9 Essential Characteristics of Successful Function: The Science of Human Posture Practically Applied in the Clinical Setting (Thompson, June 25, 2022 on-campus)

Hayward, CA US
June 25, 2022

June Course Cancelled

owing to instructor illness

This course will be offered again on September 24, 2022.

 

Live On Campus

Also available via live, interactive online webinar

Overview

Celebrated Life West faculty member Mark Thompson, DC is back and teaching a brand new course for chiropractors called "9 Essential Characteristics of Successful Function: The Science of Human Posture Practically Applied in the Clinical Setting." The course will be offered live on campus and via live webinar three times this year. For those coming to campus there will be an additional hour in the anatomy lab where you'll see theory at work in real bodies. 

This course brings together a lifetime of multidisciplinary work in a deep exploration of anatomy and chiropractic practice. Join Dr. Thompson and master new skills to obtain and maintain patients’ healthiest posture regardless of their exercise commitment. Developing Dr. Thompson's nine characteristics as locus points for understanding and education will transform your patients and your practice. You'll change patients' common activities of daily living, work, and entertainment from risk to benefit. Don't miss this incredible opportunity!

Teaching Methods

Live classroom presentation with slides, discussion, Q&A; Human cadaver lab close inspection of human cadavers to illustrate lecture concepts

8 CE hours anatomy

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, the doctor will

  1. have a clearer understanding of what is meant by active musculoskeletal neutral; how to achieve, feel, and teach it.
  2. be able to show each patient how to more effectively and efficiently use their everyday body positions and movements to enhance health and wellbeing.
  3. know how to work with aberrant spinal conditions such as scoliosis, hypo- and hyper- lordosis and kyphosis spinal patterns along with extremity conditions
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 AZ Chiropractic Board
    Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 CA Chiro Board, Category B
    CA Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Cat B
  • 8.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 8.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 HI Chiropractic Board
    Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 8.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 8.00 IN Chiropractic Board
    Indiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 KS Healing Arts Board
    Kansas Board of Healing Arts
  • 8.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 8.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 8.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 MS Chiropractic Board
    Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 8.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 NV Chiropractic Board
    Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
  • 8.00 OH Chiropractic Board
    Ohio Chiropractic Board
  • 8.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 8.00 PR Chiropractic Board
    Puerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 RI Chiropractic Board
    Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
  • 8.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 TN Chiropractic Board
    Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 8.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 8.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 8.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Course opens: 
01/01/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
06/25/2022 - 8:00am PDT
Event ends: 
06/25/2022 - 5:00pm PDT
Cost:
$249.00

HOUR ONE
Introduction

  • Why. What’s in a name; science meets semantics fills a need
  • Framework for general bipedal considerations and discourse
  • Musculoskeletal Specifics; joint complex, muscle/tendons, et al
  • Overview of 9 Essential Characteristics of Successful Posture

HOUR TWO
Tongue to roof of mouth

  • Occipital, cervical, and TMJ neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscle/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

Breathing through the nose

  • Cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

HOUR THREE
Scapulae in Back Pockets

  • SC, AC, GH, and scapular articulation neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

Sternum and Ribs down

  • Costo-cervical, -thoracic , and -sternal neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

HOUR FOUR
360 abdominal bracing

  • Extensor mechanism, diaphragmatic, and abdominal neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

HOUR FIVE
Soften extended elbows

  • Elbow complex neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

Active neutral wrist

  • Wrist, hand, fingers, and thumb neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

HOUR SIX
Soften extended knees

  • Patello- and tibiofemoral joints neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

Shorten feet on ground

  • Ankle, midfoot, foot and toes neutral and joint motion specifics
  • Phasic and proprioceptive functions of muscles/tendons
  • Function and uses of area determines areas of concerns

HOUR SEVEN
Hands on review of 9 essential characteristics of human posture

  • Feeling and describing static neutral
  • Feeling and describing active neutral
  • Scoliosis, hyper-, -hypo lordosis/kyphosis

HOUR EIGHT
live on-campus only – not for online students
Anatomy lab review of 9 essential characteristics of human posture

  • Review phasic versus postural structural anatomy
  • Note joint architecture and local connective tissue
  • Review anomalies and varients as factors in care
Life Chiropractic College West
25001 Industrial Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94545
United States
+1 (510) 780-4508

Park by Student Entrance on Clawiter Road side of building, then look for signage directing you to the check-in area. 

See Campus Map for details. 

MARK THOMPSON, BFA, MA, DC, CCSP, CSCS, ART

A 1991 graduate and retired faculty member of Life West, Dr. Thompson taught in the Diagnosis and Anatomy departments at Life West. He is a certified chiropractic sports physician (CCSP) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Credentialed as an Active Release Techniques® provider, he specializes in all manners of soft tissue and repetitive strain injuries both of the spine and the extremities. Dr. Thompson practiced in San Francisco, where he specialized in soft tissue and repetitive strain injuries of both the spine and the extremities.

In addition, Dr. Thompson contributes to continuing education programs for health care providers, centered on human anatomy and cadaver dissection. He has served as a continuing education provider for Life West college, the American College of Sports Medicine, American Council on Exercise and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America.

 

 

See below for a list of credits available for this seminar. 

Life Chiropractic College West is accredited by the CCE and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

*The following State and Province boards do not require an application when a program is sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE): CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY, BC, NB, ON, QC. Life Chiropractic College West cannot guarantee that any session of this offering will be accepted by these licensing board(s). Life West urges licensees to familiarize themselves with the laws governing continuing education in the jurisdictions where they hold licensure.

Available Credit Hours

  • 8.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 AZ Chiropractic Board
    Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 CA Chiro Board, Category B
    CA Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Cat B
  • 8.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 8.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 HI Chiropractic Board
    Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 8.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 8.00 IN Chiropractic Board
    Indiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 KS Healing Arts Board
    Kansas Board of Healing Arts
  • 8.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 8.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 8.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 MS Chiropractic Board
    Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 8.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 NV Chiropractic Board
    Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
  • 8.00 OH Chiropractic Board
    Ohio Chiropractic Board
  • 8.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 8.00 PR Chiropractic Board
    Puerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 RI Chiropractic Board
    Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
  • 8.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 TN Chiropractic Board
    Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 8.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 8.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 8.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 8.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 8.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Price

Cost:
$249.00
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