Module 715: Adjusting Techniques in Functional Neurology I
By: Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Course Description

Topics Covered
Hemispheric Interaction (Why Sidedness Matters)
Brain Hemisphericity and Functional Decompensation
Soft Pyramidal Weakness
Diaschisis & Deafferentation influences on Brain Activity
Joint Receptors & Range Fractionation
Muscle Spindle Physiology
Muscle Sensitivity & Tone Relating to Brain Output & The Adjustment
Direct & Indirect Receptor Influence on Brain Activity
Importance of Fuel Delivery & Its Relationship to Breathing Mechanics
The neurological mechanisms of the chiropractic adjustment and other manual therapies.
Palpatory/assessment techniques congruent with current clinical neuroscience and biomechanical theories.
Biomechanical coupling and its neurological importance.
Quick and effective examination procedures to delineate the sidedness of Functional Decompensation and or Hemisphericity
Coupled Upper and Lower Rib
Qaudratus Lumborum & Iliocostalis
Coupled Cervical Spine C2-C7 plus variations on position and thrust
Modifying the “Rotary Break” to Hemisphericity
Extremities for Soft Pyramidal Weakness
Atlanto-Occipital Joint
1st Rib
Posterior Rib
T1
Upper Thoracic Long Axis
Coupled Lumbar Spine
Sacroiliac Joint Specific to Hemisphericity
Correcting For the Anterior Rotated Ilium