SPINAL BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING

16 Credit Hours

•  CE Credits are for Doctors of Chiropractic.
•  CME Credits are for Medical Doctors and Doctors of Chiropractic.
•  Not approved in the state of CA, HI, WI
• Approved for 5 credits in New Hampshire.
• Approved for 8 credits in Oklahoma.
• Approved for 10 credits in Texas.

Spinal Biomechanical Engineering Course (16 Hours)

Master the Biomechanics That Support Defensible Diagnoses, Stronger Reports, and Better Outcomes

Spinal Biomechanical Engineering is a clinically focused, evidence-based training program designed to help chiropractors, physicians, and injury providers understand, quantify, and demonstrate spinal biomechanics and pathobiomechanics—so findings are objective, reproducible, and defensible.

You’ll learn how the spine functions under normal conditions, how trauma and external forces change spinal mechanics, and how those biomechanical changes create predictable pathological consequences. The result: a conclusive, demonstrative diagnosis that supports accurate prognosis, case management, and evidence-based care.

✅ CE (Chiropractic) + CME (Medical) approvals available
✅ Accepted across states authorizing online education
✅ Built for clinical, trauma, and medico-legal application
✅ Taught by instructors who research, teach, and apply spinal biomechanics professionally

Why This Course Matters in Real-World Practice

Today’s clinical and legal environments demand more than “clinical opinion.” Attorneys, medical specialists, primary care providers, and co-treating professionals increasingly expect:

• Objective, measurable findings

• Consistent, reproducible frameworks

• Terminology that aligns with biomechanical science

• Documentation that holds up under scrutiny

This program gives you the training to identify biomechanical dysfunction, quantify change, and communicate conclusions with confidence, using accepted engineering principles and standardized reporting language.

What You’ll Be Able to Do After This Training

By the end of the program, you’ll have the ability to:

• Understand normal spinal biomechanics and movement behavior

• Identify and interpret pathobiomechanical changes in cervical and lumbar regions

• Quantify biomechanical alteration after trauma and degeneration

• Produce demonstrative diagnoses that are visualizable and reproducible

• Create stronger diagnostic foundations for:

  • prognosis

  • treatment planning

  • impairment discussion

  • injury documentation and reporting

• Communicate findings using accepted nomenclature and biomechanical reporting language

• Integrate spinal biomechanics and pathobiomechanics through digitized analysis

Course Overview (16 Hours Total)

Part 1: Foundations of Spinal Biomechanical Engineering

Module 1: Cartesian Coordinate Systems in Spinal Biomechanical Engineering
Learn the Cartesian coordinate system as the foundation of spinal biomechanical modeling, spatial orientation, and objective measurement.

Module 2: Cervical Pathobiomechanics
Identify abnormal motion patterns, tissue stress responses, and injury mechanisms in both traumatic and non-traumatic cervical presentations.

Module 3: Lumbar Pathobiomechanics
Evaluate lumbar motion segment integrity, load transfer, compensation patterns, and pathological adaptation following trauma or degeneration.

Module 4: Spinal Biomechanics in Trauma (2.5 Hours)
Understand mechanical and physiological responses of the spine under traumatic forces. Integrate theory into clinical application, including documentation and reporting.

Part 2: Advanced Spinal Biomechanical Analytics

Module 1: Fundamentals and Overview of Spinal Biomechanical Engineering
Reinforce core biomechanics while shifting into advanced analytical interpretation for whole-spine integration.

Module 2: Cervical Analytics
Quantify motion integrity, detect segmental instability, and interpret results using objective biomechanical parameters.

Module 3: Lumbar Analytics
Interpret motion compensation, stress distribution, and functional segmental behavior, correlating analytics with patient presentation and outcomes.

Module 4: Full-Spine Analytical Integration
Synthesize cervical and lumbar analytics into a unified full-spine model for advanced reporting and clinical decision-making.

