St Peters Chiropractor is Well Trained in Anatomy to Care for Your Spine
Gross. Macroscopic. Microscopic. Topographical. Sounds like we’re talking about geography or something, but it’s really human anatomy. Anatomy is a 2000+ years old study. The ancient Greeks started it long ago! Understanding human anatomy is critical to healthcare practitioners…and their patients! Anatomy study typically was via dissection, but today novel technology allows knowledge of the body without it. (1) Your St Peters chiropractor is well-trained in anatomy. Your St Peters chiropractor’s knowledge of anatomy informs your treatment plan from exam to nutrition to treatment for St Peters back pain relief.
ANATOMY IN SCHOOL: Motivation
Learning new information can be intimidating. Healthcare and chiropractic schools are full of learning and students. Students’ reactions to learning anatomy vary: first year dental students were more anxious than chiropractic students; 2nd year chiropractic students valued anatomy education more than medical students. Chiropractic students’ motivation and anatomy performance were interwoven in one study. If they were motivated to learn, they did better in anatomy. (2) Your St Peters chiropractor was highly motivated to learn anatomy!
ANATOMY IN SCHOOL: Technology
Testing the impact of technology on anatomy knowledge, researchers shared videos with chiropractic students as extra resources for their study. Of the 71% of students who chose to also use video to learn as well as dissection, 82% stated the videos were “helpful” and 73% saw them as “an enjoyable way to study”. (3) That is a good use of tech!
ANATOMY IN CHIROPRACTIC SCHOOL
Chiropractic puts anatomy to good use! Chiropractic obliges a solid knowledge foundation of musculoskeletal anatomy. Chiropractic school curricula is designed to enhance anatomy knowledge every year of the program. Remembering the knowledge when needed in clinical practice is the goal. A survey of chiropractic students revealed that they demonstrated significant increase in knowledge throughout the program as expected. (4) Anatomy instruction in chiropractic education is similar in design, delivery and assessment, particularly for topographical anatomy and neuroanatomy. (5) It seems that learning anatomy in the classroom linked with seeing how the knowledge is applied in the clinical context boosted students’ learning and motivation to learn. (6)
ANATOMY IN PRACTICE
Anatomy has been one of the main preclinical topics in chiropractic education. Its importance is well-known. Connecting clinical skills to anatomy knowledge in the late years of school help chiropractors as they enter clinical practice upon graduation and beyond. (7) Surveyed practicing chiropractors reported that the most applicable and applicable course for clinical practice in chiropractic school was neuroanatomy (100% agreement). Gross anatomy (99.2%) and histology (86%) were next in line of importance. Anatomy is highly relevant to clinical practice. (8) Your St Peters chiropractor at Old Mill Chiropractic brings everything together: examination findings and anatomy to treat and relieve your pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes spinal stenosis anatomically and how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management helps relieve its pain.
Schedule your next St Peters chiropractic appointments with Old Mill Chiropractic. There is no need to be grossed out by anatomy! Be pleased that your chiropractor knows anatomy to lessen your St Peters back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain.
