Management of Soft Tissue Conditions | *8 CE

8 HRS | Management of Soft Tissue Conditions (Part 1-2) is an 8-hour evidence-based course of instruction that emphasizes the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue conditions commonly seen in chiropractic and manual therapy practice from the standpoint of using best practices.

The four most common pain generators of spine related disorders seen in everyday chiropractic practice are disk, nerve, muscle and joint.  All chiropractors are experts at managing the joint as a pain generator, but knowledge and skills associated with the diagnosis and treatment of the other three soft tissue dysfunctions are less common.  The course will also introduce the use of instrument assisted soft tissue manipulation in the management of connective tissue (muscle, ligament, tendon) injuries.

This course of instruction emphasizes the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of these dysfunctions and injuries of the soft tissues. This program will discuss the differential diagnosis and treatment of joint dysfunction (subluxations), disk derangement, peripheral neuralgia and myofascial trigger points which are most often amenable to treatment that can be provided by or directed by a primary spine care practitioner, i.e. Doctor of Chiropractic, Doctor of Physical Therapy or medical physician.  Prevention of reoccurrence or development of chronicity of spine related disorders by simple rehabilitation exercises and patient empowering communication will be discussed. 

An introduction to the use of instrument assisted soft tissue manipulation (IASTM) is presented.  Finally, there is a discussion on how to reconcile evidence with clinical experience in manual therapies and how to incorporate new methods which are due to their newness obviously devoid of an evidence base.