Description
The most widely practiced and researched method in chiropractic is a high- velocity low -amplitude (HVLA) technique usually referred to as “Diversified.†This course represents the student’s first exposure to the primary entity that sets chiropractic apart and makes it complementary to other healing arts. This introductory course is divided into lecture and lab time. The greatest emphasis is placed on lab to learn the core skills (biomechanics & ergonomics) necessary to begin to develop a truly individual and unique art form of adjusting. Students will learn to recognize common and serious conditions presenting with lumbopelvic pain utilizing the best evidence to develop differential diagnosis and determine the appropriateness of associated chiropractic care as well as possible complications from and contraindications to HVLA side-posture adjusting.
Prerequisites: CHSC-5105 Chiropractic Methods; CHSC-5203 Clinical Biomechanics/Motion Palpation