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The Spine in Sport
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Instructor: |
William J. Moreau, DC, DACBSP |
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Course
Description: |
This six hour distance-based course
will provide Doctors of Chiropractic with the current information
concerning chiropractic care of the spine in the athlete. One
hour of X-ray education is included. This course is specifically
designed for the general practicing Doctor of Chiropractic.
Your participation and actual course time is tracked
electronically. You will find this an engaging course
because of the topics and the use of interactive learning tools.
You will have the opportunity to participate, learn and express
your own opinions. A multiple choice format final examination is
used to test your knowledge. The exam requires a
passing score of 80% or you will be instructed to areas
needing more
study to retake the exam (at no additional cost). |
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Course
Objectives / Outcomes: |
In this course the learner will:
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Identify an objective plan to use
in safely returning an injured athlete to play
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Learn about spinal conditions
that may not be safe for sports participation
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Develop clinical the clinical
skills required for the physical examinations that are specific
to the spine in the athlete
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Understand how transient
neurological injury occurs and when these individuals can and
cannot return to sport
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Review disc injury and sports
participation
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Identify congenital spinal
malformations as they relate to participation in athletics
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Enhance your confidence in making
decisions regarding athletics and our role as a chiropractor
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Course
Outline: |
Hour
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Discussion of the criteria and
applications of return to play criteria for the
athlete who has sustained a spinal injury.
2. Identification and classifications of conditions that
may indicate that participation in sporting activity will not be
safe.
3. Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis and athletics. The
etiology as it relates to sport, physical assessment, and
treatment options
4. Transient neurological injury is discussed including
treatment guidelines.
5. Review of case study involving disc herniations and
chiropractic management of disc injury in the athlete.
6. Analysis of congenital spinal problems and the
identification of chiropractic management of these individuals in
sport. Conditions discussed include Down’s syndrome,
Scheuermann’s Disease and several congenital malformations of the
spine.
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Evaluation
Methods: |
The learner’s time spent studying course materials
is tracked electronically. A formal multiple-choice examination
is administered at the termination of the course materials. There
will be at least three questions for every hour of the class. The
learner will also be required listen to evaluate radiographs and
construct a report of findings. The learner must score 80% to
receive credit for the course. Learners not achieving the pass
rate will be directed to additional study by the instructor and
allowed to re-take the examination. |
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