Lumbar treatment with manual therapy course
Learn how to treat a typical low back disorder presentation
The STOPS.physio course on Lumbar treatment: manual therapy.
This course can either be purchased individually or as part of the STOPS Assessment and treatment of low back disorders four course bundle.
Based on ground breaking research from the STOPS trial and the latest evidence-based literature. After completing this course practitioners will have sufficient knowledge to treat a typical low back disorder patient in a primary care setting.
Practitioners are primarily interested in providing effective treatment for their patients with LBD. However the 1st step in this process is the identification of primary barriers to recovery. We therefore strongly recommend all practitioners considering completion of this course to firstly complete the Standard and Complex assessment of low back disorders courses. This will enable practitioners to identify patients with uncomplicated lumbar Z joint pain that should be highly responsive to the treatment methods outlined in this course.
This course is divided into modules which are a series of topic specific lectures. Through-out these lectures you will have the opportunity to test your understanding by completing multiple attempt quiz questions.
On completion of this course the practitioner should have sufficient knowledge to:
- Understand the basic principles of the Maitland method as it applies to lumbar Z joint pain
- Generate and text hypotheses regarding cause of symptoms, source of symptoms, relationship between symptoms and contributing factors
- Adequately select an appropriate treatment technique that results in patient improvement
- Adequately reassess a patient to evaluate the effectiveness of the technique
- Progress the patient through a 10 session treatment program including planning for discharge
- Identify and appropriately triage patients not responding to manual therapy
- Be able to apply manual therapy principles to subgroups other than lumbar Z joint pain
Course format includes text, interactive tests of your understanding, photos, videos and numerous tables/figures.
Quizzes throughout the course will assist the practitioner in self assessment of progress.The practitioner will be able to have multiple attempts at these quizzes and their completion is not compulsory. Formal assessment and certification is an optional extra for the practitioner to ensure the above learning outcomes have been achieved.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewIntroduction
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StartHow did you go?
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StartTest your understanding
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StartHow did you go?
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StartTest your understanding
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StartHow did you go?
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StartLearning objectives
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StartKey definitions
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StartClassification for manual therapy lecture
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StartHow did you go?
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StartOverview of manual therapy for lumbar Z joint dysfunction lecture
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StartPreparation for manual therapy lecture
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StartHow did you go?
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StartThe mini treatment lecture
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StartBasic principles of movement diagrams lecture
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StartHow did you go?
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StartApplying movement diagrams to treatment selection lecture (1:08)
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StartHow did you go?
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StartFinalising Session 1 treatment selection lecture
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StartImportant Session 1 techniques lecture (2:43)
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StartSession 1 manual therapy summary lecture
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StartSession 2 - evaluation of treatment effect lecture
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StartHow did you go?
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StartTest your understanding lecture
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StartHow did you go?
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StartTest your understanding
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StartHow did you go?
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StartSession 2-10 – provision of manual therapy lecture
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StartMoving towards discharge lecture
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StartOverview and reference list
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Your Instructor
Jon Ford (PhD, M Physio, BAppScPhysio, Cred MDT – Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist) is a Director of the STOPS.physio research and clinical education team.
Jon’s research and clinical interest is individualized treatment for people with low back disorders based on the rigorous identification of barriers to recovery.
He has recently published the Specific Treatment of Problems of the Spine (STOPS) clinical trial as well as a number of other studies on the relative importance of pathoanatomical versus non-pathoanatomical factors in clinical decision making.