Exploring Subluxation Neurology - Part 1

Course overview

Hour #1: *Explore contemporary healthcare issues from the perspective of Robert Lustig, MA and John Abramson, MD. *Integrate the relevance of these issues to the chiropractic profession. Hour #2: *Evaluate the concept of evidence-based "medicine," especially the "randomized controlled trial," and describe how it applies to the chiropractic profession. *Discriminate recent examples of "randomized controlled trials," especially as related to pain syndromes and opioid drugs. Hour #3: *Discuss the importance of the 2021 Nobel Prize for the chiropractic profession and mechanical-based care. *Detail the physiology of the Piezo1 mechanical receptor. Hour #4: *Introduce the concepts of mechanical function and mechanical neurology. *Integrate the importance of the cerebellum to mechanical integrity and mechanical based care. Hour#5: *Explain a randomized clinical trial that supports mechanical-based chiropractic care for visceral physiology. *Distinguish the basic physiology of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine. Hour#6: *State the basic physiology of the neurotransmitter dopamine. *Outline the basic physiology of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Hour#7: *Integrate the balance of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. *Recite the relationship between the neurotransmitters dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine. Hour#8: *Explore the concept of Heart Rate Variability (HRV). *Integrate upper cervical chiropractic care, spinal chiropractic care, and HRV.