Fundamental 1
Your foundation in Advanced Orthogonal begins here: the history, the exam and the X-ray series.
- ✓Build the foundation every correction rests on
- ✓Take a history and perform an exam you can trust
- ✓Get consistent & reliable X-rays
Standard schedule: the second Tuesday of every month, 9:00 pm Eastern. Fundamental 1 runs October–January, Fundamental 2 February–May, Fundamental 3 June–September. Subject to change.
Every correction is only as good as what comes before it
You want to know your exam is telling you the truth and your X-rays are reliable enough to measure. Maybe you learned the basics once, filled in the gaps on your own, and now you’re eyeing CBCT without knowing where to start.
The problem usually isn’t skill. It’s that the foundation was never laid out step by step, and when the exam or the images are off, everything after them is a guess.
The Monthly Huddle starts at the beginning
Fundamental 1 is taught live on Zoom in the Monthly Huddle, on the second Tuesday of each month from October through January at 9:00 pm Eastern.
Our instructors lay the foundation step by step: why AdvO works the way it does, a patient history and exam you can rely on, and how to set up the sagittal, axial, frontal and horizontal views and CBCT so every image is reliable enough to measure. Every session leaves time for your own cases and questions.
Why start with Fundamental 1
Fundamental for a Reason
Every profession drills the basics, and the best practitioners keep returning to them. Fundamental 1 is where those drills begin.
Learn It From Home
Live on Zoom, one evening a month, with no travel or time away from your practice. Every session is recorded, so you can watch it again whenever it suits you.
Bring Your Own Cases
Every session leaves time for your questions and the cases you’re working on now.
Your First Step to Certification
The full Fundamentals Series, together with Bootcamp, is one of the pathways to Level 1 Certification.
What our internal research shows
Upper cervical doctors judge their work by four things: neurological changes, structural changes, patient outcomes and holding patterns. The Institute tracks all four in Advanced Orthogonal practices. Here are a few of the figures you’ll learn about in Fundamental 1.
From the Institute’s internal practice data, not yet published or peer reviewed. Individual results vary.
Three steps to get going
Become a Member
The Monthly Huddle is part of AOI membership, $799 a year.
RSVP and Join on Zoom
Second Tuesdays, October through January, at 9:00 pm Eastern.
Get Hands-On
Attend an AdvO Intensive to practice what you’ve learned with instructors at your side.
From doctors who have trained with us
Is Fundamental 1 right for you?
A strong fit if you are
Maybe not the best fit if
What you'll learn
How the time is spent
Introduction — Why AdvO
What the technique is built on, the outcomes it measures, and the atlas subluxation.
History & Exam
The patient history and the exam: supine leg check, muscle balance, arm strength, head rotation and palpation.
X-Ray Setup — Sagittal & Axial
Positioning basics, then the sagittal and axial views: why each is taken and how to get a reliable X-ray.
X-Ray Setup — Frontal, Horizontal & CBCT
The frontal and horizontal views, controlling tilt and rotation, and CBCT setup.
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Choose your session
Live on Zoom
MONTHLY HUDDLE · MEMBERS ONLYYour instructors
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this in person?
No. Fundamental 1 is taught live on Zoom in the Monthly Huddle. The Zoom sessions don’t include hands-on training; the AdvO Intensive covers that.
Who can attend?
AOI members. The Monthly Huddle is part of membership, which is $799 a year.
What time are the sessions?
9:00 pm Eastern (8:00 pm Central, 7:00 pm Mountain, 6:00 pm Pacific) on the second Tuesday of each month, October through January.
What if I can’t start at the beginning?
Each part builds on the last, but members can join the Monthly Huddle in any month.
What if I miss a session?
Every session is recorded, and members can watch the recordings whenever it’s convenient.
Does it count toward certification?
Yes. The full Fundamentals Series together with Bootcamp is one of the pathways to Level 1 Certification.
Begin the Fundamentals Series.
Members only · live on Zoom, recorded for later
Related training
Intro to AdvO
See what Advanced Orthogonal is and how it works, free, in about two self-paced hours.
Fundamental 2
X-ray and CBCT analysis: the measurement skill at the center of the technique.
Fundamental 3
Learn the corrective setup, where a careful analysis becomes a consistent correction.