Receive an in depth look at the obstacles confronting the chiropractic profession today and learn how to turn those obstacles into success. Some of these areas include: handling managed care, national health care, marketing, staff, and the economy.

Learn everything you need to know about extremity adjusting from one of chiropractic’s most dynamic speakers! Learn how to adjust the most common subluxation patterns found in the feet, knees, hips, wrists, elbows and shoulders. Charrette’s incredibly effective adjusting protocols are so easy to duplicate that you can start using them on Monday morning. These specially developed protocols will help you achieve better results for your patients.

Glutathione is used by virtually every cell of the body to neutralize toxins. Learn the importance, biochemistry and nutritional strategies to elevate glutathione. Learn how the 1982 Nobel Prize relates to inflammatory pain. Gain important information about nutritional approaches to inflammatory pain (like how omega-6/omega-3 balance and biochemistry affect it). Also, review laser science, physiology and some outcome studies pertaining to low-level laser therapy.

An overview of boundary issues, including crossing, violations, and sexual misconduct will be addressed. These behaviors will be analyzed and applied to the eliminating self-defeating behavior theory. Learn why these self-defeating behaviors start, why we want to keep them, how we practice them, and healthier replacement behaviors.

Dr. David Eisenberg, principal investigator of this NIH funded R-01 grant will describe the training of this multi-disciplinary team and the results of the pilot randomized trial performed as part of this NIH funded initiative.Specifically, adults with sub acute low back pain were randomized to receive usual care versus usual care, plus access to the multi-disciplinary (a.k.a. integrative care) team. The provocative results of this pilot study suggest that such models are feasible and should now be tested in fully powered randomized trials. Apart from summarizing the results of this study, Dr. Eisenberg willhighlight the differences between this particular model of multi-disciplinary care as compared with other models which have been studied to date.

Learn the history and background of chiropractic care as a benefit for military men and women from someone working inside the institution. Share Halstead’s personal story regarding how fibromyalgia, combined with the impact of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, impacted her health, and the positive influence chiropractic care provided on her wellness. Discuss Halstead’s role with Foundation of Chiropractic Progress and what it means to the future.

The central focus of this course is not conventional risk management. You will learn how current research is suggesting a dramatic shift. A growing body of evidence suggests that where stroke is concerned, the chiropractic adjustment is risk management. You will view the stroke issue in a broader context, including the neurological fitness model. This material will be presented in a way you will find relevant to clinical assessment and patient education.

The call for cost-containment in health care is nothing new and doctors of chiropractic have always strived to provide the best and most affordable care possible. Explore case studies covering a wide variety of conditions encountered in chiropractic practice and discuss clinical and x-ray findings that may warrant further exploration with advanced imaging. Side-by-side correlations between x-ray and advanced imaging will help demonstrate the rationale for the imaging and how findings impact patient care. You will come away from this course with a better understanding of diagnostic imaging in clinical practice, and an appreciation of the the non-surgical procedures available utilizing imaging in order to offer patients the most comprehensive and effective care.

The information age often feels like information overload; relevant and valid research can be hard to find. The Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies will show you how to use the simple principles of information mastery to efficiently find useful research. You will learn their top three “red flags” for spotting unreliable sources of information, and be directed instead toward valid and practical sources for keeping up to date.

This one hour presentation will highlight the Pillsbury House Integrative Health Clinic that offers care at no charge to the underserved population of the Powderhorn community in the heart of Minneapolis. Several interesting cases will be discussed in this interactive presentation.

One of the fundamental methods of charting the menstrual cycle and observing hormonal fluctuations is through a careful analysis of a Basal Body Temperature (BBT) chart.  Learn the basics of fertility, how to interpret a BBT chart, and how to apply acupuncture and some herbal formulas to achieve or prevent conception. Discover methods that are simple, easy to use, and understand so you can immediately apply them when you get back to the office.

Reform, reform, reform… everybody’s talking about reform. As our healthcare and third party reimbursement system goes through its most dramatic changes in decades, where does that leave chiropractic? More importantly, where does that leave you? During his two hour presentation, Neubauer will share 10 things you can do to continue to serve your patients well no matter what the state of the economy is.

Current research suggests that healthy lifestyle choices are the most important factor to improve quality of life and prevent the onset of chronic illness. Learn the basics of nutrition to include a primer on carbohydrates, fats, and protein. You will also learn about insulin resistance and the basics of an anti-inflammatory diet. Gain information designed to provide practical steps to help you take charge of your health by balancing carbohydrates, increasing healthy fats and incorporating healthy eating habits.

A panel discussion on Minnesota no-fault law followed by a question and answer period. The focus will be on these provisions of the No-Fault Act which most directly affect the operation and practices of chiropractic clinics.

Get a brief overview and learn the role of the doctor of chiropractic and the chiropractic assistant in providing physiotherapies and their applications to patients. Examine terminology for health care relevant to the chiropractic practice with an emphasis on the application of passive chiropractic physiotherapies. You will become familiar with the procedures involved in applying these physiotherapies, who not to apply them to, as well as injuries that can occur if the therapies are applied incorrectly.