Lecture Outline

Thompson Technique - AT4223
Ronald Wells, B.S., B.S., D.C.

Week 1

Week 6

Week 11

Week 2

Week 7

Week 12

Week 3

Week 8

Week 13

Week 4

Week 9

Week 14

Week 5

Week 10

Week 15

Week One: L1 


(A)  Topic:
1. Review of Syllabus
2.  Introduction of Instructor (s)
3.  Introduction to Thompson Technique
4.  The Short Leg Syndrome
5.  Table Operations

(B)  Topic:
1. Patient Placement
2.  Leg Checks - Introduction to the procedures
3.  Protocol - Introduction: What & Why it is?

Reading Assignment: Page 13-20, 35-38, 43-48, 89-90, 97-112

LAB: Table Operations, Patient Placement

Week Two: L2

 
(A)  Topic:
1. Anatomy & Biomechanical review of the cervical spine
2.  Introduction to cervical adjusting

(B)  Topic:
    Cervical Analysis
    a. OCS
    b. UCS
    c. BCS
    d. X-DCS

Reading Assignment: Page 21-29, 67-77, 153-163

LAB: Leg Length Analysis, OCS, UCS, BCS, X-DCS

 


Week Three: L3

(A)  Topic: 
1.  Review O.C.S., U.C.S., B.C.S., X-D.C.S.
2.  Cervical Analysis: Minor Case Presentations

(B)  Topic:
1.  Anatomy & Biomechanical review of the pelvis
2.  Introduction to pelvic analysis:
     a. + D
     b. – D  
     c. Posterior Ischium

Reading Assignment: Page 30-33, 85-88, 113-133, 219-222

LAB: +D, -D, Posterior Ischium

 

Week Four: L4

 

(A)  Topic: 
1.  Q&A on Pelvic: +D, -D, Posterior Ishium
2.  Pelvic Analysis:
         a. IN, EX Ilium Prone
         b. IN, EX Ilium Supine Alternate
3.  Minor case presentations for IN or EX iliums.

 (B)  Topic:

Sacral analysis:  Rt/ Lt; B.P.  & Spondylolisthesis:  Institutional & Field

Reading Assignment: Page 124-133 14 – 142, 179-181

LAB: IN/EX Ilium; Prone and supine alternate

Week Five: L5

(A)  Topic: 
1. Lumbar Analysis
2. Q&A on pelvic analysis
3. Sacral analysis: Rt/ Lt; B.P. (review)

(B)  Topic:

1. Q&A on pelvic analysis
2. Pelvic minor case presentations.

Reading Assignment: Page 129-133 & 135 - 142

LAB: Sacrum - Rt/Lt, B.P.

 

Week Six: L6

 
(A)  Topic:   
1.  Thoracic Analysis: BR / BL / P to A listings
2.  Philosophy

 (B)  Topic:
     R.R. & E.R.C.

Reading Assignment: Page 143 - 152

LAB:  L5 Spondylolisthesis - Field Method & Institutional Method
          Single Hand Contact: BR / BL
          Pisiform Over Thumb: BR / BL
          Double Thumb: BR / BL / P

 

Week Seven: L7

 
(A)  Topic:

  
1. Case presentations of possible Thompson scenarios
2. Review of applicable literature

 

(B)  Topic:

 Precautions & Contraindications

Reading Assignment: Page 97-112

LAB:  Thompson scenarios and set – ups.

 

Week Eight: L8

(A)  Topic:

 

Comprehensive review

(B)  Topic:

Comprehensive review

 

Reading Assignment: Everything from previous eight weeks

LAB: Comprehensive review

 


 

Week Nine: L9

(A)  Topic:

  Mid term written
 

(B)  Topic:

1. Subluxation Analysis:
    a. X-Ray Line Analysis…Nasium, LCN, Base Posterior, & APOM
    b. Instrumentation Analysis
          

Reading Assignment: Page 17-50

LAB:  Mid – term Practical.

Week Ten: L10

(A)  Topic:

 1. Patient placement
 2. Correlation of X-rays
 

(B)  Topic:

  1.  Dr. Set-C1
  2.  Instrumentation

Reading Assignment: Page 17-50, 78-84, 103-104, 52 – 56

 

LAB: Table functions; exercise; static & motion palpation; Nasium; LCN; speeder boards.

 


 

Week Eleven: L11
(A)  Topic:

Correlation of  X-ray findings

(B)  Topic:
C1 review and C2 Intro.

Reading Assignment: Page 141 – 147, 149 - 153

LAB:     Base posterior / APOM

 

Week Twelve: L12

(A)  Topic:

 

Alternate set-ups

Reasons for Alternate

(B)  Topic:

C2 Major / Minor

*Compound & Combination

*Constant or Variable

 

Reading assignment: Page 57 – 58, 152 – 153  

LAB: Pt. placement; C1 Dr. Stance procedure; supine leg check; Atlas challenge

 


 

Week Thirteen: L13

(A)  Topic:

 

 C2 Major / Minor continued

(B)  Topic:

Atlas Challenge & Instrumentation analysis


 Reading Assignment: Page 77 – 82, 152 – 153

LAB: Dr. stance procedure: C2; alternate set-ups; Review; Possible adjusting.

 


 

Week Fourteen: L14

 

(A)  Topic:

 Comprehensive review…C1 / C2
 

 (B)  Topic:


Comprehensive review…U.C. & Thompson
 

Reading Assignment: Table Assisted Adjusting & The Upper Cervical Specific technique books…all material included.

LAB: Final Practical Examinations

 

Week Fifteen: -
Topic: ***This outline will serve as the current teaching plan throughout the trimester, and will generally be followed in the order given. The instructor reserves the right to revise this outline to meet the needs of a particular topic or trimesters needs.

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