Day 1

Hour 1:

Introduction to the concept of cerebral dysafferentation

• Mechanisms of sensory stimulation
• Sensory tracts
• Central processing
• Motor outflow
• Current research

Hour 2:

Discussion of the various models of chiropractic adjusting

• Long lever, low amplitude, low velocity
• Short lever, low amplitude, high velocity
• Tonal neurological input

Hours 3-6:

Subluxation biomechanics at the spine

• Universal axes of rotation
• Describing aberrant motion about each axis of rotation
  • The upper cervical complex
  • The lower cervical spine
  • The thoracic spine
  • The lumbar spine
  • The sacrum and pelvis

Hour 7:

The adjustive protocol

• Depth controlled speed
• Pectoral control
• Torque

Day 2

Hours 1-3:

Subluxation assessment of the upper cervical complex

• Motion assessment
• Lateral flexion of the whole complex
  
  • Condylar long axis motion
  • C2/C3 flexion and rotation
  • Gross rotation (C1/C2)
• Supervised clinical workshop session

Hour 4:

Subluxation assessment of the upper cervical complex

• Postural assessment
  
  • Head position in the YZ plane
  • Head position about the Z axis
  • Relationship to subluxation vectors

Precise point specific pain patterns

• Occiput
• Atlas
• Axis

Hours 5-6:

Subluxation assessment of the upper cervical complex

• Pertinent neurological assessment
  
  • Shimizu reflex
• Pectoral reflex
  
  • Normal reactivity
  • Hyper-reactivity
  • Absence
• Scapulohumeral reflex
  
  • Normal reactivity
  • Absence
• Myotomes related to Cranial nerve XI
• Differentiating true negative from false negative findings

The cranial connection

• The four basic kinesiopathological patterns
• Ocular lie
• Ocular tracking
  
  • Direct effects
  • Challenge effects
• Oculocardiac reflex
• Intra-ocular pressure changes
• Refractive error
  

Supervised workshop session

Hour 7:

The adjustive protocol

• Depth controlled speed
• Pectoral control
• Torque

NIP clinical problem solving exercises - basic level cases 1-5

Day 3

Hours 1-3:

Subluxation assessment of the lower lumbar spine and pelvis

• Motion assessment
  
  • Flexion extension at L5/S1
  • Flexion/extension at the sacroiliac joints
  • Extension at the sacral segments
  • Lateral flexion and rotation at L5/S1
  • Rotation at the sacroiliac joints
    
• Postural assessment
  
  • Head position in the YZ plane
  • Head position about the Z axis
  • Pelvic position about the Z axis
  • Lumbar lordosis
  • Standing angle of knee
  • Relationship to subluxation vectors
    
• Precise point specific pain patterns
  
  • L5
  • Sacrum
  • Innominates
• Supervised clinical workshop session

Hours 4-5:

Subluxation assessment of the lower cervical spine

• Motion assessment
• Flexion
• Lateral flexion
• Rotation

Precise point specific pain patterns

Pertinent neurological assessment

• Shimizu reflex
• Pectoral reflex
  
  • Normal reactivity
  • Hyper-reactivity
  • Absence
    
• Scapulohumeral reflex
  
  • Normal reactivity
  • Absence
    
• C5, C6, C7 reflexes
• C5, C6, C7 myotomes
• C6, C7 sclerotomes
  
• Differentiating true negative from false negative findings

Supervised workshop session

• Motion assessment
• Flexion
• Lateral flexion
• Rotation

Precise point specific pain patterns

Pertinent neurological assessment

• Glenohumeral abduction
• Percussion
• Differentiating true negative from false negative findings

Supervised workshop session

Hour 6:

NIP clinical problem solving exercises - basic level cases 6-10

Introduction to complex patterns