Course Location:
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – University Campus 
3599 University Boulevard South
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

Course Description: 
This course is designed to provide enhanced knowledge and skill for clinicians who already have some proficiency and a basic understanding of the safe delivery of spinal manipulation techniques for all regions of the spine. Participants will be instructed in manipulation techniques that are not end range and which utilise minimal leverages to achieve cavitation. Emphasis will be placed on patient comfort, developing thrust speed and minimising amplitude when the manipulative impulse is applied. All manipulation techniques will be taught with a focus on the significance and importance of final minor adjustments immediately pre-thrust. Participants will have the opportunity to address their own individual difficulties regarding the application of spinal HVLA thrust techniques. A number of Clinical Practice Guidelines relating to the treatment of spinal pain and dysfunction promote a multimodal approach to treatment and recommend consideration of the treatment option combining mobilisation, manipulation and exercise. Participants completing this course will gain enhanced knowledge and manipulative skills to enable them to use these Clinical Practice Guidelines when determining the most appropriate treatment for their patients with spinal pain and dysfunction.

Course Objectives: 
Upon completion of the Advanced Spinal Manipulation Program, participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a consolidation of existing knowledge and enhanced proficiency in pre-thrust spinal positioning for the following regions: O-C1, C1-2, C2-7, C7-T3, T4-9, L2-5 and L5-S1.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in pre-thrust spinal positioning for the following regions: Ribs 1-10 and T10-L2.
  • Demonstrate enhanced proficiency in the effective delivery of HVLA thrust techniques in a manner that is safe, comfortable for the patient and which does not use excessive force or leverage for the following regions: O-C1, C1-2, C2-7, C7-T3, T4-9, L2-5 and L5-S1.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in in the effective delivery of HVLA thrust techniques in a manner that is safe, comfortable for the patient and which does not use excessive force or leverage for the following regions: Ribs 1-10 and T10-L2.
  • Demonstrate the use of momentum induced HVLA thrust techniques for different regions of the spine.

Course Education Level: Advanced 

Intended Audience
The information presented in this course is clinically relevant for Physical Therapist (PT) and Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) designations only.

Included this statement for all courses: Disclaimer: Registrations from individuals with clinical designations not listed in the intended audience for this course may be subject to removal from the course roster without a full refund. See Brooks IHL Course Policies and Procedures for details at Brooksihl.org. If you are unsure or have questions related to the intended audience, please email CEU@BrooksIHL.org and we will be happy to help clarify!

Contact Hours:
This course has been approved for 7.5 contact hours by the following boards.

  • Florida Board of Physical Therapy Practice 

Enrollment
If you are a Brooks Clinician and want to pay by cost center, please fill out this registration form and return the check and form to the Brooks IHL.

Attendance: Participants are expected to stay through the entire course in order to receive the most benefit from the course, and to earn all of the CEUs for the course. This includes attending all 6 sessions from start to finish.

Satisfactory Course Completion:
Full course attendance (including signing the attendance sheet each day), performance demonstrations and question and answer session.

Course Evaluation/Survey:
Within 48 hours of course completion, you will receive a post course survey. The IHL values your feedback and we thank you in advance for taking the survey.