Transcript Dr. Good - lay presentation - NYCC SP-01

Chiropractic
Dr. Christopher Good, DC, MA(Ed), CCSP
Professor, New York Chiropractic College
How many people here have been
to a Chiropractor?
The First Chiropractic Patient
September 18, 1895
This profession has come a long way…
What Is Chiropractor ???
• A doctor who specializes in treating nerve,
muscle and joint problems...
• Using primarily manual therapy and other
natural methods...
• To restore and maintain health.
What is Health?
 Optimal
function
 Not merely absence of sign or symptoms
 How do you know?
 What controls the function of the body?
The Nervous System...
Controls and coordinates
all systems of the body
Did you know…
Food
Water
Oxygen
Nervous System
6 weeks
6 days
6 minutes
6 msec
What changes nervous system function?
What changes nervous
system function?
• Chemical Factors
drugs
 poor nutrition

• Psychological Factors

stress
• Mechanical Factors
Trauma
 Compression or Irritation

Compression or Irritation by ...
• Muscles
• Bones -->Subluxation
 Joint restriction
 Bone malposition
 Joint degeneration --> see the X-ray view box
• These can irritate the nervous system,
especially subluxation
What causes subluxation?
Let’s look at the spine…
How do you treat Subluxation?
Go to the Chiropractor, of course!
Going to the Chiropractor...
…And Get to the Cause of the Problem!
The Case History
The Examination
Orthopedic Testing
The Examination
Neurological Testing
The Examination
Palpation
Joint Palpation
The Examination
X-ray films
The Examination
X-ray films
Review of Findings
Chiropractic Treatment Methods
Manual Therapies
Adjustments
Manipulations
Mobilizations to joints and soft
tissue structures
Muscle and ligament therapy
Chiropractic Treatment Methods
Other Physical Treatments
Heat, Ice
Electro-therapies, Ultrasound
Chiropractic Treatment Methods
Exercise and Rehabilitation
Patient Education
Postural/nutritional advice
Lifestyle strategies
Chiropractic Treatment Methods
The Good News…
•
•
No Drugs
No Surgery
Why people go to the chiropractor…
• 43 % Low back pain
• 33% Neck pain
• 15% Headache
• 11% Extremity conditions
• 9% Other neuromusculoskeletal
• 4% Visceral conditions

GI, Asthma, Hypertension, other
-ACA 2000 Survey
People use Chiropractic for
different reasons…
The Profession…
• According to the ACA 2000 survey…
86% Male
 70% solo practitioners
 work 43 hours/week
 115 patient visits/week
 Income

Gross $220,000
 Net $81,500
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Chiropractic Education
You could probably be a Chiropractic Physician if:
You were intelligent
 You liked people
 You enjoy studying the sciences, especially biology
and anatomy
 You were good with your hands
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There are:
 16 Chiropractic colleges located
throughout the United States
 25 Chiropractic colleges located in
various countries around the world
Admission Requirements
Prerequisite Courses Required
Bachelors Degree Recommended
 General Biology with Labs (6 Semester Hours)
 General Chemistry with Labs (6 Semester Hours)
 Organic Chemistry with Labs (6 Semester Hours)
 General Physics with Labs (6 Semester Hours)
Did you know that…….
 Chiropractic College is
Similar to Medical
College
 Chiropractic students
study more anatomy,
physiology, diagnosis
and neurology
During and after graduation
there can be specialized study
Sports
Medicine
Orthopedics
Nutrition
Many Thanks…
Any Questions?