Description: This course reveals the mechanism of injury and pain related to spinal trauma. It reviews radiographic findings and available treatment options.Objective: The practitioner will have a better understanding of spinal trauma. They will be able to diagnose spinal instability and discuss the various therapies available to deal with the condition.
Objective: The practitioner will have greater awareness and understanding of the spinal injury condition, what to expect, and considerations regarding spinal adjusting techniques. Description: This course will review the condition of spinal instability caused by trauma and how it relates to the diagnosis of subluxation. We will cover cervical strain and sprain injuries and the research associated with
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Objective: The practitioner will know how to use several guidelines to help determine the best plan of care outcome for the patient support and justify the care delivered.Description: This course explains the strength of evidence based on the structure of different study types, how these studies are used to create guidelines, and how to use a
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Dr. Cronk will suggest a logical model that explains the relationship between trauma and subluxation that allows patients to understand the logic of your care plan. He suggests differences between pain patterns, five grades of ligament sprain, support, maintenance, and preventive care plans. This hour is one of twelve by Dr. Cronk. Take it alone
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Dr. Cronk describes a cycle that starts with trauma causing disruption of spinal ligaments, mechanoreceptor failure, loss of muscle function, inflammation, and pain leading to clinical instability that sets the stage for the cycle to begin again. This hour is one of twelve by Dr. Cronk. Take it alone or as a group in any
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Description: This course covers how to determine the mechanism of injury based on the patient’s history,examination findings, and X-ray findings. It covers the forces that occur during a typical “whiplash” injury,how these forces deform tissues, and how to detect those deformities using radiographic findings.Objective: To teach the practitioner how to explain the relationship between subluxation, ligamentinstability, and trauma based on the mechanism of injury, physical examination, X-ray findings, andpatient history.
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Objective: To teach the practitioner how pre-existing conditions will affect a treatment plan, prognosis,and a patient’s response to allow him or her to set realistic expectations during a report of findings andform a proper prognosis.Description: This course will teach the practitioner how pre-existing conditions may affect a treatment plan,prognosis, and a patient’s response to care. He or she will be able to use this information to set realisticpatient expectations during a report of findings and to form a proper prognosis. He or she can alsoreference guidelines and published authorities to support management decisions. The practitioner will learnhow to formulate a treatment plan based on objective data and established treatment protocols.
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Objective: The practitioner will learn how stress and shearing forces damage the spinal ligamentsand to consider these factors when forming a diagnosis, treatment plan, and prognosis.Description: This course covers the prevalence of spinal instability, how it affects a treatment outcome,studies and guidelines that should be considered, and practical steps to improve patient management.
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Objective: This course will teach the practitioner the importance of taking stress views to diagnose ligamentinstability, how to interpret X-Rays findings, determine impairment, and document findings.Description: This course will provide an appreciation of the value and importance of stress radiology inpractice. It will teach the practitioner how to diagnose ligament instability, how X- Rays findings areinterpreted, and how permanent impairment is determined. It will offer suggestions to document findingsand provide a greater understanding of the patient with a history of trauma.
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This course provides the practitioner with information essential in the understanding of pre-existing conditions. In addition, it covers the impact a pre-existing condition will have in the care and management of trauma cases:This hour is one of twelve by Dr. Cronk. Take it alone or as a group in any order. Learning ObjectivesThe participant will be
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