Course Objective

To understand spinal biomechanical engineering of the cervical and upper thoracic spine, including:

• Normal and pathobiomechanical movement of the anterior and posterior motor units

• Function and relationship of intrinsic musculature to motor units

• Reporting nomenclature for normal and pathobiomechanical spinal findings

• Integration of biomechanics and pathobiomechanics through digitized analysis

Taught by Experts in Biomechanics + Spine Care

Each instructor has dedicated a significant portion of their professional career to researching, teaching, and applying spinal biomechanics, bringing academic rigor and real-world relevance to every module.

Instructor Team

• Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE (C), DAAPM

• Don Capoferri, DC, FSBT, FPSC, BCN

• David Borges, DC, FASBE

• Khumar Sial, MD, ABPMR, CIME

Accreditation & Credibility

Dr. Mark Studin and the Academy of Chiropractic recognize that credentials matter—especially when your findings must be respected by:

• attorneys

• medical specialists

• primary care providers

• co-treating professionals

• utilization review and payer reviewers

This program carries CE (chiropractic) and CME (medical) accreditation approvals across states that authorize online education, allowing graduates to earn credentials that support trust, authority, and professional credibility.

Who This Course Is For

This training is ideal for:

• Chiropractors working with trauma, PI, and complex spine cases

• Physicians managing musculoskeletal, injury, or functional impairment cases

• Providers who want stronger documentation and greater diagnostic clarity

• Clinicians who want measurable biomechanics—not guesswork

• Professionals who want to elevate their credibility in co-treatment environments

What Makes This Course Different

This isn’t a technique seminar. It’s an engineering-based framework that trains clinicians to:

• measure biomechanics

• interpret spinal mechanics

• translate analytics into demonstrative conclusions

• report findings using accepted nomenclature

• build defensible, reproducible diagnostic foundations

When your diagnosis is supported by objective biomechanics, it changes the conversation—clinically and legally.

Ready to Build Biomechanical Certainty Into Your Diagnosis and Reporting?

Enroll in the Spinal Biomechanical Engineering Course and learn how to quantify spinal mechanics, identify pathobiomechanical dysfunction, and create demonstrative diagnoses that support confident prognosis and evidence-based care.

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? Questions? Contact our team for details on access, accreditation, and course logistics.

FAQs — Spinal Biomechanical Engineering Course

1) How long is the course?

The total program duration is 16 hours, delivered in structured modules across two parts: foundations and advanced analytics.

2) Is this course approved for CE or CME?

Yes. The course is approved for CE (chiropractic) and CME (medical) in states that authorize online education.

3) Is this course relevant if I don’t work in personal injury?

Absolutely. While it’s highly valuable for trauma and injury documentation, the biomechanical framework applies to degenerative cases, chronic pain, postural dysfunction, functional impairment, and complex spine presentations.

4) Will I learn how to quantify spinal biomechanical change?

Yes. You’ll learn how to interpret biomechanical alterations and quantify measurable changes, supporting a conclusive and demonstrative diagnosis.

5) What does “demonstrative diagnosis” mean?

A demonstrative diagnosis is one supported by objective, reproducible biomechanical findings that can be visualized and consistently replicated in a postural framework—helpful for clinical decision-making and defensible reporting.

6) Does the course cover cervical and lumbar biomechanics?

Yes. The program includes dedicated modules for cervical pathobiomechanics and analytics and lumbar pathobiomechanics and analytics, plus a full-spine integration module.

7) Does the course cover trauma biomechanics?

Yes. The program includes a dedicated trauma module focused on spinal response to traumatic forces and evidence-based documentation.

8) Who teaches the course?

The course is taught by an instructor team with extensive experience in spinal biomechanics research, teaching, and clinical application:

• Mark Studin, DC

• Don Capoferri, DC

• David Borges, DC

• Khumar Sial, MD

9) Is this course suitable for co-treatment environments?

Yes. The course is designed to align with the expectations of medical professionals and attorneys by emphasizing verified expertise, objective analysis, and standardized reporting language.

10) Will this help improve my documentation and reporting?

Yes. A central outcome of the course is learning biomechanics-based nomenclature and objective interpretation methods that strengthen reporting clarity, credibility, and defensibility.