INTRODUCTION TO ORTHOPEADICS IN CHIROPRACTIC

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By the end of this course students will be able to perform a comprehensive orthopeadic examination,understand the pathophysiology of common orthopedic conditions and integrate orthopedic findings into chiropractic case management

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO ORTHOPEADICS IN CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE
DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF ORTHOPEADIC MEDICINE AS IT RELATES TO CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORTHOPEADICS AND NUEROMUSCULAR SYSTEM
ORTHOPEADIC AND NUEROMUSCULAR RELATIONSHIP , STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT, REFLEX LOOPS AND FEEDBACK SYSTEMS ETC.

DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
DEFINITION OF ABOVE MENTIONED TERMS AND THIER RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH CORELATIONS IN A TYPICAL MUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESMENT

RELEVANCE OF ORTHOPEADIC TESTS IN CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE
BENEFITS OF M0VEMENT/DIAGNOSTIC TESTS IN ASSESMENT AND DIAGNOSIS

ORTHOPEADIC EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
HISTORY TAKING,OBSERVATION, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION,NUEROLOGICAL TESTING,SPECIAL TESTS, JOINT PLAY ETC

INTEGRATION OF ORTHOPEADIC AND NUEROLOGICAL FINDINGS
COMPARISON OF NUEROLOGICAL COMPONENTS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL CHALLENGES AS IT RELATES TO COMMON CONDITIONS

SIGNIFICANCE OF ASSESSMENT PARAMETERS
IMPORTANCE OF ASSESMENT TOOLS AND IMAGING TESTS

AXIAL SKELETON TESTS
CERVICAL SPINE, THORACIC SPINE AND LUMBAR SPINE SPECIAL TESTS AND THIER APPLICATION

APPENDICULAR SKELETON TESTS
UPPER LIMB(SHOULDER , ELBOW, WRIST JOINT TESTS) AND LOWER LIMB TESTS(HIP,KNEE AND ANKLE JOINT TESTS) AND THIER APPLICATION

JOINT PLAY MOVEMENTS
DEFINTION ;TYPES; AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

CLINICAL REASONING IN CONSERVATIVE CARE/ MGT
BRIEF STUDY OF THE ROLE OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS/ SPECIAL TESTS IN CONSERVATIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE

SYSTEMIC PAIN VS REFFERED PAIN
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SYSTEMIC PAIN AND REFFERED PAIN

REDFLAGS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES

COMMON ORTHOPEADIC CONDITIONS SEEN IN A TYPICAL CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
SPINAL CONDITIONS: DISC HERNIATION, FACET JOINT ARTHROPATHY SIJ DYSFUNCTION, SCIATICA SHOULDER AND ELBOW CONDITIONS; GOLFERS ELBOW, ROTATOR CUFF TENDINOPATHY ETC HIP KNEE ANF FOOT CONDITIONS:HIP BURSITIS,PLANTAR FASCITIS ETC THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME RIB CAGE DYSFUNCTION SCOLIOSIS AND POSTURAL SYNDROMES VBI, CVA AND TIA

ORTHOPEADIC IMAGING AND CO RELATION
INDICATIONS FOR RADIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, BEST INTERPRETATION FOR BASIC RADIOGRAPHS AND MRI'S AND THIER INTEGRATION WITH CLINICAL FINDINGS

CHIROPRACTIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
MANUAL THERAPY AND ADJUSTMENTS,REHABILITATION EXERCISES, PATIENT EDUCATION AND ERGORNOMICS, ELECTROTHERAPY MODALITIES

CASE STUDIES AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS IN CHIROPRACTIC CONTEXT, TREATMENT PLANNING AND OUTCOME TRACKING APPLICATION OF ORTHOPEADIC EVALUATIONS IN SIMULATED REAL WORLD CASE SCENARIOS

INTEGRATION AND INTERPROFFESIONAL COLLABORATION
WORKING WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFFESIONALS WITH A PATIENT CENTRIC APPROACH DOCUMENTATION AND REFERRAL FOR BEST PRACTICES

PRACTICAL ASSESSMENTS AND FINAL REVIEW

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