Essential Principles: Regional Anatomy and Biomechanics; Neurophysiologic Aspects of the Thoracic Spine and Ribs; Examination and Differential Diagnosis Procedures: Imaging of the Thoracic Spine; Clinical Electrophysiologic Testing; Bone Trauma and Disease of the Thoracic Spine and Ribs; Medical Causes of Pain in the Thoracic Region; Neuromusculoskeletal Scan Examination with Selected Related Topics; Evaluation of the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage; Treatment: Direct Treatment Techniques for the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage: Muscle, Energy; Mobilization, High-Velocity Thrust, and Combined Techniques; Myofascial Considerations in Somatic Dysfunction of the Thorax; Injection Techniques and Alternate Treatment Approaches; Therapeutic Exercise and Self-Correction Programs; Clinical Perspectives and Self-Correction Programs: Clinical Presentations and Examples: An Osteopathic Perspective; Use and Abuse of Therapeutic Interventions
