Course Description:

Course Description:
Part 1: Delaying proper treatment due to poor diagnosis is detrimental to a patient's well-being. The sooner a patient with a non-musculoskeletal issue is referred to the correct practitioner, the sooner the patient will receive the best and most appropriate treatment. The first course in the Differential Diagnosis of the Spine series deals with understanding statistics to be able to utilize Clinical Prediction Rules for diagnosis and treatment. Red and Yellow Flags, History, system reviews and specific mandatory questions that must be asked in every history taken will be discussed. The first hour of the course in this series also gives the student an introduction to the Viscerogenic, Vasculogenic, Neurogenic, Psychogenic and Spondylogenic categories of diseases that can refer to the spine.
Part 2: The second hour in the Differential Diagnosis of the Spine Series deals with the Cervical Spine and Cranial regions. Specific mandatory questions, red flags and specific charts on signs and symptoms of diseases and conditions of this region are presented. Headache classifications and a broad number of diseases of the upper quadrant are presented in detail along with their signs and symptoms. Evidence based CPR's such as the Canadian C Spine Rule, CPR for Myelopathy and Radiculopathy and specific screening tools are outlined. A discussion of how to screen for BPPV is also presented. Part 3: The third hour in the Differential Diagnosis of the Spine series deals with the Thoracic spine and the Diseases and conditions that can affect this region. Specific mandatory questions, red flags and specific charts on signs and symptoms of diseases and conditions of the Thoracic spine are presented. The Viscerogenic, Vasculogenic, Spondylogenic issues for this region are outlined and discussed in detail. CPRs for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Vertebral Fractures are discussed along with the evidence. Abdominal palpation and chest expansion measurement is also outlined this one hour seminar. Part 4: The fourth course in the Differential Diagnosis of the Spine series deals with the Lumbar Spine, Pelvis and Hip Regions and the diseases and conditions that can affect this region. Specific mandatory questions, red flags and specific charts on signs and symptoms of diseases and conditions of the Lumbar Spine, Pelvis and Hip regions are presented. Discussions of the Viscerogenic, Vasculogenic, Spondylogenic conditions that can affect this region are presented and discussed in detail. Screening tools along
with the CPR's and their evidence are presented for the Lumbar Spine, Pelvis and Hip regions.