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Chiropractic Assistant

Soft Tissue Injuries 116 : Understanding Acceleration/Deceleration Impact: Crash Reconstruction, Research, Injury and Treatment

Credit Hours(s)12.0

InstructorsLinda Simon, DC

Price$240.00 USD

Format(s)Downloadable Course in PDF, Text

Educational Objectives

Describe the kinematics of acceleration/deceleration impact.
Comprehend the history and development of acceleration/deceleration research.
Defend injury manifestation using Whiplash guidelines and models.
Apply current model theories to better understand injury from acceleration/deceleration impact.
Explain to the patient the effects on the body during front, rear and side collisions.
Educate the patient on variables such as vehicle size and direction and the effects on the human frame during acceleration/deceleration impact.
Apply the variables of patient age, gender, size, etc during acceleration/deceleration impact.
Express an understanding of incidence, prevalence, injury and risk factors associated with acceleration/deceleration impact.
Describe the normal biomechanics of the cervical spine.
Discuss cervical spinal anatomy vulnerable to injury.
Define the nature of soft tissue structures; joints, ligaments, muscles, bursa, nerves, blood vessels and fascia.
Inform your patients of the symptoms and changes to soft tissue structures after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Explain the differences between scleratomal, dermatomal and myofascial pain.
Discuss prognosis after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Describe the normal biomechanics of the TMJ and associated soft tissue structures.
Discuss injury to the TMJ and associated soft tissue structures.
Explain the effects of trauma to the soft tissue of the spine, structures of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Describe the normal biomechanics of the thoracic spine and rib cage.
Describe the normal biomechanics of the lumbopelvic spine.
Educate the patient on complicating factors for treatment after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Determine the necessity and value of imaging and advanced diagnostic imaging after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Perform complete examination of the soft tissue structures of the cervical spine, TMJ, thoracic spine, rib cage, lumbopelvic spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Utilize treatment protocols for soft tissue damage after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Perform soft tissue treatments such as strain/counterstrain, postisometric relaxation, postfacilitation stretch, somatic technique, active and myofascial release, exercise and stretch, mobilization, manipulation and modalities.
Utilize above mentioned soft tissue techniques to treat the cervical spine, TMJ, thoracic spine, rib cage, lumbopelvic spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot after acceleration/deceleration impact.
Communicate to your patients the late effects of soft tissue injury after acceleration/deceleration impact.

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