CPD Course Description
The adjustment is the easy part. The greater clinical skill lies in determining what deserves attention, where to begin, whether a chiropractic adjustment is indicated and, equally importantly, when it is not. This practical workshop focuses on structured clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and specific chiropractic technique, with particular emphasis on identifying relevant findings, establishing priorities, selecting an appropriate starting point and reassessing following intervention. Delegates will explore a systematic approach to decision-making across the spine, considering both top-down and bottom-up assessment strategies, while developing greater precision in patient positioning, contact, line of correction and adjustment delivery. The workshop is designed to encourage thoughtful, evidence-informed and patient-centred practice in which the adjustment follows the clinical findings rather than habit, symptoms alone or a predetermined treatment routine.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify relevant clinical findings that may influence the decision to adjust or not to adjust.
- Differentiate between top-down and bottom-up assessment strategies and select an appropriate starting point based on the findings.
- Apply a structured assessment process to establish clinical priorities before intervention.
- Demonstrate appropriate patient positioning, practitioner positioning, contact, tissue pull and line of correction for selected chiropractic adjustments.
- Perform selected chiropractic adjustments with greater specificity, control and clinical intent.
- Reassess relevant findings following an adjustment and interpret whether the intervention has produced a meaningful change.
- Justify the clinical reasoning behind the choice of adjustment, sequence and reassessment strategy.
- Recognise situations in which an adjustment is not indicated and modify the clinical approach accordingly.