My three take aways…. This work is much more powerful than I originally thought. For starters, just having a new lens to look through changed my eval and adjusting right away, before even applying any of the SOT techniques. My awareness allowed me to see subtle differences I had not necessarily been aware of; for example, differences in facial structure or even just watching children in my waiting area and how they moved and interacted. I noticed these subtle indicators in adults as well as when they enter the office or walk to the bathroom. I think some folks caught me evaluating their facial structure before a cervical adjustment because I paused longer than usual. Second take away… I need to continue my study of SOT, learning more about the basics and application in the adult population. This is powerful work, and more people need it than I realized. I must deepen my understanding so I may share this work with my entire community. Third… Drs. Rosen and Watson are true experts in the field; wow do I have a lot to learn! Taking this program helped to realize that expecting that I master SOT for the pediatric population by the end of the course is ridiculous. I can be hard on myself for not picking up very detail and learning exactly how to apply them in my day-to-day practice. I promised myself to take it slow and to not get frustrated. In the past I have found it nearly impossible to learn and integrate a new technique during my day-to-day at the office, introducing new techniques can be time consuming and slow the flow and as a solo practitioner with no staff it has been historically challenging. I have yet to be successful at fully integrating a new technique…this time I have promised myself to take it slow and make it happen over time. Principle 6- There is no process that does not require time.

Being patient with myself and allowing the time I need to truly learn and integrate the information. Learning is a process not an event (just like healing). Taking the course has also allowed me to embrace the fact that after almost 17 years of diversified adjusting my longevity requires I have a tool bag of lighter touch techniques that have the desired effect (maybe even more so than diversified adjusting).

A mom who comes regularly with her three children recently reported to me that her 7-year-old son has been complaining of headaches. Headaches so severe that he wasn’t sleeping well and she had to give him an OTC pain reliever to help. I have been adjusting this little guy at least monthly for a couple of years, and this was something new for him. I evaluated the sphenoid and frontal bones as well as the temporomandibular joints, found restriction and tenderness at both the sphenoid and temporal mandibular. After working on these areas as well as applying adjustments in the cervical spine, Vinny and mom reported a reduced incidence and severity of headaches after just one visit integrating SOT techniques. Over the course of the next few weeks, we continued to work in the same fashion and continued to see improvement with a near complete resolution after approximately a month. Vinny has also gotten glasses in the past weeks and with continued chiropractic care he has remained essentially headache free now for the last 2.5 months.

Most certainly I would recommend this course to others! The amount of information presented is a bit overwhelming, I applaud you for the way you have organized and structured the program. Allowing downloads of the transcripts, PowerPoints and Call to Action assignments have made returning to the information accessible and manageable. I’ve also appreciated the Q & A sessions, unfortunately I have not been able to log in live due to conflicts with my office hours, but the replays have been very helpful.

Thank you for combining your wealth of knowledge into a five-star course that has, and will continue to, help me better serve all the members of my community, but particularly the very special little ones.

Three takeaways from this program has been 1) Using a thorough system of analysis doesn’t have to take a long time; 2) Analysis for cranial subluxations is equally important as that for spinal subluxations; 3) The sphenobasilar junction should be checked on every patient, regardless of age.

This program deepened my conviction in the fact that the earlier a child is checked for subluxation patterns the healthier that child’s life will be. It has improved my ability to care for the whole body – not just the spine, not just the symptom but the whole person.

I used the fruit jar technique on one of my patients that was dealing with chronic congestion and sinusitis. They felt a noticeable improvement in drainage and their ability to breathe.

I would absolutely recommend this program to every pediatric chiropractor who wants to strengthen their systems of analysis. This program has strengthened my confidence in where to (and where not to) adjust and how best to adjust for the best outcomes for our littlest patients.

I had such a great experience taking this course. It was the most value packed online course I’ve ever taken and I plan to take other PPI courses. Thank you for taking the time to create such valuable programs that can reach all over the world!

“My three takeaways are:
1. How important specificity is when doing cranial work and how important it is to truly understand the mechanics of the cranium in order to achieve optimal results
2. How many symptoms and challenges, especially in the pediatric population, can be attributed to the cranium and dural meningeal stress.
3. How to do a much more specific examination on infants and children to really hone in on the primary areas of concern.

