Online Continuing Education Courses

Viscerosomatic, Somatovisceral and Psychosomatic Reflexes: Diagnosis and Management of Common Patient Scenarios

Hour 1

• Define and apply viscerosomatic reflexes and influences.
• Define and apply somatoviscera reflexes and influences.
• Define and apply psychosomatic reflexes and influences.
• Apply autonomic reflexes to clinical conditions including somatic dysfunction.

Hour 2

• Identify the general nature of pain and its mechanisms including the physiology and psychology of pain.
• Describe the effect of somatic dysfunction on the autonomic nervous system and apply this knowledge to the use of manipulative therapy
• State the definition, location, and identification of Chapman’s points on the body.
• Express Chapman’s points in relation to the major organ systems of the body.

Hour 3

• Illustrate Chapman’s points of the cardiovascular system.
• Illustrate Chapman’s points of the respiratory system.
• Describe management of Chapman’s reflexes in a common clinical scenario.
• Critically appraise, and utilize relevant scientific literature and information to assess and improve patient care practices; and, contribute to the ongoing scholarly development of the chiropractic profession

Jennifer Illes, DC

AudioVisual Course

$60.00 USD