Continuing Education 
 

Chiropractic Management of Lumbar Radiculopathy: Stratifying Risk


In this one-hour course, Dr. Kevin Percuoco examines chiropractic management of lumbar radiculopathy. He discusses appropriate diagnosis and current guideline recommendations, and briefly introduces classification systems and their utility in conservative management. Dr. Percuoco will also overview literature recommendations for evidenced-based management of lumbar radiculopathy and limiting long-term risk for patients.
 

 

   

Module 1 Outline
  • Diagnoses
  • Prognostic Factors
  • Recurrence Rates
  • QUIZ

 

   

   

Module 2 Outline
  • American College of Physicans Guidelines
  • American College of Radiology Guidelines
  • Pharmacologic Treatment
  • Non-pharmachologic Treatment
  • QUIZ

   

   

Module 3 Outline
  • Classification Systems
  • Victim vs Culprit
  • Specific vs Sensitive
  • QUIZ

   

   

Module 4 Outline
  • Multimodal Chiropractic Management
  • Evidenced-Based Interventions
  • Directional Preference/Centralization
  • QUIZ

   

   

Module 5 Outline
  • Improper case management
  • Treating the Patinet
  • Eliciting Patient Agenda
  • QUIZ

   

   

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kevin Percuoco, D.C., Cert. MDT

CE Hours

1.00
   

   

  • Each module contains a video presentation and a short quiz.  You must view the video prior to taking the quiz. 
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  • 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.