Course Syllabus

Extraspinal Analysis & Technique – CHSC-5303

East Building, Center for Chiropractic

Sciences

12:50

Wed. 10:00-10:50,

Fri.11:00-11:50

x7246

This course presents students with the fundamentals of detecting and correcting extraspinal

subluxations.

Lecture:

The student will be able to:

1. Recognize and explain the basic biomechanics associated with each major joint of

the extremities. Identify common subluxation patterns of the extremities.

2. Identify indicators of subluxated Know how and when to perform extremity

adjustments.

3. Know how and when to perform extremity mobilization.

4. Know how and when to stabilize an extremity joint.

Lab:

The student will be able to:

1. Analyze the extremities using motion palpation and/or manual muscle testing for

the presence of subluxations and provide a listing.

2. Determine the optimal vector of correction for an adjustment of a subluxated

extremity.

3. Execute a High Velocity Low Amplitude (HVLA) adjustment to correct any listing

of the extremities.

4. Correctly document the chiropractic encounter from the examination to the

adjustment.

1. States Manual of Spinal, Pelvic and Extravertebral Technics

2. Charrette Adjusting Protocols; Mark N. Charrette

3. Vol.s I and II Extremity Adjusting - Kevin Hearon

4. Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities; Hoppenfeld

Provance, Rogers, Romani

6. Musculoskeletal Manual Medicine, Diagnosis and Treatment, Dvorak, Dvorak, Gilliar,

Schneider, Spring, Tritschler, Thieme

7. Conservative Management of Sports Injuries, Tom Hyde and Marianne Gengenbach,

Jones and Bartlett

Midterm Practical 20%

Midterm Written Exam 20%

Final Practical 20%

Final Written Exam 20%

TOTAL 100%

Final Practical and Written Exam are Comprehensive

Part of the education and training at Parker College of Chiropractic will include

participation in laboratory classes. Students will have the opportunity to practice

chiropractic techniques on other students. Labs are conducted under the supervision of

at least one Faculty Member. The procedures to be followed and any risk associated

with those procedures will be fully disclosed. The purpose of these classes is merely

instructional, and no doctor/patient relationship will be created with either the students

or the Faculty Members. Consequently, there is no duty to provide any diagnosis or

treatment. Students are expected to conduct themselves with the utmost

professionalism during such classes. When in the role of the doctor, a student will

maintain professional demeanor, follow the proper procedures including appropriate

draping, and refrain from any offensive or inappropriate behavior or statements. When

in the role of a patient, the student will advise the student in the role of doctor and/or

the Faculty Member supervising the lab if any offensive or inappropriate conduct

occurs. Sexual harassment, including jokes, inappropriate or embarrassing statements

or comments, or their offensive conduct is prohibited and may be grounds for dismissal

from Parker College.

A professional education at Parker College requires a full time commitment by the

student. Classes are demanding and academic standards are high. Students must expect

to spend a significant part of each day in and out of class to successfully complete the

program. Full realization of the learning process is reliant upon the fact that students

are expected to attend and be attentive and participatory in all lecture and laboratory

classes. Students must attend classes on a regular basis to attain the skill, training and

expertise they will need to become successful Doctors of Chiropractic. It is in this light

that Parker College of Chiropractic considers classroom attendance to be mandatory in

all scheduled classes and laboratory sessions and failure of the student to attend classes

and/or laboratory sessions will result in the following:

If the course director finds that the student is not coming to class, the student will be

notified in writing with a copy of the letter sent to the office of the Dean of Academic

Affairs and the student is subject to the following:

A student who has been absent more than 20% of class lecture/lab hours (contact

20% of 45 contact hours is 9 hours (Any combination of lecture/lab hours)

A student who has been absent more than 30% of class lecture/lab hours (contact

50% of 45 contact hours is 22.5 hours (Any combination of lecture/lab hours)

It is up to individual students to keep track of their own attendance in any given class.

The student is responsible for obtaining and learning subject materials presented during

an absence. When the period of absence is known and may be planned, the student

must confer with the appropriate course director and determine a plan of action for

that absence. Absence from any examination (lecture or lab) must be accompanied by a

written excuse documenting the extenuating circumstance (extenuating circumstances

DO NOT include travel, seminar attendance, over sleeping, etc.) which prevented the

student from sitting the examination. If the excuse is considered valid by the course

director then arrangements to sit exam must be made with the course director within 5

days of returning to class.

The licensing requirements of the states vary widely. Some state boards require a

specific number of classroom hours in order to obtain a license to practice as a Doctor of

Chiropractic in their respective states. It is the student's responsibility to determine,

fulfill and document the requirements of the state(s) in which they are planning to apply

for licensure. These requirements are available from the individual state boards and

kept in the Office of the Registrar for the student to review.

Attendance roll sheets are passed out at the beginning of each class. To be counted

present for a class you must be present, in your seat and you must sign the roll sheet

when it comes past your seat. Roll sheets will be picked up by the instructor once they

have passed through all rows of the classroom. No student will be allowed to sign the

roll sheet once it is picked up by the instructor. It is the student's responsibility to be on

time and in their seats when the class starts and the roll sheets are passed out.

