Steve Van Laecken, DC DAAMLP, MUAC

Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010

An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010

Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, bone scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010

Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010

Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010

Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010

Spinal anatomy of all MRI views utilizing T1, T2, 3D Gradient, stacking and STIR sequences of imaging. Advanced protocols of MRI examination with multiple sequences to create concurrent diagnostic findings. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, DABR-NR, Neuroradiologist, Ronkonkoma, NY, 2009

MRI interpretation of spinal disc pathologies as a result of trauma and degenerative factors and resultant neurological compromise. Spinal Cord and Spinal canal pathologies and space occupying lesion interpretation. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, DABR-NR, Neuroradiologist, Ronkonkoma, NY, 2009

Understanding the forces involved in crashed and the transference of those forces from the bullet car to the target car. Quantifying those forces to determine bodily injury and calculating speed, distance, time and drag factors in determining causality and direction of forces. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Ronkonkoma, NY, 2009

Introductory and advanced classes on manipulation under anesthesia. This was also a practicum class with a final exam and certification program, in order for a chiropractic physician to perform manipulation under anesthesia in the State of Arizona. Texas Chiropractic College, Phoenix, AZ, 2009

This seminar is a complete systemic account of the causes of disease from brain function to posture. In addition, an approach to care was described for each condition a physician may encounter. Life Chiropractic College, Dallas, TX, 2008

This is a technique where you will evaluate a patient and determine what postural inconsistencies may be present. After the evaluation, manipulation will be performed to counter act these inconsistencies to improve posture. This is part of the chiropractic bio physics program of health care. Life University, Dallas, TX, 2007

A soft tissue treatment program designed to relieve patients of acute and chronic soft tissue injuries of the lower extremity. These injuries develop many adhesions from the inflammation and often are not removed, so chronic pain sets in, this technique removes these adhesions to provide the patient relief from their pain. New York Chiropractic College, Dallas, TX, 2005

A soft tissue treatment program designed to relieve patients of acute and chronic soft tissue injuries of the upper extremity. These injuries develop many adhesions from the inflammation and often are not removed, so chronic pain sets in, this technique removes these adhesions to provide the patient relief from their pain New York Chiropractic College, Dallas, TX, 2005

This informative class was designed to inform new chiropractors of the law, so new doctors know how to treat their patients within the law. This was also a class on sexual harassment to help the new physician to understand what is appropriate and what is not. Parker College of Chiropractic, Dallas, TX, 2004

This is a seminar on a diplomat course on the Applied Kinesiology diagnostic testing technique, utilizing muscle testing to help diagnosis a patient. Parker College of Chiropractic, Dallas, TX, 2004

Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2010