Florida 40 Hours Bundle

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Advanced Medicolegal Documentation for the Chiropractor: AMA Guidelines – Credit Hours: 2DocumentationRisk Management

This curriculum will cover subjective findings which correlate with objective documentation from the Doctor’s offices and diagnostic procedures. It will show the physican how to utilize the AMA guidelines for evaluation of ligament laxity. It will demonstrate how to utilize AMA guides for concrete clarity of injury permanency, DRE differentiators, and subtle differences of the 4th, 5th and 6th editions. It will show the significance of ligament laxity in coding (M24.28), objective documentation, AMA guides and permanency/impairment in the injury arena. This course will cover how to measure ligament laxity (M24.28) and differentiate with the AMA guidelines and demonstrate x-ray analysis per the AMA guidelines and court room mannerisms.

Advanced Medicolegal Documentation for the Chiropractor: Subjective and Objective Necessity – Credit Hours: 2DocumentationRisk Management

This curriculum will cover subjective findings which correlate with objective documentation from the Doctor’s offices and diagnostic procedures. It will show the physicians how to utilize the AMA guidelines for evaluation of ligament laxity. It will demonstrate how to utilize AMA guides for concrete clarity of injury permanency, DRE differentiators, and subtle differences of the 4th, 5th and 6th editions. It will show
the significance of ligament laxity in coding (M24.28), objective documentation, AMA guides and
permanency/impairment in the injury arena. This course will demonstrate how to locate, define and quantify subluxations as well as help the Chiropractor to define medical necessity and document in SOAP notes. This information will provide proving documentation for insurance companies to verify necessity to go to the next academic step.

Advanced Medicolegal Documentation for the Chiropractor: Subluxations – Credit Hours: 2DocumentationRisk Management

This curriculum will cover subjective findings which correlate with objective documentation from theDoctor’s offices and diagnostic procedures. It will show the physician how to utilize the AMA guidelinesfor evaluation of ligament laxity. It will demonstrate how to utilize AMA guides for concrete clarity ofinjury permanency, DRE differentiators, and subtle differences of the 4th, 5th and 6th editions. It will showthe significance of ligament laxity in coding (M24.28), objective documentation, AMA guides and permanency/impairment in the injury arena. It will demonstrate how to locate, define and quantify subluxations as well as correlate subjectivity vs. objectivity from the consult, diagnostics and symptomatology of the patient.

Cervicogenic Headaches: Diagnosis and Treatment – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

The purpose of this course is to provide the Chiropractic profession with the knowledge on how to diagnose and treat a cervicogenic headaches.This course uses research, anatomy and physiology to explain the differences between cervicogenic and other headache types and how to treat this type of headache both medically and Chiropractically. Theories of the causes of cervicogenic headache including Trigeminocervical Nucleus stimulation and the relationship between the soft tissue structures and the dura matter will be discussed in depth. If you treat headaches this seminar is a must take!

Evaluation and Management of Low Back Conditions Level 1 – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

This course will review the basic principles of the etiology of low back pain and will describe ways to identify what is causing the pain using the characteristics of the different spinal pain syndromes. It will discuss the neurology of pain from the spinal cord to the briain, The perception of pain and how mechanoreceptors modulate the pain. The neurophysiological reasons for pain control. Experimental models distinguishing between nociceptive, neuropathic, scleratogenous and myofascial pain. How to differentiate between radiculopathy, myelopathy and peripheral nerve entrapment and look at the five major causes of low back pain: Herniated disc, facet arthropathy, spinal stenosis, myogenic, and annular tears. This is a must seminar series for any clinician that wants to get their low back pain patients on the road to recovery!

 

Evaluation and Management of Low Back Conditions Level 2 – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

Evaluation and Management of Low Back Conditions Level 2 will investigate the three spinal stabilizing systems and their function in spinal biomechanics. The recent research on how the timing and dysfunction of the different core muscles is associated with low back pain. The very important differences between the pars thoracis and pars lumborum muscles and their role in spinal stabilization. Mechanical loading and the delicate U-shaped balance of proper spinal loading and the causes of low back injury. Compression vs Shear loading and their spinal tolerances and how thoracic and lumbar spinal loads fluctuate with postural changes. Spinal loading in pushing and pulling exercises and the affect it has on spinal musculature and spinal ligaments. This is a must seminar series for any clinician that wants to get their low back pain patients on the road to recovery!

 

Evaluation and Management of Low Back Conditions Level 3 – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

Evaluation and Management of Low Back Conditions Level 3  will review the basic principles of spinal biomechanics identifying what causes the most spinal loading in posture, exercises and movements with an emphasis on the different muscles of the spine and the most efficient exercises to prescribe treat low back dysfunction. How to evaluate spinal biomechanics and the best way to achieve proper pain free movement. The importance of the initial clinician/patient meeting and the nine objectives that must be discussed during that examination process. Crossed Pelvis Syndrome facilitated and inhibited muscles and how to fix this dysfunction. How to evaluate the proper movement patterns in spinal biomechanics such as sitting, standing, rising, walking, scapular movement, hip hinging, bending, and torquing.  A Spinal Exercise Training Program will be prescribed in stages.  Stage 1 Detect and Correct Motion, Stage 2 Build Whole Body and Joint Stability, Stage 3 Increase Endurance
Exercises will be demonstrated to detect and correct motion such as hip hinging, cat/camel, shortstop position, wall rolls, squats, build core stability such as shoulder Y, curl up, plank, bridges, bird dog, and foundation training. This is a must seminar series for any clinician that wants to get their low back pain patients on the road to recovery!

