Spinal Care Class Outline

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Spinal Care Class Outline

The following is a rough outline of a Spinal Care Class. The first section is a compressed version for your general review. The second section is a more detailed outline for you to add your own notes and own text. Practice it aloud, and as you naturally adlib, write in your own words into this outline as a possible future text. Later, you can edit it for your final copy.

Also, under each item, see if it is appropriate and possible to add:

a)Facts and figures (to add authority)

b)Examples (to make it relevant and easier to understand)

c)Demonstrations and exercises (to involve the audience and get them to participate)

d)Tips (to help them and add value to your talk)

Compressed Outlinefor

SPINAL CARE CLASS (Also known as Spinal Care Workshop, Spinal Hygiene Class, Special Orientation and Health Workshop:

I. INTRODUCTION

Who you are, history, personal information (wife, children, hobbies, etc.)
Purpose of this evening's talk. Education, responsibility.
With more education and knowledge, the more responsibility you can take. (Importance of flossing, eating correctly, etc. Fish and fishing analogy).

II. WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?

History of Chiropractic
Negative PR, history
Recent studies
Ongoing expansion and challenges

III. WHAT IS HEALTH?

General definition

IV. SIX COMPONENTS OF HEALTH

Sleep
Nutrition
Exercise
Positive Mental Attitude
Responsible life style
Spinal Hygiene and healthy nervous system

V. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPINE AND NERVOUS SYSTEM

Brain, skull, vertebras, curves, nerves, etc.

VI. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

What it is, what it does; Its importance

VII. DISEASE

Disease of the nervous system. How the nervous system affects and is affected by disease.

VIII. SUBLUXATION AND THE V.S.C.

What is a subluxation.
The components of the VSC. Myo, histo, patho, etc.
How it affects the nervous system, health and disease of a person. Example cases.
Probable consequences if left untreated. Personal example cases.

IX. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

A.Self education and personal responsibility for personal care.

B.Diagnostic procedures and tools used

C.Personal symptoms, ROM, etc.

D.Examinations - orthopedic, neurological, etc.

E.X-rays (allay concerns), (most modern) etc.

F.ADJUSTMENT-THE PRIMARY TREATMENT

G.Adjunctive treatment: therapies, maneuvers, 5 components of health, regular checkups (like dentistry)

X. THE PROGRAM OF TREATMENT

A.Why a program - the importance of a program

B.Symptomatic handling

C.Three phases of care

D.TIME

E.REPETITION

F.EFFORT

G.RESPONSIBILITY - (close of health lecture). Touching story of personal case that was one of your best. Tell it and include the emotion; a testimonial to the benefits of chiropractic. Then, go over responsibility of following through, like exercising or brushing your teeth or saying please and thank you at the dinner table, or changing your oil. Knowing what to do and not doing it is negligence.

XI. CLOSE FOR REFERRALS – PERSONAL PLIGHT OF CHIROPRACTORS

Get to people too late, only after they have symptoms or as a last resort. Too unfortunate, (makes you sad) all the people that I could have helped more if I had only seen them before their problem had worsened.) That's why I rely on my patients to get the word out. (Hand outs, and referral form, refreshments, CA appointments referrals, and you do screenings on the spot.)

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