David Hoewisch, DC

A review of the when, how, and why of the different shoulders views.

Triage, care and collaboration for herniated, bulged, protruded, extruded and fragmented spinal discs. Compliant documentation of evaluation and management of new and established patients inclusive of chief complaint, history of present illness, review of systems, past-family-social histories with case management protocols and the required elements. Clinically coordinating treatment with subjective complaints, clinical findings and diagnosis for each encounter. Cleveland University-Kansas City Chiropractic and Health Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2018

How to be legal in our litigious society and avoid the pitfalls of social media.

Differentially diagnosing spinal issues in the trauma and non-trauma patient inclusive of spinal disc pathology utilizing x-ray, MRI, CAT Scan and clinical evaluations. Collaborative triaging protocols with neurologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, pain management and primary medical care providers with both mechanical and anatomical spinal pathologies. Academy of Chiropractic, Cleveland University - Kansas City Chiropractic and Health Sciences, Long Island, NY, 2018

Evidenced Based Care in a Collaborative Setting; Primary Spine Care 5, A literature based model for collaborating with hospitals, medical primary care providers and specialists. Reviewing the documentation requirements to communicate the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans with medical entities and having the evidence as a basis for those recommendations. Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Cleveland University- Kansas City, Long Island, NY, 2018

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

ICD 10 and CPT updates for 2017, coding and documentation, Medicare diagnosis updates, risk management and self-audit, E&M guidelines, physical medicine documentation.

Quantifying the opioid drug crisis in the US, societal consequences including addiction to illegal drugs, review of the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the opiate receptors in the brain stem, reviewing studies that show that spinal adjusting activates the opioid receptors.

Review of ethical and supportable practice standards, regulations, business and professions code, negligence, unprofessional conduct, proper SOAP note charting, common advertising errors.

Proper and ethical billing and coding.

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

Holistic approach to conducting a nutritional evaluation, and a systematic method to assess the health of the adrenal medulla.

Understanding proper coding hierarchy, when to use codes, Medicare requirements for chiropractic,

Normal and abnormal characteristics of the pediatric spine and extremities.

A review of the neurophysiology of cerebral and cerebellar disorders and how to manage them.

Chiropractic Biophysics: postural alignment - subluxation types and consequences, case studies, sagittal plane curvature in health and disease, lumbar lordosis improves pain, disability and nerve function.

Fifteen hours in neurologically based chiropractic assessment and bio/neurofeedback retraining using the NeuroInfiniti instrument.

Lobbying tips and a legislative update.

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

Case history specific to golf performance, posture and flexibility specific for golf, golf related injuries - back and extremity dysfunction, treatment options, myofascial release.

Assessment of the thoracic region, posture exam, shoulder anatomy and assessment, adjustments of the thoracic and shoulder regions, taping and exercises.

History taking strategies and review of records, validity of orthopedic/neurological tests, requirements for validatlng, diagnosing, and establishing the necessity of care.

Gate theory, vitamin D, dietary excitotoxins, malic acid, pro-inflammatory eicosanoids and cytokines, strategies for preventing and managing brain injury and degeneration.

Review of ethical and supportable practice standards, negligence, unprofessional conduct, sexual impropriety and other abuse cases, common advertising errors.

Psychological and clinical aspects of becoming the right doctor, hiring/training staff, patient education, daily office operations.

Pre-litigation, discovery, mediation/arbitration, record-keeping.

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

A study of the neurophysiology and management of cerebral and cerebellar disorders.

How the stress reaction occurs due to subluxation.

Developmental and injury mechanisms, in-utero constraints and birth trauma, post natal development of spinal asymmetry, and management of childhood injuries.

Subluxation and disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines using the CBP technique, including case studies.

Six hours of MRI study

Social and historical context of somatovisceral management, History-taking, physical exam, physiology and anatomy of the autonomic nervous system, chiropractic treatment.

Assessing Bone Density with X-ray Technologies

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

The detection and correction of nerve interference using KST.

10 hours reviewing x-ray pathology with 5 hours emphasizing the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines.

A cadaveric review of anatomy as it applies to chiropractic adjustments and spinal biomechanics.

How to live to 100 years of age and be healthy all the while.

What to look for and how it affects chiropractic care.

Two 7 hour courses in analyzing and adjusting upper extremity biomechanical lesions.

Methods, history, concepts, principles, and application of kinesio-taping.

Two 7 hour courses in finding and adjusting various lower extremity biomechanical lesions.

Two 5 hour courses covering spinal instability, including the atlas and cervical spine.

How to design a treatment plan that works for each patient.

A basic introduction to the SOT technique. Topics: nutrition of specific organs, anatomical identification and range of motion of viscera, vertebral and osseous relationships, muscular relationship to viscera and vertebral segments, and manipulation of viscera.

Pettibon Spinal Biomechanics

Instability of the spine as seen on x-rays.

A review of the basic and advanced protocols of the Activator Technique.

An in-depth study of the neurophysiology of the cortex and cerebellum and appropriate adjusting techniques.

Study of the mechanical engineering principles of the lumbar spine, including normal lumbar: spinal model, traction and protocol, exercises, Rheological models, Lumbar and CNS biomechanics, pre and post AP and Lateral lumbar corrections, and mirror image adjusting.

44 hours of learning how to use the Activator adjusting instrument in adjusting and managing spinal and extremity subluxations.

Detailed review of alternate adjusting techniques of various spinal and extremity subluxations.

120 hours in examining, adjusting, taping, bracing, and rehabilitating protocols of sports' injuries, including radiology, nutritional, and legal considerations.,

To enhance the clinical skills of the doctor of chiropractic and to help maintain awareness of recent trends in chiropractic practice. 24 hours.

48 hours in the study of mechanical engineering principles: coupling patterns, postural measurements, radiographic analysis, bone and nerve physiology, pathology of subluxation, spinal postural permutations, mirror image spinal adjusting, spinal curve restoration, spinal lateral curves with harmonics, SI joint motion, lateral curve and full spine positioning for drop table corrections, upper cervical anomalies, catastrophe theory explanation of adjustment vs manipulation, postural stressing and cervical-thoracic-pelvic mirror image set-ups.

24 hour course covering Workers' Compensation .

Management, communication, reporting, and examining the injured worker.

36 hours in primary care and management of spinal biomechanical lesions.

12 hour course in management of spinal trauma cases.

Developing proficiency in the diagnostic procedures of motion palpation.

36 hours in examination and adjusting lower extremities.

Anatomy, physiology, pathogenesis, x-ray evaluation, ortho and neuro differential diagnosis, laboratory evaluation, and the chiropractic approach to management of arthritic pain.

12 hour course

Study of the theory, practice and interpretation of x-rays

X-ray analysis and adjusting methods per Dr. Gonstead..

Principles of muscle testing to diagnose physical problems.