Florida Laws and Rules – Credit Hours: 2LawRisk Management

Understanding the laws in your state is imperative for the Chiropractor! This two hour seminar will provide the Florida licensed Chiropractis Physician an in depth look at the Florida State Board Laws and Rules  as outlined in Chapter 460 of the Florida Statutes as well as the Chapter 64B2 of the Florida Administrative Code. This course is approved to satisfy the Florida two hour Laws and Rules requirement.

Functional Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscle Dysfunction: Evalution and Treatment of Inhibited and Hypertonic Muscles – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

This course will provide the clinician the instruction necessary to understand how to diagnose inhibited muscles using static posture and gait analysis and treatment of those inhibited muscles using Origin/Insertion, Myogelosis, Trigger Point, Reactive Muscle Pairs, and Neurolymphatic Reflex techniques.  This course will review the basic principles of static posture and gait and the neurology, and physiology of muscles and what may cause them to be inhibited or hypertonic. If you do any muscle therapy in your practice this course will add to your treatment arsenal!

Functional Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscle Dysfunction: The Art of Muscle Testing – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

This course instructs the Clinician  how to functionally muscle test common muscles seen in a musculoskeletal practice which will improve the diagnosis of the correct vertebral or extremiy subluxation. It takes a deep dive into the principles of muscle anatomy, neurology, physiology and action. The clinician will learn how to diagnose muscle dysfunctions using the ability to determine inhibited and hypertonic muscles.  This course is recommended to be taken with Evaluation and Treatment of Inhibited and Hypertonic Muscles and together, will solidify your ability to make certain you are adjusting the correct subluxation through muscle biomechanics which will improve your patient outcomes!

Implicit Bias Awareness Training – Credit Hours: 1Risk Management

We all have biases, unsupported assumptions we make about people or groups. Implicit bias refers to the various social stereotypes and judgments that people unknowingly assign to others based on a variety of factors. There is no place that bias training is needed more than in our current healthcare system. This 1 hour seminar will give you the understanding of how to make yourself, office, and staff more compliant in cultural diversity.  You will understand the differences between implicit and explicit bias and what cause us to be biased to our patients and community. This seminar will give you the tools to change your office’s policie, communications, and services to be more culturally competent and avoid both implicit and explicit bias.  This course is approved for Implicit Bias state requirements for Illinois Chiropractic continuing education and is sure to enlighten you.

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Part 1: Introduction – Credit Hours: 1Clinical

This course provides the clinician with instruction necessary to understand the functional role of fascia and the techniques used to manipulate this fascia in order to heal injured tissue.  This course will review the fascial network of the body and how this network provides support for stabilization as well as flexibility for movement.  This fascia can be manipulated through various soft tissue mobilization techniques and we will discuss one of these techniques, IASTM, at a deeper level. This is the first part of a 4 part series on adding IASTM to your practice which is a great way to set your office apart!

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Part 2: The Spine and Pelvis – Credit Hours: 1Clinical

This is the second part of a four part series on IASTM. This course will provide the clinician with instruction necessary to understand how to treat the soft tissue structures of the spine and pelvis using Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization.  This course will review the soft tissue of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar spines and pelvis and how to evaluate and treat these structures using IASTM protocols. Adding IASTM to your practice is a great way to set you apart!

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Part 3: Upper Extremity – Credit Hours: 1Clinical

This course is part three of a four part series on IASTM. It will provide the clinician instruction on how to treat the soft tissue structures of the upper extremities using Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization.  This course will review the soft tissue of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and peripheral nerves of the upper extremities and how to evaluate and treat these structures using IASTM protocols. Adding IASTM to your practice will certainly set you apart!

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Part 4: Lower Extremity – Credit Hours: 1Clinical

This course is part four of a four part series on IASTM. It will provide the clinician instruction on how to treat the the soft tissue structures of the lower extremities using Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization.  This course will review the soft tissue of the hip, knee, ankle, foot and peripheral nerves of the lower extremities and how to evaluate and treat these structures using IASTM protocols. Adding IASTM to your practice will certainly set you apart!

Medical Errors in the Chiropractic Practice Parts 1 and 2 – Credit Hours: 2ClinicalRisk Management

This 2 hour course is divided into two parts.  The course curriculum will cover medical errors from a Physician office scenario regarding patient intake forms, consent to treat and implied consent.  Topics such as contraindication to Chiropractic care, emergency scenarios, ASAP imaging  will be covered in the doctor- patient contact standpoint.  Risk management will be covered through actual office scenarios regarding radiographs, MRI imaging, adjustment contraindications, second opinion referrals to other doctors, and Vertebral basilar stroke indicators.

Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: Cervical and Thoracic – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: Cervical and Thoracic seminar will teach the physician how to diagnose and treat myofascial trigger points of the cervical and thoracic spine. Topics will include the neurology and physiology of a trigger point, anatomy and proper biomechanics of the cervical, thoracic and shoulder girdle musculature. An in depth look on how to identify and treat each of these muscles using ischemic compression as well as strain/counter-strain techniques will be covered. If you treat pain and dysfunction from soft tissue injuries in your office, this course is a must!

Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: Upper and Lower Extremities – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: Upper and Lower seminar will teach the physician how to diagnose and treat myofascial trigger points of the upper and lower extremities. Topics will include the neurology and physiology of a trigger point, anatomy and proper biomechanics of the  shoulder girdle, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle musculature. An in depth look on how to identify and treat each of these muscles using ischemic compression as well as strain/counter-strain techniques will be covered. If you treat pain and dysfunction from soft tissue injuries in your office, this course is a must!

Myofascial Trigger Points: Lumbar and Pelvis – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

This seminar will explain the anatomical, neurological and physiological compenents of myofascial trigger points of the lumbar and pelvis muscles. You will learn how to diagnose and treat myofascial trigger points of the muscles of the lumbar and pelvic spine using ischemic compression as well as strain/counter-strain techniques.  Avoidance of movements that activate these trigger points as well as corrective measures to avoid their recurrence will be covered. If you treat soft tissue structures in your office this seminar is a must!

Sexual Boundaries – Credit Hours: 2Risk Management

The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with the knowledge of ethics and sexual boundaries with their patients and staff. Case studies and laws relating to understanding and avoiding ethical and sexual boundaries issues in the Chiropractic setting will be used. The following topics will be covered:

Defining Professional Boundaries

· The Basis for the Doctor / Patient Relationship

· Transference / Counter-transference

· Terminology Associated with Sexual Misconduct

· How to Reduce Exposure

· Boundary Violation vs. Boundary Crossing

· Preparing for High Risk Situations

· Case studies

· Issue Warning Signs

· Guidelines for Prevention

Bullet-proof your practice with these risk management strategies!

The Consequence of Leaky Gut Syndrome – Credit Hours: 1ClinicalNutrition

This course will show the physiology behind increased intestinal permeability also known as Leaky Gut and how this increases systemic lipopolysaccharides which will affect not only the GI tract but the body systemically. Topics will include:

• What makes up the intestinal barrier.
• Leaky gut causes and symptoms and how ti diagnose and treat it.
• The physiology behind increased intestinal permeability.
•  Lipopolysaccharides and how they affect the brain, GI tract, Thyroid, Insulin, Obesity, Cardiovascular System, Liver, and Musculoskeletal System.

Understanding Leaky Gut Syndrome will give the clinician another nutritional approach to improve patient outcomes!

The Neurological Analysis and Treatment of the Subluxation: Extremities – Credit Hours: 1Clinical

This course will use biomechanics and neurology to aid the clinician in understanding how to locate and correct upper and lower extremity subluxations. Topics include:

• How to properly muscle test and using it to determine the location of the extremity subluxation and the best line of drive used to correct it.
• Prone Leg Subluxation Analysis for pelvic corrections (AS, PI, subluxations) in order to even the legs
• Prone Leg Subluxation Analysis for hips, knees, ankles, calcaneus, shoulders, scapula, ribs, elbows, wrists, TMJ

This course, coupled with The Neurological Analysis and Treatment of the Spine and Pelvis, provide the Chiropractor a great way to diagnose and treat subluxations throughout the body.

The Neurological Analysis and Treatment of the Subluxation: Spine and Pelvis – Credit Hours: 2Clinical

This course will teach the Chiropractor a neurological analysis system to detect subluxations and determine the best vector in which to correct them through the following topics:

• Understand the neurological and physiological components of a subluxation.
• Latest research on the effects of the subluxation on the body.
• How to properly muscle test and using it to determine the location of the subluxation and the best line of drive used to correct it.
• Prone Leg Subluxation Analysis Interexaminer Reliability studies
• Prone Leg Subluxation Analysis for pelvic, sacrum, lumbar, thoracic, cervical, and scapular corrections

This course is a must for any Chiropractor who wants a simple effective way to diagnose and treat spinal subluxations!

The Nutritional Approach to Osteoarthritis – Credit Hours: 1ClinicalNutrition

This course will provide the clinician the ability to identify the physiology of OA and which nutritional strategies may help to avoid or reverse it.  This nutritional course will discuss:

• What is Osteoarthritis and how does it damage the joint.
• The characteristics of Osteoarthritis of the hip, knee and spine.
• The role of Glucosamine, Hyaluronic Acid, MSM, and Chondroitin Sulfate in treating OA
• Essential Fatty Acids: The Omega 6: Omega 3 ratio and how to control joint inflammation using these.
• Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome and increased incidence of OA
• Using dietary strategies to control OA

If you treat patients with OA this course will improve your patient outcomes using a nutritional approach!