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
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.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
In today's episode, we will conclude Chapter 3 with a discussion on Kyphosis as well as a chapter review.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
In this episode, we begin our exploration of Chapter 10 and Full Spine Radiography. This chapter is primarily about the process we use to make sure that we are getting valid x-rays and our measurements are useful. This is an often neglected area by many doctors, but it is actually one of the areas that requires the most attention to detail.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
In today's episode, we will discuss how to properly draw and interpret the radiography lines for the occiput. We will also discuss the listing system, and how the lines are used to provide an appropriate listing. We will also discuss the goal of correction.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
In today's episode, we will finish up the section on Scoliosis. This section primarily covers medical treatments for Scoliosis, but it gives us some insights into their limitations and why they often do not work. This section is essential for becoming a knowledgable expert on the topic of Scoliosis.
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
In today's episode, we will be talking about the misalignment of the atlas and the unique way in which we assess it. It is important to understand how to draw the lines for the assessment, but also how we interpret those lines to know that we are seeing it accurately. This episode is essential for making proper corrections to the atlas vertebra.
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
In today's episode, we begin our study of Chapter 3. Section 1 is on Scoliosis. We will begin to understand the forces at play as well as the potential causes of scoliosis.