The head bone`s connected to the neck bone, the neck bone`s connected to the back bone. You know that much, but to properly handle a case involving injury to the spine, you need to know a whole lot more. Award-winning professor Sam Hodge gives you a tour-de-force introduction.
This course is essential for lawyers, paralegals, and judges handling:
--personal injury cases
--workers` compensation
--social security disability
--veterans` benefits
--any case in which spinal injury disease is alleged or suspected
The program covers
--anatomical terminology
--parts of the spine
--curves of the spine
--vertebrae
--spinal cord
--thecal sac
--epidural space
--spinal nerves
--injury, stability, and mobility
--intervertebral discs
--need for back surgery
--types of spinal surgery
--diagnostic tests
--litigation tips
Medical School for Lawyers Certificate
This course counts toward our Medical School for Lawyers certificate. Earn 24 CLE credits in three years (beginning January 2008) from selected courses in our Medicine for Lawyers and Anatomy for Lawyers series, and we will send you a handsome certificate suitable for framing.
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