WEEK 2:

Lecture One:

  1. Discussion of the therapeutic effects of touch.
  2.          1) The proper handshake. 2) Dilated pupils.
  3. Touch demonstration with class members.
  4. Marina wool blankets for newborns.
  5. Primate newborn experiments.
  6. Phone booth and store checkout clerk experiments.
  7. Hospital study on patient touching.
  8. Ashley Montague book, Touch.

 Laboratories:

  1. Practice of massage techniques
  2. Practice of massage protocol to be used in lab.
  3. Review of palpation landmarks

Lecture two:

  1. Subluxation: Definition; All four factors must be present, page 5.
  2. Chiropractic hypothesis and treatment model, page 5.
  3. Locating subluxations and adjusting.
  4. "General" versus "Specific" adjusting.
  5. Discussion: Subluxation listings, textbook pages 9-13.
  6. Review of massage principles, page 4.
  7. Locating T7 SP inferiorly and superiorly
  8. Any Problems?  Tell me.
  9. Demo:  First 5 C's
  10. Eight points of setup - Rotary Cervical - page 50