Dizziness Simplified: Effective Management Strategies for the Chiropractic Physician

Dr. Conde will explore some of the most common presenting symptoms a dizzy patient will describe. He will reveal the most established etiologies and provide a low tech, simple flow chart style procedure to appropriately diagnose the cause of the dizziness. In addition, Dr. Conde will share the contraindicative findings to chiropractic manipulation and reveal how to rule out stroke. Lastly, he will demonstrate some of the most common particle repositioning maneuvers that the chiropractic physician can implement immediately to better serve their patient base. The underpinning of the presentation will revolve around record keeping.

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the most common etiologies of dizziness- central vs. peripheral
  2. Establish proficiency in the identification and documentation of dizziness in the patient
  3. Mastery of low-tech diagnostic procedures
  4. Rule out cerebrovascular accident and document negative tests
  5. Clear the patient of any contra-indications for chiropractic adjustment
  6. Identify the most efficacious particle repositioning maneuver for the patient and become proficient. Learn aspects of vestibular rehabilitation for those with central involvement
  7. Prescribed appropriate home instruction/exercises following repositioning maneuvers
  8. Understand what imaging or laboratory tests to order
  9. Make appropriate referrals
  10. Establish competence in record keeping especially with regards to the differential diagnosis

 

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