics is not necessary to interpret MRI studies, chiropractors should have a solid understanding of the basic principles involved in producing MRI images. This course describes the basic fundamental principles shared by all MRI scanners.