WAVE 2020: Spine Pain and the Chiropractic Adjustment (Murphy, Online 2022)

Overview

Ninety three percent of initial chiropractic patients seek care for spinal back and neck pain complaints. Chiropractic is proven to be both safe and effective in the management of spine pain syndromes. This course is designed to help the field practitioner understand advances on the orthopedics and neurology of why chiropractic is effective in the management of spine pain syndromes.

  • Review the gate theory of pain as related to the chiropractic adjustment.
  • Review the suprasegmental pain inhibitory pain system as related to the chiropractic adjustment.
  • Review tissue fibrosis, inflammation and the concept of the chiropractic adjustment motion.
  • Cervical disc herniation and the chiropractic adjustment.
  • Lumbar disc herniation and the chiropractic adjustment.

Duration

This course is available through December 31. Download or print your certificate before that date.

Instructions

This seminar is part of The WAVE 2020 (2022 Edition).  To access, you must be registered for the full Conference. Once you are registered you may choose this and whichever lecture hours you prefer.

  1. Check on the right of this screen or under the CREDITS tab to see if this session is approved for CE in your licensure state(s).
  2. You must be logged in to your Life West CE account in order to access this seminar.
  3. Once in the seminar, follow the MENU of steps on the left side of the screen, or follow the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen.
  4. In order to earn credit, you must complete all of the course steps, including printing or downloading your certificate. Your certificate will not be sent to you.

If you have questions or concerns along the way, contact Life West Postgraduate & Continuing Education at thewave@lifewest.edu or 510.780.4508 during our regular business hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Please expect a response within 1-2 business days.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AB Chiropractic College
    Alberta College of Chiropractors
  • 1.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 AR Chiropractic Board
    Arkansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 AZ Chiropractic Board
    Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 CA Chiropractic Board, Category A Exam/Adjust/Billing
    California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Category A Exam/Adjust/Billing
  • 1.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 1.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 GA Chiropractic Board
    Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 HI Chiropractic Board
    Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 1.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 1.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
    Kansas Chiropractic Association
  • 1.00 KY Chiropractic Board
    Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 1.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 1.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 MO Chiropractic Board
    Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 1.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 NV Chiropractic Board
    Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
  • 1.00 NY Chiropractic Board
    New York State Board for Chiropractic
  • 1.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 1.00 PA Chiropractic Board
    Pennsylvania Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 PR Chiropractic Board
    Puerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 TX Chiropractic Board
    Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 1.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 1.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 1.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Course opens: 
01/01/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022

Dr. Dan Murphy

Dan Murphy, DC

Dr. Dan Murphy has been a cornerstone to Life West’s WAVE agenda, speaking on the science behind chiropractic, for the past several years, and this year is no different. Dr. Murphy has taught more than 1,400 post-graduate continuing education seminars. He is a contributing author to the books Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries and Pediatric Chiropractic. From 2003-2009, Dr. Murphy was the Vice President of the International Chiropractic Association, and he was honored to be chosen as “Chiropractor of the Year” 2009 -2010. Dr. Murphy graduated magna cum laude from Western States Chiropractic College in 1978, and he has more than 34 years of practice experience, as well as a diplomate in Chiropractic Orthopedics. For 30 years he has served as part-time faculty at Life Chiropractic College West.

Scroll down to see available credit hours.

NOTE: that while you are invited to partake in all of the conference sessions, your state may not have approved each session or may have limitations on the total number of hours accepted for the conference as a whole. Hours that were approved in 2021 many not be approved in 2022. Check each session closely to see how many hours are approved by your state. You will receive a single certificate for the entire conference; rather you may print or download your certificate once you have completed the "Required Last Step" on the main course page. We will notify you within the following month via email once your certificate is ready. 

Life Chiropractic College West is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (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, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OR, PR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY. 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

  • 1.00 AB Chiropractic College
    Alberta College of Chiropractors
  • 1.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 AR Chiropractic Board
    Arkansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 AZ Chiropractic Board
    Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 CA Chiropractic Board, Category A Exam/Adjust/Billing
    California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Category A Exam/Adjust/Billing
  • 1.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 1.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 GA Chiropractic Board
    Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 HI Chiropractic Board
    Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 1.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 1.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
    Kansas Chiropractic Association
  • 1.00 KY Chiropractic Board
    Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 1.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 1.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 MO Chiropractic Board
    Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 1.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 NV Chiropractic Board
    Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
  • 1.00 NY Chiropractic Board
    New York State Board for Chiropractic
  • 1.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 1.00 PA Chiropractic Board
    Pennsylvania Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 PR Chiropractic Board
    Puerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 TX Chiropractic Board
    Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 1.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 1.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 1.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 1.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 1.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
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If you have questions or concerns along the way, contact Life West Postgraduate & Continuing Education at thewave@lifewest.edu. Please expect a response within 1-2 business days.