Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine Program

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National University of Health Sciences

Partnership Description:

Students are provided with discount memberships to BrookbushInstitute.com, replacing textbooks or providing adjunct learning materials with state-of-the-art online learning via the website or BI App. Brookbush Institute content is used in 2 of the Doctorate of Chiropractic courses, with further integration in the works.

Sample Lesson Plan: Movement Assessment and Special Tests

Course Learning Objectives

Modules

Movement Assessment

• Lesson 1: Overhead Squat Assessment: Signs of DysfunctionFree to view
• Lesson 2: Overhead Squat Assessment Solutions Table: Sign Clusters and Compensation Patterns
• Lesson 3: Upper Body Goniometric Assessment
• Lesson 4: Lower Body Goniometric Assessment
• Lesson 5: Muscle Length Tests
• Lesson 6: Manual Muscle Testing: Upper Body
• Lesson 7: Manual Muscle Testing: Lower Body

Special Tests

• Lesson 1: Special Tests: Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervicogenic Headache, and Canadian C-spine Rules
• Lesson 2: Special Tests: Upper Cervical Spine Stability and Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency (VBI)
• Lesson 3: Special Tests: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS)
• Lesson 4: Special Tests: Rotator Cuff Pathology
• Lesson 5: Special Tests: Shoulder Instability (Apprehension) and Labrum Pathology
• Lesson 6: Special Tests: Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Pathology
• Lesson 7: Special Tests: Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ)Free to view
• Lesson 8: Special Tests: Hip Joint
• Lesson 9: Special Tests: Knee -Meniscus Tears, Patellofemoral Pain and Fracture
• Lesson 10: Special Tests: Knee Ligament Tests
• Lesson 11: Special Tests: Ankle Joint
• Lesson 12: Special Tests: Neurodynamic Testing

Sample Video: Sacroiliac Joint Testing Item Cluster- Laslett's Cluster II

Module Breakdown