CHIROPRACTIC AND PREGNANCY 211

Course overview

Hour 1 *Examine all reported cases of serious adverse events in infants and children receiving manual therapies from chiropractors as well as practitioners from other disciplines. *Outline the connection between pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain and biomechanical changes during pregnancy. *Review differential diagnostic consideration for the important causes of back pain in children and adolescents. *Analyze the design and results of a pragmatic study on chiropractic care for infant colic. *Justify the chiropractic management of pregnant patients with low back or pelvic pain. Hour 2 *Outline the state of the literature on the treatment of childhood respiratory conditions with manual therapy. *Evaluate the effect of supplementing various combinations and types of micronutrients on the course and outcomes of pregnancy. *Examine whether a multimodal approach of musculoskeletal and obstetric management (MOM) was superior to standard obstetric care to relieve pain and reduce impairment and disability in the antepartum period. *Assess the peer-reviewed literature on the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in treating lumbopelvic pain during pregnancy. *Summarize the results of a systematic review evaluating the evidence for the use of spinal manipulative therapy for pediatric conditions.