Level Up Crash Intensive Agenda

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Friday January 19th

Registration – 8:00am
 

8:30am-9:30am – Dr. Atle Torstensen – Full Spine Adjusting

Hour One: Foot

• Biomechanics

• Motion palpation review

• Indications for an HVLA impulse

• Case management

• Adjusting set ups

  • Calcaneus o Talus

  • Navicular

  • Cuneiforms o Metatarsals

9:30am-10:30am – Dr. Atle Torstensen – Full Spine Adjusting

Hour Two: Knee and Hip

• Biomechanics

• Motion palpation review

• Case management

• Adjusting set ups

  • Tibia

  • Fibula

  • Patella

  • Femur

  • Hip
     

10:30am-11:00am – Coffee break

11am-12pm – Dr. Atle Torstensen – Full Spine Adjusting

Hour Three: Shoulder, Scapula, and Clavicle

• Biomechanics

• Motion palpation review

• Case management

• Adjusting set ups

  • ​Scapula

  • Acromioclavicular

  • Sternoclavicular

  • Glenohumeral

12pm-1pm – Dr. Atle Torstensen – Full Spine Adjusting

Hour Four: Elbow and Wrist

• Biomechanics

• Indications/contraindications

• Motion palpation review

• Case management

• Adjusting set ups

  • ​Radius

  • Ulna

  • Carpals​

1pm-2pm – Lunch

2pm-3pm – Dr Brad Glowaki – Subluxation and Pain (Clinical Science)

• Causes and clinical manifestations of subluxation

• Cervical subluxations associated with trauma.

• Chiropractic care and back pain

• Chiropractic adjustments and oxidative stress

• The effects of cortisol and stress on the body

• Cortisol and perceived anxiety reduction following chiropractic care

• Evaluating the healing progress and understanding the contraindications of care.

3pm-4pm – Dr. Brad Glowaki – Subluxation and Prevention (Clinical Science)

• Posture does not influence head repositioning accuracy but does influence head stabilization (head still) performance.

• There is a significant effect on both body posture and vision on both horizontal and vertical head movements.

• Head positioning errors can be reduced when the segments of the neck contribute to orientation of the head in space.

• Technique considerations, functional tests for evaluating the need for rehabilitative protocols.

4:30pm-5:30pm – Dr. Mindy Pelz　(Nutrition and Clinical Science)
Hour One - The Physiological Benefit of Fasting

• A review of the cellular physiology and hormone function.

• Body metabolism

  • Normal metabolism

  • Abnormal metabolism

• Ketosis

5:30pm-6:30pm – Dr. Mindy Pelz (Nutrition and Clinical Science) Hour Two - Fasting to reduce inflammation

• Brain function

• Fasting to normalize metabolic health

• Hormone changes during all phases of life

• Fasting to enhance brain cognitive outputs

• Chiropractic implications

• Reducing inflammation

• Promoting a healthy lifestyle through nutrition and fasting
  
   

Saturday January 20th

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10am-11am – Dr. Brad Glowaki – Subluxation and Human Performance (Clinical Science)

• Chiropractic care for MSK and non-MSK conditions.

• Chiropractic adjustments may potentially be effective beyond muscle and joint pain.

• Effects of chiropractic adjustment and pulmonary function

• Chiropractic and athletes

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11am-11:30am – Coffee break
 

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11:30am-1pm – TBD (Non-CE Time)

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1pm-2:30pm – Lunch

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2:30pm-3:30pm – Dr. Atle Torstensen – (Non-CE Time)

3:30pm-4pm – Break
 

4pm-5pm – Dr Brad Glowaki and Dr. Eric Russell - Putting it all together for optimal care (Clinical Science and Chiropractic Principles)

• Treatment and rehabilitative protocols using relevant guidelines and stages of injury

• Optimal patient outcomes.

• Current subluxation theories

• Indications and contraindications to adjust

• Using all three attributes of evidence based care

  • Best science

  • Doctor’s values o Patient’s needs