ANALYSIS & ADJUSTING TECHNIQUE I

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The most widely practiced and researched method in chiropractic is a high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) technique. This course represents the student’s first exposure to the primary entity that sets chiropractic apart and makes it complementary to other healing arts. Students willlearnto differentiate between soft tissue and joint restrictions through functional movement and joint assessment paired with reassessment and further development of their motion palpation skills. Students will acquire the coreskills needed (knowledge, biomechanics & ergonomics)to select and perform appropriate full spine HVLA adjustments, mobilizations, and other manual therapies. Students will also learn to recognize presentations of some common and serious clinical conditions utilizing the best evidence to begin developingdifferential diagnoses and determiningthe appropriateness of associated chiropractic care as well as possible complications from and contraindications to HVLA adjusting.Prerequisites: Clinical Biomechanics/Motion Palpation