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Thru The Chapters

Thru The Chapters is a one year Journey thru the text, Gonstead Chiropractic Science and Art by Roger Herbst. This text is the basic primer for anyone intent on learning the foundational concepts of Gonstead Chiropractic. This is a 52 week program designed to teach you fundamental concepts supported by Science, informed by Philosophy, and applied as Art. The 52 week format makes it so you can jump in anywhere and complete the journey from wherever you begin.

Episodes

Special Episode: Advice from Experience

In today's episode, we will be looking at some articles that have been written that can help us to give more context to how we perform our adjustments and how we can avoid some common errors.

Apr 21, 202527 minEp. 65

W&P Wednesday: Clinical Instability of the Sacrum and Pelvis

In today's episode, we will be concluding chapter 5 by discussing clinical instability of the sacrum and pelvis. This will also include a synopsis of the entire chapter as we conclude our discussion on clinical instability.

Apr 18, 202535 minEp. 64

Cervical Corrections in the Cervical Chair

In today's episode, we will be discussing cervical corrections in the cervical chair. This will include proper contact, hand placement, patient positioning, and stabilization.

Apr 14, 202528 minEp. 63

W&P Wednesday: Instability of the Lumbar Spine

In today's episode, we will be looking at instability of the lumbar spine. This includes a discussion of fracture and the circumstances required to create a fracture.

Apr 10, 202547 minEp. 62

Cervical Corrections on the Knee Chest

In today's episode, we will begin Chapter 17 by looking at cervical corrections on the knee chest table. The specific application of this approach is vital to getting the most out of this adjustment and creating the proper correction.

Apr 08, 202524 minEp. 61

W&P Wednesday: Thoracic Instability

Today, we will conclude our discussion of cervical instability. We will then discuss the topic of thoracic instability in its entirety.

Apr 03, 202552 minEp. 60

Thoracic Corrections Continued

In todays episode, we are looking at the method of correction for the upper and middle thoracic vertebra.

Mar 30, 202522 minEp. 59

Week 34: Lower Thoracic Corrections

In today's episode, we will begin Chapter 16 by discussing corrections to the lower thoracics (T10, T11, and T12). This will include a discussion of different tables, including the knee chest, hylo, and slot table. We will also discuss different hand positions, from the typical single hand contact, to the double thenar and thumb-pisiform.

Mar 17, 202520 minEp. 56

Week 33: Lumbar Corrections on the Knee Chest Table

In today's episode, we will be discussing the proper set up and execution of lumbar adjustments on the knee chest table. This includes patient relaxation as well as doctor position for proper line of correction.

Mar 10, 202527 minEp. 54

Week 32: Lumbar Corrections in Side Posture

In today's episode, we begin our discussion of lumbar corrections by discussing the pelvic bench. We will discuss the proper technique for both the push move and the pull move.

Mar 03, 202526 minEp. 52

Week 31: Sacrum corrections on the knee chest table

In today's episode, we will be introduced to the knee chest table, including proper set up and patient placement. We will also discuss the proper procedure for adjusting the base posterior on the knee chest table.

Feb 24, 202529 minEp. 50

W&P Wednesday: Hyper-extension injuries beyond whiplash

In today's episode, we will be discussing various hyperextension injuries and their association with fracture and dislocation. We will also discuss the mechanism of injury so we have a better understanding of what we should be looking for once we know how the patient was injured.

Feb 19, 202536 minEp. 49

Week 30: Sacrum Corrections

In today's episode, we begin our discussion on Sacrum Corrections. We will begin by talking about correction of PR, PL, and Base Posterior in the side lying position on the Pelvic Bench. We will also discuss some of the secrets to getting the best adjustment while avoiding the most common pitfalls.

Feb 17, 202526 minEp. 48

W & P Wednesday: Flexion Injuries

In today's episode, we will be discussing flexion injuries. This discussion will also include the nature and mechanism of action of "whiplash" injuries as well.

Feb 12, 202544 minEp. 47

The 1505 Club: Talent versus Skill

In today's episode, we will talk about te unique value of both talent and skill, and how you can harness both to become the best Chiropractor you can be.

Feb 12, 202519 minEp. 46

Week 29: Ilium Corrections Continued

In today's episode, we will conclude out discussion on Ilium Corrections. This will include all listings such as PI, AS, IN, and EX as well as the proper use of the essential ingredient of torque.

Feb 10, 202523 minEp. 45

W&P Wednesday: 212-224

In today's episode, we will be discussing cervical fractures. This includes hangman's fracture, compression fracture, and "tear-drop" fracture. These fractures will be discussed both with and without associated facet dislocation.

Feb 07, 202535 minEp. 44

Week 28: Ilium Corrections

In today's episode, we will discuss proper patient positioning for all adjustments on the pelvic bench. We will also discuss the proper technique for performing the EX pull move in the side posture position on the pelvic bench.

Feb 03, 202529 minEp. 43

W&P Wednesday: Pages 201-212

In today's episode, we will be talking about traumatic fractures of the spine, especially, fractures of the atlas and axis. We will discuss the mechanism of injury and the consequences of such injuries.

Jan 29, 202534 minEp. 42

Week 27: Motion Palpation

In today's episode, we discuss the purpose, intention, and methods for motion palpation. We will discuss the exact procedure for determining the location of subluxation using the unique art of motion palpation.

Jan 29, 202540 minEp. 41

W & P Wednesday: Biomechanics Assessment of Radiographs

In today's episode, we will be looking at the radiographic assessment and biomechanics interpretation of mechanism of injury for several different types of injury. Today, we will be looking primarily at fracture and dislocation in the upper cervical region.

Jan 22, 202539 minEp. 40

Week 26: Deflection and Common Mistakes

In today's episode, we will conclude our discussion of instrumentation. We will talk about the peak of deflection and what causes it. We will also discuss proper scoping technique and common mistakes. We will conclude by discussing how to properly count the vertebra so we can correctly ascertain which nerve is causing our scope finding.

Jan 20, 202526 minEp. 39

W & P Wednesday: Mathematical Models and Spinal Cord Trauma

In today's episode, we look at mathematical models for understanding and predicting spine injury and spinal cord trauma. We will discuss the ways in which trauma is produced and which factors have the greatest effect on overall outcome.

Jan 15, 202554 minEp. 38

Week 25: Instrumentation

In today's episode, we will begin our discussion on Chiropractic Instrumentation. We will discuss how to read the deflection as well as what causes the deflection. We will also begin discussing proper scoping technique.

Jan 13, 202524 minEp. 37

W&P Wednesday: Pgs 170-179

In this section, we will begin a discussion of spinal trauma. Today, we focus primarily on the cervical spine and which forces create which types of damage we will see in the patient.

Jan 08, 202544 minEp. 36
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