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Core competencies

Musculoskeletal assessment:

Spinal and extremity joint assessment — motion palpation, static palpation, joint play
Postural analysis — anterior, lateral, and posterior evaluation, functional vs structural deviations
Orthopedic testing — cervical (Spurling's, Distraction, Jackson's, Valsalva), lumbar (Kemp's, SLR, Braggard's, Patrick's/FABER, Gaenslen's), extremity-specific tests
Neurological examination — dermatomal sensation, myotomal strength, deep tendon reflexes, pathological reflexes (Babinski, Hoffman's, clonus)
Functional movement assessment — movement patterns, muscle imbalance, kinetic chain dysfunction

Spinal biomechanics:

Vertebral motion segment mechanics — coupled motion, instantaneous axis of rotation
Disc biomechanics — loading, herniation mechanisms, annular vs nuclear pathology
Spinal curvature — lordosis, kyphosis, scoliosis assessment and functional implications
Joint dysfunction/subluxation — listing systems, fixation patterns, compensatory mechanisms
Sacroiliac joint mechanics — nutation, counternutation, dysfunction patterns

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Core competencies