Groton Chiropractor is Well Trained in Anatomy to Care for Your Spine
Gross. Macroscopic. Microscopic. Topographical. Sounds like we are talking about geography or something, but it’s really human anatomy. Anatomy is a 2000+ years old study. The ancient Greeks did anatomy long ago! Aware of human anatomy is critical to healthcare practitioners…and their patients! Anatomy knowledge typically was via dissection, but today new technology allows knowledge of the body without it. (1) Your Groton chiropractor is well-trained in anatomy. Your Groton chiropractor’s knowledge of anatomy informs your treatment plan from exam to nutrition to treatment for Groton back pain relief.
ANATOMY IN SCHOOL: Motivation
Learning new material can be intimidating. Healthcare and chiropractic schools are full of learning and students. Students’ reactions to learning anatomy are different: first year dental students were more anxious than chiropractic students; second year chiropractic students appreciated anatomy education greater than med students. Chiropractic students’ motivation and anatomy performance were interwoven in 1 study. If they were motivated to learn, they did better in anatomy. (2) Your Groton chiropractor was very motivated to learn anatomy!
ANATOMY IN SCHOOL: Technology
Testing the effect 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 study anatomy on video in addition to 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
Anatomy is put to good use in chiropractic. Chiropractic requires a solid knowledge foundation of musculoskeletal anatomy. Chiropractic school curricula is designed to enrich anatomy knowledge each year of the program. Remembering the knowledge when needed in clinical practice is the goal. A survey of chiropractic students revealed that they showed 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 appears that learning anatomy in the classroom linked with seeing how the knowledge is applied in the clinical context enhanced students’ learning and motivation to learn. (6)
ANATOMY IN PRACTICE
Anatomy has been one of the main preclinical subjects in chiropractic education. Its value is well-known. Connecting clinical skills to anatomy knowledge in the latter years of school benefit chiropractors as they start clinical practice upon graduation and after. (7) Surveyed practicing chiropractors stated that the most pertinent and applicable course for clinical practice in chiropractic school was neuroanatomy (100% agreement). Gross anatomy (99.2%) and histology (86%) were the next two top important courses. Anatomy is highly pertinent to clinical practice. (8) Your Groton chiropractor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office brings everything together: examination findings and anatomy to care for 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 Groton chiropractic appointments with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. There’s no need to be grossed out by anatomy! Be pleased that your chiropractor understands anatomy to relieve your Groton back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain.
