AdvO Bootcamp
Five days of lecture, hands-on training, guest experts, research updates — and the Friday night awards dinner.
- ✓Learn the complete procedure in one focused week, from exam to adjustment
- ✓Practice every step hands-on, with instructors watching
- ✓Add CBCT and post-X-ray interpretation to your analysis
- ✓Build confidence in your upper cervical skills in a short time
Standard dates, every year: the week of the third Monday of June, Monday to Friday. Subject to change.
Full refund if you cancel 30 or more days before the seminar; inside 30 days, credit toward another seminar.
Learning a technique in pieces can take years
You want to learn the technique properly, but a seminar here and a webinar there means years before the whole procedure comes together. You may know parts of it and still never have practiced it start to finish with an instructor watching.
It’s hard to grow alone, too. Most of us work in clinics where no one else does what we do, with no one to talk a hard case through with.
One immersive week
Bootcamp is our immersive, fast-paced program, designed to take doctors from zero to fully equipped in one week in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Instead of learning in pieces, you work through the whole procedure in order: the exam, X-ray and CBCT setup and analysis, and the corrective setup, from table placement and mastoid support to the head height angle and leading the stylus. Then post-X-ray analysis and interpretation, with extensive hands-on time to practice it all start to finish, instructors at your side.
You spend the week with doctors who do what you do, with craniocervical neurology and clinical topics such as concussion and headaches along the way. It ends with the Friday night awards dinner with the whole community.
Why doctors come to Bootcamp
Everything in One Week
All of Fundamentals 1–3 plus post-X-ray interpretation, in five focused days.
Extensive Hands-On Time
Chiropractors learn best by doing. You perform each step yourself, and instructors catch mistakes on the spot.
Your People
Hear from guest experts, catch up on the latest research, and join the Advanced Orthogonal community at the awards dinner.
Three steps to get going
Register
AOI members save $600: $1,895 instead of $2,495.
Spend the Week in Tampa Bay
Monday to Friday, the week of the third Monday of June.
Keep Going
Use it in your practice, then continue with the Monthly Huddle and the Level 1 Certification track. To stay sharp, come back to Bootcamp at least every five years and an Intensive at least every three.
From doctors who have trained with us
Is Bootcamp right for you?
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What you'll learn
How the time is spent
Introduction & History
Why the upper cervical spine, the lineage from B.J. Palmer to today, the four-view X-ray series, and craniocervical anatomy.
Craniocervical Neurology & Hydrodynamics
What an upper cervical misalignment can affect, from spinal cord tension and blood flow to CSF dynamics and the vestibular system.
Exam Procedures
The history and the exam, practiced hands-on.
X-Ray & CBCT Positioning
Setting up each view and getting a reliable, measurable image.
X-Ray & CBCT Analysis
Measuring the misalignment and turning it into the correction vector.
Biomechanics & Table Placement
Misalignment patterns and their classification, then table placement: mastoid support, the neutral spine line and headpiece height.
Post-X-Ray Interpretation
How each measurement responds after the adjustment, and what it tells you.
Post-Adjustment Reasoning
Working through what to do next, case by case.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics
Vestibular neurology, neuroplasticity and CSF flow at the craniocervical junction.
Recovering From Concussion
Concussion and post-concussion syndrome, and where the cervical spine comes in.
Headaches and the Craniocervical Junction
The pathophysiology of headaches and the upper cervical connection.
Awards Dinner
Celebrating the community: legacy awards and the year ahead.
Choose your session
Tampa Bay, FL
FIVE-DAY IMMERSIVEYour instructors
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it cost?
$2,495, or $1,895 for AOI members.
Is Bootcamp included with membership?
No. Bootcamp isn’t included in membership, but members save $600.
When and where is it held?
Tampa Bay, Florida, Monday to Friday in the week of the third Monday of June. Dates are subject to change.
Do I need experience?
There are no prerequisites. We recommend Bootcamp after Fundamentals 1–3, especially if you’re seeking certification.
How is Bootcamp different from the Intensive?
Bootcamp is five days and covers the whole procedure in depth, including post-X-ray interpretation and clinical topics. The Intensive is a two-day weekend of demonstration and hands-on practice. Bootcamp is where you learn the technique in full; an Intensive keeps your skills sharp in between.
How often should I attend?
We recommend attending Bootcamp at least once every five years, with an Intensive at least every three years in between. The technique keeps being refined, and a full week of supervised practice keeps your whole procedure current.
Does Bootcamp count toward certification?
Yes. Bootcamp is part of the pathways to Level 1 Certification, either after Fundamentals 1–3 or together with an advanced seminar such as the Intensive.
Do I need to bring my own equipment?
No. Hands-on seminars provide the instruments and imaging you train on.
What should I bring?
Your laptop, and any cases you’d like help with: X-rays, exam findings and other case information, with patient names removed.
Can students attend?
Yes. Chiropractic students are welcome at Institute training. Bring proof of current enrollment.
One week. The whole procedure.
Five days in Tampa Bay · once a year
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AdvO Intensive
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Annual Conference
Two days of advanced clinical training, imaging, research, and case studies with the doctors moving this work forward, November 6–7 at the Pierce Clinic of Chiropractic, St. Petersburg.