2020 Spring Seminar

Course overview

Game Changers- Practical Research from the Past Year for Improving Clinical Outcomes- For the past decade, Dr. Tim Bertelsman and his team have been harvesting best practice recipes from emerging literature. This fast-paced and entertaining 2-hour course will cover what the past 24 months of literature has revealed about the best practice management for the most common clinical presentations. The presentation will include demonstrations of the essential skills for successfully managing the most common MSK complaints. Attendees will leave this class with greater understanding and confidence about how to manage the most common presenting problems. Best Practice for Managing Low Back Pain (Participants in the Orthopedic Diplomate program must complete this 10-hr. course. This is the 3rd of 5 TN live classroom sessions.)- This presentation will begin with a discussion of the current evidence-based evaluation and management of common lumbopelvic structural pathology. The discussion will progress to review five commonly overlooked functional problems that delay recovery. In one way or another, these functional diagnoses contribute to many, if not all, of the lumbopelvic structural diagnoses that chiropractors treat. The presentation concludes by sharing current knowledge about the classification of low back pain. Attendees will leave this class with real-world tools to better manage the most common MSK presenting problem. Spinal Radiology and Anatomy: a Study on Technique and Analysis- In this course, we will review x-ray techniques, discussing the causes of bad films, for both film and digital x-ray. We will examine proper procedures necessary to take good films, as well as review spinal anatomy, as seen on x-ray. The course will provide an understanding of different lines of mensuration as they relate to analysis of x-rays. Dr. Watkins will also discuss a variety of pathologies and artifacts found during the x-ray process. Spinal Rehabilitation/Eating for Health- This dynamic, two-part course will give you tactical and practical knowledge that you can begin using in the office Monday morning! One-half of the course will be dedicated to spinal rehabilitation. Dr. Stiltner will discuss the phases, rules, and protocols of rehabilitation, including a variety of therapeutic exercises. In the second portion of the course, you will learn about food as it relates to health. This will encompass several topics including: essential nutrient requirements, macro and micronutrients, glycemic index, healthy eating strategies, and elimination diets. DOCTORS BOUNDARIES, ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE- The Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners requires all newly-licensed Tennessee chiropractors to complete a one-time six (6) hour board-approved course in risk management, sexual/professional boundaries, and Tennessee statutory and regulatory chiropractic jurisprudence. This course is designed to help the newly-licensed chiropractor more clearly understand all issues surrounding the profession of chiropractic in Tennessee. CTA/CXT BOUNDARIES, ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE- The Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners requires all newly-licensed Tennessee Chiropractic Therapy Assistants (CTAs) and Chiropractic X-Ray Technologists (CXTs) to complete a one-time, two (2) hour board-approved course in risk management, sexual/professional boundaries, and jurisprudence. This course is designed to help newly-licensed and established CTAs and CXTs define all issues surrounding those boundaries.