This 12-hour course provides practitioners and students alike with the background knowledge required to operate a clinically successful, evidence-based chiropractic practice in the 21st century.

Instructor: Dr. James L. Chestnut B.Ed., M.Sc., D.C., C.C.W.P.

Overview of Course: Peer-reviewed evidence regarding the unique healthcare paradigm of chiropractic, how it compares and contrasts with the allopathic paradigm, how it is the only healthcare paradigm congruent with biological laws such as genetics, epigenetics, stress, allostasis, adaptation, and chronic health and illness, and how it is the only paradigm capable of the achieving outcomes of restored health and function, wellness, and prevention will be presented. Peer reviewed evidence regarding the neurophysiological importance of segmental joint function/dysfunction (VSC) in neuromusculoskeletal extra-neuromusculoskeletal health and quality of life will be reviewed and explained. Finally, a review and summary of the peer-reviewed clinical evidence for chiropractic SMT/adjustment, and a comparison and contrast of the evidence for chiropractic SMT/adjustment vs all other available spinal health interventions will be presented establishing the superiority of chiropractic based on level of evidence of effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness.