105th KAC Annual Convention - Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Low Back Pain Patient with Dr. Manual Duarte - 6 CE hours

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This course has been approved for education completed during 9/18/2021-9/18/2022

 

Dr. Duarte DABCO, DCBSP, CSCS, MSAC, MS.

 

Title:       Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Low Back Pain Patient - 6 CEs

This course has been approved by the KBCE. PACE Pre-Check #: 58803

 

This is an evidence based, interactive program that covers a Chiropractic patient from examination to rehabilitation. Some important topics such identifying red flags, consent and outcome instruments are discussed. A discourse of muscular imbalances, their causes, identification, consequences and treatments are considered. Evaluation procedures such as the squat test, muscle length and strength testing are incorporated in a practical way that is compatible for use in the busy Chiropractic practice. Conditions such as nonspecific Low back pain, Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar disc lesions, Sciatica, and Sacral iliac joint dysfunction are a few of the conditions discussed. Before the class concludes Lumbar stabilization, evaluation and rehabilitation techniques will be illustrated. The practitioner will leave this class with the tools to implement a Low Back Stabilization program Monday morning.

 

Course Objectives:

1. Identify low back instability
2. Identify muscle imbalance
3. Perform function tests – squat test, postural analysis
4. How and when to begin a low back rehabilitation course
5. Evaluate other specific and nonspecific low back conditions

 

Hour 1:

• History and examination of a patient with low back pain.
• Identifying Red flags
• Consent
• Outcome instruments

 

Hour 2:

• Causes of muscle imbalance
• Identifying muscular imbalances
• Postural analysis; Sway back, Flat back, and Kyphosis-lordosis posture evaluation.

 

Hour 3:

• Overhead Squat test; analysis and corrective measures

 

Hour 4:

• Presentation and evaluation of presenting conditions; nonspecific Low back pain, Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar disc lesions, Sciatica and Sacral iliac joint dysfunction.

 

Hour 5:

• Instability vs. Hypermobility
• Physical signs of instability
• Assessment of stabilizing and mobilizer muscles

Hour 6:

• Discussion and illustration of Low back stabilization exercises
• How to begin a rehabilitation program when to advance the therapeutic exercises and re-evaluation for ongoing care or discharge of the rehabilitation patient is presented for completeness.

KBCE Approval # KBCE200
PACE Course Number 58803