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Now… Let’s Talk Exams!
Step One: The Physical Exam
To diagnose and treat a patient, you must first start with determining the source of the pain through a physical exam. Harper Restoration Services and OCBM Roadmap’s Dr. Dennis Harper, DC, is very knowledgeable about physical exams. Dr. Harper advises doctors to never waste a touch. Listen to the patient’s body, not the patient.
You can learn about optimizing physical exams through Dr. Harper’s 4-Minute Exam video. He teaches 57 neurologic and orthopedic tests to enable you to efficiently give a quality exam.
What Can My Staff and I Learn From Dr. Harper’s 4-Minute Exam?
- How to begin your exam at the moment you meet the patient, and what the initial greeting tells you about the patient.
- A quick, easy, thorough set of exam skills, and how to let your senses record information.
- Techniques that allow you to differentiate shoulder vs. neck pain or hip vs. low back pain, using exam skills you will learn.
In the 4-Minute Exam video mentioned above, Dr. Dennis Harper, DC, will actually walk you through these techniques so you can sharpen your exam skills.
Step Two: The Diagnosis
A successful treatment plan begins with an accurate Differential Diagnosis, as taught in the 4-Minute Exam. When performing a differential diagnosis, you will be reviewing your patient’s:
- Current symptoms
- Your Observations
- Simply asking the patient why they are here today will form the cornerstone of your treatment plan.
- Medical History, Labs, & X-rays can be reviewed as needed.
In Dr. Harper’s 4-Minute Exam, he goes over differential diagnosis and how you can differentiate shoulder vs. neck pain or hip vs. low back pain, and more!
Step Three: The Treatment
The basis for every treatment should be based on a physical exam and your diagnosis. As we mentioned in our last article, we highly recommend using pain elimination treatments over pain management. You can read why pain elimination is superior here.
To give your patient the best possible care, we recommend learning about pain elimination and our 4-Minute Exam with OCBM Roadmap’s virtual learning options and/or Harper Restoration Services’ in-person learning options!
At OCBMRoadmap.com, we offer Alternative Health Virtual Training with Dennis Harper, DC, Brenden Cochran, and Andy Belanger. You can schedule a virtual consultation or attend a virtual seminar. OCBM Roadmap also offers healthcare training videos through our teaching video library!
More information on OCBM Roadmap’s virtual teaching video library here.
We also offer in-person practitioner education opportunities and Dr. consultations right here ont his website… Link Here!
We actually have two scheduled trainings that ANYONE is welcome to join (and they are on sale now!!! check out the details by clicking on the image below).
We actually have two scheduled trainings that ANYONE is welcome to join (and they are on sale now!!! check out the details by clicking on the image below).
