1. WELCOME BACK

2. Chiropractic Care Performed by Doctors of Chiropractic (chiropractors) Drug-free, hands-on Most often used for neuromusculoskeletal complaints Most widely used form of complementary medicine Spinal manipulation = chiropractic adjustment (What is Chiropractic, 2014)

3. Chiropractic Drs: Code of Ethics Much like MDs, Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are trained through an accredited, 4 year institute including 2 years of clinical practice. International Chiropractors Association: code of professional conduct developed in 1985. Also similar to MDs, DCs swear to abide by a code of ethics, such as: Availability Confidentiality Release of records Limits of Chiropractic care Patient’s Bill of Rights Freedom of Choice Guarantees (ICA, n.d.)

4. Chiropractic Research Behavioral Changes and Chiropractic Care: October 4, 2006 – 8 year old boy with behavior issues and complaints of headaches, neck pain, incoordination, stomach pains, inability to sit still, and learning difficulties. Case Study for Chronic Chest Pain: February 2003 – 49 year old man with severe chest pain, high blood pressure and rapid heart rate using traditional medicine without relief. Sought chiropractic care and was able to breathe without pain after first treatment. After 14 weeks of treatment, man was symptom free. Chiropractic Care for Adult ADHD: September, 2007 – a study of 9 adults (ages 22-58) took the TOVA exam. All showed attention and focus issues. After 2 months of treatment, all 9 patients showed significant change in their scores and 88% had normalized their scores. (Chiropractic and Health, n.d.)

6. Yoga More than 5,000 years old Means “to join or yoke together” Over a hundred different schools of Yoga Ashtanga Yoga (classical Yoga) was written about by Patanjali somewhere between the 1 st and 5 th centuries. Consists of three mechanisms: Exercise Breathing Meditation (General Yoga, n.d.)

7. Types of Yoga Bikram – 26 poses, good for beginners, practiced in 105 degree heat with 40% humidity Hatha – focuses on slow and gentle movements Vinyasa – ‘flow’, most popular style, classes may vary, poses flow from one into another Kundalini – focuses on Root Chakra (lower spine), lots of core work Ashtanga – ‘power yoga’, physically demanding, good for strength and endurance Iyengar – uses tools: blocks, harnesses, straps and cushions, focuses on alignment Anusara – focuses on the opening the heart, poses include lots of backbends (Different Types of Yoga, 2009)

8. Benefits of Yoga Reduces back pain, arthritis and joint pain, and improves functionality of the skeletal and muscular systems Improves quality of life Reduces levels of stress Lowers heart rate and blood pressure rate Helps relieve depression, insomnia and anxiety Improves overall physical fitness (strength and flexibility) (Yoga, 2013)

9. Experiences with Yoga

10. Assignment Watch (and participate) ‘Yoga for Complete Beginners – Yoga Class 20 Minutes’ on YouTube. Find 1 article about chiropractic and 1 about yoga (safety, research, benefits of, etc…) and write a summary of each.

11. References Chiropractic and Health, Research and News Articles. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.chiropracticresearch.org/ http://www.chiropracticresearch.org/ Different Types of Yoga. (2009). MindBodyGreen. Retrieved from http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-68/Different-Types-of-Yoga.html General Yoga Information. (n.d.). American Yoga Association. Retrieved from http://www.americanyogaassociation.org/general.html ICA Code of Ethics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.chiropractic.org/ica/ethics.htm What is Chiropractic? (2014). American Chiropractic Association. Retrieved from https://www.acatoday.org/level2_css.cfm?T1ID=13&T2ID=61https://www.acatoday.org/level2_css.cfm?T1ID=13&T2ID=61 Yoga for Health. (2013). National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Retrieved from http://nccam.nih.gov/health/yoga/ introduction.htm#hed3http://nccam.nih.gov