Crisis intervention, communication skills and training, therapeutic effectiveness in psychosomatic illness, stress reduction, as well as pain management, are included. The second goal of the course is the recognition of psychopathological conditions to help students in treatment planning and referral. This course is an extension of nutritional principles that students have encountered in previous courses. This course includes the principles and practices of scientifically based normal nutrition, with special applications to the role of the health care professional. Subjects discussed include nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fluids and electrolytes, and other special topics.
Heavy emphasis is placed on practical application of the materials discussed.
The student is presented with various simulated health conditions where the student must take a focused case history and select which physical, orthopedic, and neurological examination procedures are required to narrow the diagnostic possibilities. Where appropriate, the course also presents the radiographic and laboratory examination findings of the condition. In addition to the clinical experience, this course presents information and case histories related to the diagnosis and treatment of those syndromes common to the cervical spine and upper extremities. The intent of this class is to take all of the didactic information presented in earlier classes into a clinical setting to teach interns total chiropractic care management. Care includes essentials such as history taking, physical examination, radiology and laboratory services as clinically indicated, and the finest in chiropractic adjustive care.