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Excerpt: Mnemonics and acronyms. I firmly believe that I made it all the way through chiropractic school and then into active practice thanks to mnemonics and acronyms. I remember anatomy lab with instructors, Turkel and Kennedy, at my alma mater, New York Chiropractic College in Old
Brookville, NY: “One, two – buckle my shoe, three, four – kick the door, five, six – pick up sticks, seven, eight – shut the gate.” Perfect for a soon to be pediatric chiropractor, yes? This helped me remember the nerve root supply of deep tendon reflexes: S1, S2 – ankle jerk, L3, L4 – knee
jerk, C5, C6 – biceps and brachioradialis, C7, C8 – triceps. Then there was “C3, 4, 5 keeps the diaphragm alive” to help remember the nerve root supply of phrenic nerve which innervates the diaphragm. I can still recall much “livelier” or entertaining ones I won’t recount here!
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