Chiropractic Webinar Whiplash Overview Part II: Specialty Topics for Whiplash Injury Expertise

Course overview

Educational Objectives Hour#1: Low Back and Leg Pain Following Whiplash Injury Point out the probable mechanisms for direct injury to the lower back during motor vehicle collisions. Distinguish between radiculopathy, neuropathy, and sclerogenic referral of extremity pain. Hour#2: Whiplash Injury and the Vertebral Artery Review the anatomy of the vertebral-basilar vascular systems. Distinguish between the anterior and posterior circulation. Summarize the signs and symptoms of a cervical spine vascular injury. Solidify the knowledge as to when the suspected vascular injury patient should be referred to diagnostic imaging or emergency services. Hour#3: Whiplash Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Explain the differences between a blow brain injury and an inertial brain injury. Define the pathoanatomic and patho-biochemistry of traumatic brain injury. Justify clinical interventions that have a positive therapeutic influence on traumatic brain injury. Hour#4: Cervical Disc Herniation Point out the anatomical differences between lumbar and cervical discs. Explore the pathoanatomical and therapeutic differences between lumbar and cervical discs lesions. Hour#5: Examinations and Evaluations Explain the minimum examinations that should be performed. Explain the minimum requirements for charting the daily patient contact. Hour#6: Informed Consent Define the legal requirements for informed consent for chiropractic care. Review common entities for an informed consent and the rational for each. Hour#7: Reports Make recommendations for re-evaluations. Make recommendations for interim reports contents. Explore common academic terminology and concepts in effective report writing. Hour#8: Testimony Distinguish between a percipient witness and an expert witness. Explain what a subpoena is and what it means to the treating chiropractor. Explain what a deposition is for the treating chiropractor. Summarize the basic rules of a treating expert deposition. Summarize the mechanics of a personal injury trial from the perspective of the treating chiropractor.