The Thoracic Spine
Instructor: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO
Cost: $100.00 / 4.0 CE Hours
- Course Description:
- Dr. James Demetrious discusses the assessment, differential diagnosis, and risk management of conditions associated with the thoracic spine and chest wall.
- Hourly Breakdown:
- Hour 1 – MRI anatomy, conditions of the thorax, and chest wall abnormalities.
- Hour 2 – Imaging appropriateness criteria, thoracic disc herniation, and Schmorl’s nodes.
- Hour 3 – Differential diagnosis, tumors, and case review.
- Hour 4 – Osteoporosis and fractures.
- Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will better understand common clinical presentations affecting the thoracic spine.
- Attendees will have a better appreciation of insidious contraindications for chiropractic care.
- Attendees will learn current fracture classifications, and risks associated with osteoporosis medications and bisphosphonate osteonecrotic fractures.
Instructor: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO
Dr. James Demetrious is a nationally distinguished, board-certified chiropractic orthopedist and Diplomate of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. He teaches post-graduate coursework through his company PostGradDC. He is a proud member of the NCMIC Speakers’ Bureau and teaches throughout the United States. He has taught on behalf of Northeast College of Health Sciences. Dr. Demetrious has published peer-reviewed papers related to advanced differential diagnosis. Notably, he published the very first paper to ever associate fluoroquinolone medications as a causative risk factor of Cervical Artery Dissection. Dr. Demetrious serves as an editorial reviewer on behalf of the journals: Spine, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Clinical Anatomy. He has continually cared for patients since 1986.
