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ACUTE SPINAL CORD TRAUMA - Credit Hours: 1Clinical The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with information about basic spinal cord anatomy, describes common mechanisms of spinal cord injury and changes in bodily function after injury, and discusses patient management during the acute phase of spinal cord injury treatment. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: BASIC OVERVIEW - Credit Hours: 1Clinical This course will provide Chiropractors with the basic principles about trends in the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s It will include discussion on the latest diagnosis and management options available to patient’s suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease. ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT SUPPORT - Credit Hours: 1Clinical This course will provide doctors with information on how to support people living with Alzheimer's disease. BASIC MRI PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1Clinical 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. BASIC MRI PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1Clinical 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 3 - Credit Hours: 1Clinical 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. CERVICOGENIC HEADACHES - Credit Hours: 2Clinical This course reviews the clinical presentation of cervicogenic headache, proposed diagnostic criteria, pathophysiologic mechanisms, and methods of diagnostic evaluation. Guidelines for developing a successful multidisciplinary pain management program using medication, physical therapy, osteopathic manipulative treatment, other non pharmacologic modes of treatment, and anesthetic interventions are also presented. DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION - Credit Hours: 1ClinicalNutrition The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with instruction necessary to understand the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system and how macronutrients are digested and absorbed into the blood stream.  This course will review the basic principles of the anatomy, neurology, and physiology of digestion and how some errors along this system may lead to disease in our patients. DOCUMENTATION - Credit Hours: 2Risk Management This course will provide you with the basic principles of documentation to establish medical necessity for the treatments you provide for your patients. In today's healthcare environment more and more chiropractors are experiencing post payment audits. If an audit reveals that the medical necessity for the treatment was not supported in the notes, then the provider is required to refund the insurance company. This course will give you all the necessary forms and concepts to protect you from these audits. FOOD AND INFLAMMATION - Credit Hours: 1ClinicalNutrition The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with instruction necessary to understand how nutrition affects the brain, musculoskeletal system and pain and inflammation and treatments to address these nutritional conditions. This course will review the basic principles of the etiology of overall systemic inflammation caused by nutrition and how this is the basis for the leading diseases that our patients suffer with today.  FUNCTION BASED CARE PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1Clinical 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. FUNCTION BASED CARE PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1Clinical 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. MIGRAINE HEADACHES - Credit Hours: 2Clinical This course will review the basic principles of the etiology of Migraine Headaches. We will also focus on the evaluation and treatment of patients suffering with this condition. NEUROPLASTICITY PART 1: A BASIC OVERVIEW - Credit Hours: 1Clinical The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with an evidence based review of the theory of neuroplasticity and how its effect on our nervous system. This course will provide Chiropractors with information on the theory of neuroplasticity. NEUROPLASTICITY PART 2: BRAINWAVES ARE A WINDOW TO THE BRAIN - Credit Hours: 1Clinical The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with an evidence based review of the role of brain wave patterns in the process of creating neoplastic changes.  This course will provide Chiropractors with information on brain wave patterns and neuroplasticity. NEUROPLASTICITY PART 3: THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP - Credit Hours: 1Clinical The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with an evidence-based review of the role of role of sleep in the process of creating neuroplastic changes. This course will provide Chiropractors with information on role of sleep and neuroplasticity. NEUROPLASTICITY PART 4: THE EFFECTS OF SUBLUXATION AND STRESS ON THE BRAIN - Credit Hours: 1Clinical The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with an evidence-based review of the role of role of subluxation and stress on the process of creating neuroplastic changes.  This course will provide Chiropractors with information on the effect of subluxation and stress on neuroplasticity. POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHES - Credit Hours: 2Clinical This course will review the basic principles of the etiology of Post Traumatic Headaches. We will also focus on the evaluation and treatment of patients suffering with this condition. TENSION TYPE HEADACHES - Credit Hours: 2Clinical This course will review the basic principles of the etiology of tension type headaches. We will also focus on the evaluation and treatment of patients suffering with this condition. TRIGGER POINT THERAPY - Credit Hours: 2Clinical This course will review the basic principles of trigger point therapy. We will focus on the theory and application of these procedures for myofascial release. Specific muscle referred pain patterns will be demonstrated as well as treatment procedures and adjunctive stretches UNDERSTANDING WHIPLASH PART 1 - Credit Hours: 2Clinical This course will detail the biomechanics of low speed rear impact collisions. This includes discussions on the S shaped curve of the spine, general magnitudes of force, factors associated with increased risk of injury and the types of injuries that result from these collisions. UNDERSTANDING WHIPLASH PART 2 - Credit Hours: 2Clinical Part 2 of this series will focus on specific conditions and symptoms related to whiplash type injuries. Some of the conditions we will discuss include: the etiology of neck pain and headache, radiculopathy, TOS, myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, post-concussive syndrome, and TMJ