Ella Hunter

Dr. Mary Kleinjan

Date Time Observation Reflection

7/27 2-6pm  Acupuncture there are channels to the After this day I
body that the noodles go through and learned that being a
the clear the pathways I have been good chiropractor
blocked (chi/Qi) requires lots of
 Known to have many benefits for the experience. I would
body (wait longer to pull needles) watch Dr. Mary feel
 Dry needling, you stick a needle in where the issue was
and spin it where the knot muscle is, in the body and
it may be so tight that it pushes the correct it with
needle back out you can also see the muscle memory. She
needle vibrate before she pulls the is very well-
needle out (wait short period to pull practiced, which
needles) makes her so great at
 Every patient is different so you must her job. I also
stay on your toes, and when there is learned that there are
one issue in a part of the body it so many different
usually transfers or translates to a diff causes of injuries or
part (Ex: hip pain can cause someone possible pains you
to walk weird which can lead to knee may have in your
and foot pain) body.
 Attend Seminars for certain hours and
periods to train to receive a diplomate
(Dr. Mary has 3) Ex: acupuncture.
 Treat patients for aches and neck
pains
 Treat a family after car accident.
 Lots of patients had missed aligned
spines.
 Dr. Mary used her sense of touch to
feel where things were out of place.
 I observed a patient treated with
acupuncture (older man)
 One patient tended to lose feeling in
arms and hands, Dr. Mary
recommended acupuncture.
 I observed Dr. Mary perform dry
needling on a patient with tight knots
in her upper back.
Date Time Observation Reflection
8/2 2-6pm  Needling sacrum—long needle— After shadowing this
lower back-dry needling—tear out day, I learned that
muscle spindles. small actions that
 Psi's right off. Pelvis rotate femurs you continue to do
move to keep feet straight— can cause your body
Translated right rotated left to change, for better
(gardener) or worse. For
 Car fam translated left. example, the way
 Young girl using left leg to squat her you sit can leave
pelvis is unstable-sacrum cradles long-term attributes
uterus- sacrum moves to prevent to your body.
cramps—she used only the upper
back to bend forward backwards and
left to right—given gluteus Medius
exercises.
 Patients tend to be translated one way
or the other.
 Little girl: lymph nodes won't go up -
jammed skull—uses adjusting gun to
loosen.
 Cupping loosens blood flow.
 Baby turns left when laid down—
back issues from sitting
awkwardly/slouched in swing—
vertebrae tipped up -muscle spasms in
back—big knot.
 lady Sore from lifting pain in left SI-
apple cider vinegar bath helps relax
muscles.
Date Time Observation Reflection
8/3 2-6pm  Torsion in pelvis and sacrum can After I shadowed
cause translation and rotation- pelvis this day, I learned
is the main thing- the sacrum is. that getting
 Lady lost taste and smell, adjustments from a
acupuncture to cure. chiropractor can
 Kid bed wetting, adjustment to help fix/help many
 Left- right spine. different problems.
 Send electrical pulses, electrotherapy.

Date Time Observation Reflection

8/7 2-6pm  Pre-mod-4 Inferretial-4, cross lower I learned different
back terms that related to
 Fall through roof causes lower back the machines and
pain, arthritis (restricted planes), Hit materials she used
head/neck to shoulder to fore, cut off while working. I was
blood flow to leg, causes it to feel also told that it is
heavy, Shoulder mobility. very important to
 Take extra care of body when old. take care of your
 Physicals body because of the
 Shifting in back pulls through all the effects it can leave
way to neck on you, especially
 Crossing legs while sitting rotates the when you’re old.
pelvis.
 Rib head tip with adjustor, for out of
place reaching, sacral back in place.
 Limbic system – emotions
 Kids adjusted.
Date Time Observation Reflection
8/9 2-6pm  Lady lower back hurt to bend and get This day taught me
up (from sitting) what medicines can
 Palpation test be used for different
 Swelling with needle swelling or
 Adjustor and Thompson numbness. I also
 Tape reduces swell. learned what certain
 Vitamin B complex for numbness moves she did to
adjust and how they
 Drop vertebrae through leg pull.
helped the body (ex:
 Scan for acupuncture points
drop vertebrae
 L4 and L5 Osteomyelitis (L4 slid through the leg pull).
forward – big cause)