Absences for religious holidays

Parker College will excuse students from attending classes and other required activities

for the observance of religious holidays, including travel for that purpose.

A religious holiday means a day of observance by a religion whose places of worship is

exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20 of the Texas Tax Code (or would be

exempt if the place of worship was located in Texas).

A student whose absence is excused under this policy may not be penalized. Those

students will be allowed to take examinations or complete any assignments they missed

due to observance of the religious holy day (see missed exam policy). With the student’s

agreement, the course director may move the points from the missed examination or

assignment to the final exam in that course or make other arrangements to make up the

missed exam or work. A student may be required to show written documentation.

A student who will miss an examination or assignment for the observance of a religious

holy day should notify the course directors of all courses affected prior to the absence.

If a student and a faculty member disagree about whether an absence is for the

observance of a religious holy day or whether the faculty member has allowed the

student a reasonable time to complete any missed examinations or assignments (see

missed exam policy), the faculty member or the student may request a ruling from the

Dean of Academic Affairs. The student and the faculty member will abide by the

decision of the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Tardiness is disruptive to the class. Each student should make every attempt to get to

class on time. A professor may refuse to allow to a tardy student to enter the classroom.

A student who is tardy to a class and does not sign the roll sheet when it passes his/her

seat will be counted absent for that class period.

In the unfortunate event that you experience a death in your family, please rest assured

that Parker College will help you during this time of your loss. When you are ready, the

Dean of Academic Affairs will review the accommodations available to you to help you

resume your studies.

Action Steps:

If you experience a death in your family, please notify the Dean of Academic Affair’s

office as soon as possible. You may send the notice by telephone or email. You may

send the notice personally or have it sent by a roommate, friend, or family member. The

Dean will contact your instructors and ask them to assist you when you resume your

studies.

When you return to campus, please schedule a meeting with the Dean of Academic

Affairs to discuss support resources available to you through the Office of Student

Affairs and to discuss strategies for catching up with missed academic work and for

completing the trimester successfully.

Assistance and Accommodation:

The options for assistance or accommodation include the following:

Excused Absences.

Counseling with the counselors in Student Affairs or referral to another counselor.

Alternate arrangements for completing coursework, subject to the Missed Exam Policy.

Withdrawal from some courses to reduce your course load.

Incomplete grades in one or more courses.

Withdrawing from the College and taking a leave of absence.

The Dean of Academic Affairs will hear your situation and then help you decide what

actions are in your best interest and will facilitate the communications between you and

your instructors.

We understand that in the immediate aftermath of the loss of a loved one, your classes

and labs may be the farthest thing from your mind. We encourage students to take the

following excused absences from their classes and labs:

5 school days if bereavement is for the death of the student’s spouse or child (including

step-children, foster children, adopted children and in-laws).

3 school days if it is the death of a student’s immediate family, other than a spouse or

child. The immediate family includes parents (including step-parents, foster parents and

in-laws), legal guardians, brothers and sisters (including step-siblings and in-laws),

grandparents, grandchildren, aunts and uncles.

1 school day to attend the funeral of a niece, nephew or cousin.

2 additional school days if the family member lived more than 200 miles from Dallas or

the funeral will be held more than 200 miles from Dallas.

The Dean of Academic Affairs will forward requests for bereavement leave to the

student’s course directors. The Dean may request a funeral or obituary notice.

Evaluation is an integral part of the educational process and is used as an educational

tool to help students identify problem areas, to recognize and regard achievement, and

to identify students who are unable to meet the rigors of the curriculum. Final course

grades and their interpretation are listed below:

Grade

Numerical

Value

Grade Point

Average

Interpretation of

Academic

Achievement

A 89.5 - 100 4.0 Excellent

B 79.5 – 89.4 3.0 Above Average

C 69.5 – 79.4 2.0 Satisfactory

F Below 69.5 1.0 Minimal

*Secretary staff members are not allowed to give a student his/her grades either in

person or over the telephone.*

MISSED EXAM POLICY

The course director should be contacted prior to an exam if a student has any questions

about the validity of an excuse to miss an exam or lab practical. If a student has to miss

an exam or lab practical, the course director must be notified PRIOR to the exam

unless the student is physically incapable of notifying the course director and

then written documentation must be provided to this effect. Notification must be email

or a phone call to the course director. If a student fails to notify the course director prior

to exam start time (or in the case of documented physical incapacitation within a 24-

hour period of a missed exam) the exam grade will be calculated as a “0”.

Students must be on time for all examinations. If a student is late, and no one has left

the examination room, they will be allowed to take the examination, but no additional

time will be allowed. If a student comes in late for any exam (including final exams) and

another student taking the exam has already left the classroom, the late student will not

be allowed to sit the exam, and the exam grade will be calculated as a “0”.

