Continuing Education 
 

Care Plans, Maintenance Care, and Reliability of Methods for Detecting Subluxations


In this one-hour course, Dr. Heidi Haavik will examine the evidence for chiropractic care plans and maintenance care. She also will discuss different ways chiropractors test for subluxations and the evidence pertaining to reliability of those methods. 
 

 

   

Module 1 Outline
  • Review of relevant literature for care plans of patients with lower back pain.
    • Frequency of care
    • Dose response
    • Low back pain
  • QUIZ

 

 

   

   

Module 2 Outline
 
  • Review of relevant literature for care plans of patients with cervicogenic headaches
    • Frequency of care
    • Dose response
    • Cervicogenic headaches
  • QUIZ

   

   

Module 3 Outline
  • Review the findings from studies about maintenance care.
  • What the research says about seeing patients when they aren't in pain.
  • What we know about maintenance care for people with chronic low back pain.
  • QUIZ
 

   

   

Module 4 Outline
  • Review Chiropractic reliably studies
    • Reliability
    • Vertebral subluxation
    • Pain provocation
    • Palpatory stiffness
    • Joint play
  • QUIZ

   

   

Module 5 Outline
  • Reiable approaches for detecting vertebral subluxations
    • Reliability
    • Motion palpation
    • Leg length inequality
    • Instrumentation
    • Radiographic imaging
    • Montage approach
  • QUIZ

   

   

Module 6 Outline
  • Reliable detecttion of  vertebral subluxations. 
    • Iinstrumentation
    • Radiographic imaging
    • Montage approach
  • QUIZ

   

   

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Heidi Haavik, B.Sc., Ph.D.

CE Hours

1.00
   

   

  • Each module contains a video presentation and a short quiz.  You must view the video prior to taking the quiz. 
  • FOR HELP: If you have technical issues, please contact the Continuing Education Department at 1-800-452-5032 or email at continuinged@palmer.edu. 
  • DISCLAIMER: While Palmer College of Chiropractic endeavors to bring diverse topics and viewpoints for continuing education options for Doctors of Chiropractic, the opinions of presenters do not necessarily represent the views of Palmer College.