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CAM 127 Introduction to Chiropractic and Osteopathic Techniques

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences21 topics

CAM 127 covers 21 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Foundations of chiropractic care
  2. Foundations of osteopathic techniques
  3. Musculoskeletal anatomy review
  4. Spinal alignment and posture
  5. Basic manual assessment
  6. Introduction to manipulative techniques
  7. Indications and contraindications
  8. Safety and professional boundaries
  9. History of bone setting, osteopathy and chiropractic
  10. Philosophy of manual manipulative therapies
  11. Principles of bone setting, osteopathy and chiropractic
  12. Practice and techniques of manual manipulative therapies
  13. Scientific and cultural frameworks for spinal and bone manipulation
  14. Subluxation theory and biomechanical approaches
  15. Comparative Western and Nigerian traditional manual therapies
  16. Evidence-based manipulative methods
  17. Soft tissue manipulation and massage therapies
  18. Spinal thrust applications and safe manual therapy
  19. Traditional bone setting and modern safety standards
  20. Legal, regulatory and collaborative practice issues
  21. Integration of manual therapies into conventional healthcare

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Foundations of chiropractic care

Foundations of chiropractic care cover the core philosophy that the spine governs health through the nervous system, the concept of vertebral subluxation, and the biomechanical and neurophysiological principles guiding assessment and treatment.

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