This course is giving me the confidence to get back into practice after taking 6 years off to raise my kids. It has given me more clinical certainty and a much larger tool box to pull from in order to treat kids with all sorts of conditions.

I haven’t yet gotten back into practice; however, I used the ear infection protocol on my 4 year old. I was concerned because when he would get ear infections years prior they would progress very quickly and it would end up spreading to both ears and needing antibiotics. This past winter he got a few ear infections and within a few hours of me using the protocol on him, he would clear the infection and feel completely fine. It was absolutely incredible to watch!

I absolutely would recommend this course to others. I think it’s vital for any chiropractor who sees children to take it. If chiropractors aren’t checking the cranium and adjusting with incredible specificity then it is doing their community a disservice.

I absolutely loved this program and I look forward to taking more of your courses in the future. One thing that i think could be a really phenomenal addition to this course is case management information. I love that I know so many more techniques now; however, I’m not sure I would be able to answer patient questions as to how long a child will take to see shifts and changes with their health, or the best and most effective treatment schedules. Maybe doing some case studies where you show what a patient presents with, how you managed their case clinically throughout their care and what specifically you adjusted on them, and how long it took for them to achieve optimal results. I think this would help me boost my clinical confidence even more. Thank you so much for creating this course! I’m so incredibly grateful to have found you both!”

“1. This program has vastly built upon my education with the ICPA 2. Dr. Rosen’s course with ICPA provided great information, but the weekend time frame given made the content very overwhelming. This program being spread out made it much more manageable and digestible and not as intimidating. 3. I am confident that the information presented in this course provides a very holistic approach to treating the pediatric population, especially in the realm of neurological development, an area in which I felt I was lacking prior.

I’ve been practicing the content on my own two children (now 5 months and 2.5 years old.) I’m not currently practicing, but when I do start up again, I now have the competency and confidence in building relationships with my midwife and son’s oral tie revision dentist for patient referrals.

I used the techniques on my now 5 month old son following his tongue tie revision when he was 6 weeks old. The revision alone did not help with the nursing issues like it had with my previous son. The protocols helped with difficulty keeping a latch, air gulping and severe gassiness.

I would recommend this course because it gives a very thorough approach to caring for the pediatric population. I appreciate that there are different techniques that can be used to treat a specific issue, making it accessible to any practitioner/technique.”

“I took the course to further my understanding and ability to treat pediatric patients; knowing the SOT® model of addressing the entire body when doing cranial work, I hoped to gain a set of tools to help complement my pediatric cranial practice. My three takeaways:
1. The pediatric certification program is extremely thorough, even for those of us already doing SOT®;
2. The course teaches a holistic approach, not a technique;
3. This course is not anyone looking to take a weekend seminar to pick up a few new tools, it’s a deep dive into understanding and delivering pediatric care.

Within 1-2 months I was able to help my patients more than before the course, and it has helped me understand how much treatment I was leaving on the table – and that other pediatric specialty chiro’s I’ve been co-treating with aren’t taught about much of this either!

I recently adjusted a 4 year old to address chronic hearing issues (all tests normal) and fluid in the ears. Later that night his ears ‘popped’ while hiccuping and he asked if they had turned the TV up and why was everyone talking so loudly.

Not all pediatric courses are equal – which I’m unfortunately learning as parents come to me from highly regarded ped offices near me and yet I’m seeing foundational things left unresolved or even unaddressed.
In chiropractic school it seems we get enough pediatric training to not be dangerous, but we have no idea how unprepared we really are. I would highly recommend the course for anyone wanting to thoroughly understand why and how pediatric care needs to be different from treating adults. I recommend this course specifically because the cranial adjusting being taught here is in its truest, safest, and most effective and complete form. It’s a huge commitment, but there’s also huge support and guidance.

Ten months is a long time for a course, however I’d almost say the amount & depth of the material might be better over 12 months. As my clinic Dr. at Palmer said, ‘SOT® is a technique for people who really REALLY like to think.’ I’d like to thank you both for continuing to grow this institute. I give presentations every year about what I do (which now feels like a sliver of what you guys do), and the physicians I’m educating are always surprised and disappointed there isn’t an SOT® chiro near them, especially peds.”