Naturopathic Rheumatology: Options and Sample Syllabi for the most recent
version of Dr Vasquez's Rheumatology textbook, now including access to
more than 20 hours of videos and tutorials, in addition to many of Dr Vasquez's
peer-reviewed publications; archived in www.InflammationMastery.com/reprints
Professors of course can create their own syllabi and modify as needed or desired. The
Word and PDF versions of this document are always available:
www.InflammationMastery.com/books/rheum
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2.
8-week short course
Introduction to course and materials; students review
background information in Chapters 1-3 and watch
accompanying videos; being reading Chapter 4
Chapter 4: reviewed in class and per videos already
viewed
3.
Fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis
4.
Midterm quiz or Guest lecture
5.
6.
Psoriasis, SLE, scleroderma
Vasculitic Diseases, Giant Cell Arteritis & Polymyalgia
Rheumatica, Wegener’s Granulomatosis;
Spondyloarthropathies: Ankylosing spondylitis,
Reactive arthritis, Enteropathic spondyloarthropathy
Sjögren Syndrome/Disease; Raynaud's
Syndrome/Phenomenon
Final exam
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10-week regular course with final exam in week 11
Introduction to course and materials; students review
background information in Chapters 1-3 and watch
accompanying videos; being reading Chapter 4
Chapter 4: reviewed in class and per videos already
viewed
 Diet and nutrition
 Dysbiosis—assessments and treatments
Chapter 4: reviewed in class and per videos already
viewed
 Dysbiosis—continued
 Nutritional immunomodulation
Chapter 4: reviewed in class and per videos already
viewed
 Dysmetabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction
 Stress/sleep/lifestyle
 Dysendocrinism and hormonal corrections
 Xenobiotic immunotoxicity and detoxification
Fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis
Midterm exam
Psoriasis, SLE, scleroderma
Vasculitic Diseases, Giant Cell Arteritis & Polymyalgia
Rheumatica, Wegener’s Granulomatosis;
Spondyloarthropathies: Ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive
arthritis, Enteropathic spondyloarthropathy
Sjögren Syndrome/Disease; Raynaud's
Syndrome/Phenomenon
Review for final exam
Review for final exam or Guest lecture
Final exam
Chapter and Introduction
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Preamble
Pages
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1. Patient Assessments, Laboratory Interpretation, Clinical Concepts, Patient
Management, Practice Management and Risk Reduction: This chapter
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introduces/reviews/updates patient assessments, laboratory interpretation, musculoskeletal
emergencies, healthcare paradigms; the common and important conditions hemochromatosis and
hypothyroidism are also included in this chapter since these need to be considered on a frequent
basis in clinical practice
2. Re-Establishing the Foundation for Health: Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness
Promotion: Reviewed here are diet, lifestyle, psychosocial health, and—given the pervasiveness of
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persistent organic pollutants and their increasingly recognized clinical importance—an
introduction to environmental medicine
3. Basic Concepts and Therapeutics in (Nondrug) Musculoskeletal Care and
Integrative Pain Management: Nonpharmacologic management of musculoskeletal problems
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is preferred over pharmacologic (e.g., NSAID, Coxib, steroid, opioid) management because of the
collateral benefits, safety, and cost-effectiveness associated with manual, dietary, botanical, and
nutritional treatments. A brief discussion of the current crisis in musculoskeletal medicine is
provided for contextualization and emphasis of the importance of expanding clinicians' knowledge
of effective nondrug treatments
4. The Major Modifiable Factors in Sustained Inflammation: Major components of the
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“Functional Inflammology Protocol” are reviewed here, from concepts and molecular biology to an
emphasis on practical clinical applications
5. Clinical Applications: Rheumatology
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1) Fibromyalgia
2) Rheumatoid Arthritis
3) Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
4) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
5) Scleroderma & Systemic Sclerosis
6) Vasculitic Diseases, Giant Cell Arteritis & Polymyalgia Rheumatica,
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
7) Spondyloarthropathies: Ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive arthritis,
Enteropathic spondyloarthropathy
8) Sjögren Syndrome/Disease
9) Raynaud's Syndrome/Phenomenon/Disorder
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Index
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Presentation Slides: 1) Introduction to the Functional Inflammology Protocol, 2)
Review of Dysbiosis: More than 270 updated presentation slides containing additional
information and citations; readers can view the corresponding online videos
Slides and
graphics