Course Description

The HMRDO/M.E.R.I.T. Certification Program is a specialized educational initiative tailored to equip chiropractors with the knowledge and skills necessary to support patients affected by viral-induced HMR/D in Post-COVID Metabolic Syndrome (PCMS) or Long-COVID. This Program has THREE (3) distinct course segments, each focused on effective patient care to reset and recover from HMR/D. COURSE SEGMENT-I Viral-Induced HMR/D in PCMS/Long-COVID 1. SARS-CoV-2 – What makes this Coronavirus Unique? - Viral disruption of genomic, metabolic, & neuro-cognitive machinery in the body 2. Viral-induced HMR/D & Multi-Systemic Impairments - A deeper insight into PCMS (Multi-Organ Dysfunction) 3. Neuro-Metabolic/Immune Impairments - Neuro-inflammatory damage - Altered Redox Homeostasis, Energy Metabolism, & Neurochemical Signaling 4. Bio-Operational Surveillance System (BOSS) – The ‘Brain/CNS/Vertebra/Spinal Axis’ - Neuropilin (NRP)-1 in Brainstem as potential Viral Target - HMR/D Affects Respiratory Centers in Brainstem & Cranial Nerves - Chiropractic for Optimum Structure/Function of BOSS COURSE SEGMENT-II The Complex Pathobiology of COVID-19 1. The Virus (RT-PCR) POSITIVE COVID-19 - Viral Entry and Hijack of Host Cellular Machinery - Viral-induced HMR/D & Clinical Manifestations - Viral-induced Disruption of Cellular Metabolism 2. COVID-19 Pathobiology & Disease Spectrum - Iron (Fe)-Redox Dysregulation (FeRD) - Cytokine Storm & Multi-Organ Dysfunction - Symptoms & Diagnostic Biomarkers 3. Virus (RT-PCR) NEGATIVE Long-COVID - Persistent & ‘New Onset’ Symptoms in PCMS - Causative Mechanisms of PCMS COURSE SEGMENT-III ‘Precision’ Chiropractic Care for Metabolic Reset & Recovery of Long-COVID 1. PCMS/Long-COVID with HMR/D – A Major Global Health Crisis - Long-COVID Categorized into FOUR Sub-Phenotypes - Brain Fog from HMR/D 2. Neuro-Cognitive Impairments & Spinal Misalignments - Hyperinflammation Affects Cervical Region - HMR/D affects Neuro-Metabolism & Spinal Health - Chiropractic Care for Recovery 3. BOSS: Redefining ‘Precision’ Chiropractic Healthcare - Metabolic Health Monitoring with Chiropractic - Precision Chiropractic Adjustments - Personalized Chiropractic Care 4. Precision Chiropractic with System-Targeted Nutrition to Reset Viral-induced HMR/D - Gender- & System-based Metabolic Reset of HMR/D - Evidence-based Nutrition for Metabolic Optimization 5. Chiropractic Principles of DD Palmer Revisited