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.
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Episodes
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
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.
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
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.
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
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.
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
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.
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
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.
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
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.
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
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.
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
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.
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
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.
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
In today's episode, we will conclude our discussion of proper X-ray positioning technique. While this is not the most exciting thing in Chiropractic, it is essential for ensuring that we are seeing the spine as accurately as possible.