2024-2025 University Catalog

DCE-7205 CHIROPRACTIC INSTRUMENT ADJUSTING/ACTIVATOR METHODS

The purpose of this course is to introduce and provide the students with knowledge of the most used adjusting instruments. In addition, theoretical and practical aspects of the Special Tests"" category of PARTS model of subluxation assessment will be presented. These include such tests as relative leg length inequality and patterns painful that have been associated with patients with common NMS complaints. The student will enter the course with the ability to evaluate the commonly encountered spinal joint problems and selected articulations of the extremities. During the course of the trimester the student will become proficient in applying instrument adjusting. Completion of this course satisfies the requirement for Basic Activator Proficiency status with Activator Methods, Intl., LTD.

Credits

.75

Prerequisite

CHS-7606 , DCE-7105