With documentation of extenuating circumstances for late arrival or for missing a

written exam, faculty may either give a written make-up (multiple choice, true/false,

essay, etc.) or move the points to the final exam. The make-up exam (which will be a

different exam and may or may not be of the same format or same level of difficulty as

the exam given to the rest of the class) must be taken within 5 business days of the

missed exam unless the student is physically incapable of doing so or unless other

arrangements are made by the course director. The exam time will be scheduled at the

discretion of the course director.

With documentation of extenuating circumstances for late arrival or for missing a lab

practical, points may be moved to the final lab practical or student must take a makeup

lab practical (which will be a different lab practical and may or may not be of the

same format or same level of difficulty as the lab practical given to the rest of the

class) within 5 business days unless the student is physically incapable of doing so or

unless other arrangements are made by the course director. The time of the make up

lab practical will be scheduled at the discretion of the course director.

If a student encounters an extenuating circumstance where they feel they will not be

able to perform to their abilities on any given exam, lab practical or final exam, they

must notify the course director prior to the exam start time. Once a student takes an

exam, even if the student is in a less than optimal physical or emotional condition, the

exam grade will be final.

VACATION, LEISURE TRAVEL, SEMINAR ATTENDANCE, OVER SLEEPING, FORGETTING

WHEN THE EXAM IS GIVEN, STUCK IN TRAFFIC, etc. DO NOT CONSTITUTE EXTRA

ORDINARY OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR MISSING ANY EXAM.

Because some students are on special schedules there may arise a conflict with

scheduling a Final examination. In this case the student will be required to take the

exams back to back. Arrangements must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the

scheduled time of the final exam.

Students must be on time for all examinations. However, if a student is late, and no one

has left the examination room, they will be allowed to take the examination, but no

additional time will be allowed.

If a student comes in late for an exam and another student taking the exam has already

left the classroom, the late student will not be allowed to sit the exam, and will receive a

grade of "0".

However, if the late student can provide valid documentation of an extra ordinary

circumstance, arrangements can be made to take the missed exam. At the Course

Directors discretion, the make-up exam will be an essay style or an oral exam.

The review period for each exam will begin after the posting of the grades and last for

ONE week only, excluding weekends and holidays. Questions about the final exam

and/or final course grades may be reviewed with the Course Director for a period of two

weeks at the beginning of the subsequent trimester.

As a student enrolled at Parker College, you will have opportunities to practice

conducting physical examinations, orthopedic and neurological testing, and chiropractic

techniques on other students, as well as other students practicing those same

procedures on you. These classes are instructional and no doctor/patient relationship

will be created with either the students or faculty

members. Students are required to:

1) Conduct themselves in a professional demeanor.

2) Follow appropriate classroom procedures to include appropriate draping.

3) Refrain from any offensive or inappropriate behavior or statements.

4) Refrain from engaging in any behavior which may constitute sexual harassment.

5) Report any such activity to the faculty member supervising the lab or class.

Cheating will not be tolerated. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a "0" on that

exam and disciplinary action will be taken which could result in your dismissal from

Parker College. If you are suspected of cheating on an exam you may be singled out and

required to sit in the front of the classroom so that you can be clearly watched. The

cheating policy included lecture exams, lab quizzes and lab practicals.

Students are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. Positive

contributions to the learning environment and participation in classroom learning

activities are expected. Students should demonstrate courtesy to the instructor, to

special guest speakers, and to other classmates. Focusing your attention on anything

other than pertinent classroom material is considered discourteous. Any person who is

discourteous or disrupts the class with unprofessional conduct will be asked to leave the

classroom and will be counted absent for that class period.

Students are encouraged to utilize personal computers in the classroom for taking

notes, following the lecture outlines or reference materials, etc. Other uses unrelated

to the lecture topic are not allowed. As an example, surfing the Internet or playing

games during lecture or lab time is strictly prohibited and will result in the student being

asked to discontinue use of their computers.

Also, the student may be asked to leave the classroom and will be counted absent for

that class period.

Since the courts have ruled that a professor's voice and physical image are their

personal property, the prerogative of the audio taping and/or video recording of

lectures/laboratories is a right specifically reserved to faculty. Should you wish to

record, using any device you must obtain the permission the respective instructor in all

classes.

The provisions contained in this syllabus do not constitute a contract between the

students and Parker College of Chiropractic. These provisions may be changed at any

time for any reason at the discretion of the course director. When necessary, in the

view of the college, appropriated notice of such changes will be given to the student.

When we need to transmit important information to the class or an individual student,

periodically check your email. If you do not know your Parker email address, or how to

log on to collect your email messages, contact Information Services at ext. 7450. If you

Parker College of Chiropractic in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides assistance to eligible

students. Institutions of higher education are required to provide reasonable

accommodations to qualified and eligible persons with disabilities that are logically

associated with the type and level of impairment of the student. If you believe you are

eligible for these services please contact the Student Assistance Program which is

located in the Student Affairs office.