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Lecture 1: 'Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine'
Lecture 2: 'The Stiff Spinal Segment, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 3: 'Facet Joint Arthropathy, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 4: 'The Importance of Spinal Decompression'
1. Fine Tuning Lumbar Spine Manual Palpation
Lumbar spine assessment using the hands (Sarah palpates each participant)
2. Demonstration of the Techniques Using the Heel
Sarah shows the first basics of using the heel
3. Each Participant Experiences The Heel
What it's like on your back when Sarah uses her heel
4. Students Practise Using Their Heel On Each Other
4. In Vivo Patient Assessment & Treatment
Participants observe a new patient being treated by Sarah:
5. Dictating an Audio-summary Using iPhone
6. A Spinal Decompression Class Using the BackBlock
7. Other Self-Treatment Techniques for the Lumbar Spine
Lecture 5: 'Acute Locked Back, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 6: 'The Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 7: 'The Unstable Spinal Segment, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 8: 'To Bend or Not to Bend'
Lecture 9: 'The Trouble with Sitting'
1. Group Presentations of the 5 Stages of Breakdown
What have you learned in SKMC1? Would you be proficient giving an in-service in your own cdepartment?
2. Going Through Typical Treatment Protocols for the 5 Stages of breakdown
Both acute and chronic conditions - the signs and symptoms, clinical picture, palpation, mobilization and home regime
3. Going Through Correct Bending and Sitting
4. Students Learn More About Using Their Heel to Mobilise the Lumbar Spine - each student is taught (in front of the group). Practice in pairs. Several sessions of this
5. Manual Mobilisation Techniques for The Thoracic and Cervical Spine
6. Other Spinal Decompression/Mobilisation Techniques for the Lx, THx and Cx in a Class Setting
7. Important Self-Treatment Techniques for the Neck and Thorax
Lecture 10: ‘Posture and Leg Length’
Lecture 11:’A New Perspective on Lifting’
Lecture 12: ‘Muscle Spasm: The Wild Card’
Lecture 13: ‘Understanding and Treating Crisis Situations, Common Conditions and Congenital Disorders’ (scoliosis, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, instability, lumbarisation, sacralisation, failed back surgery syndrome)
1. Fine Tuning Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Manual Palpation Spinal assessment using the hands
2. Sarah Palpates Each Participant’s Neck and Thorax
3. Management of The Specific Spinal Disorders (acute crises, failed back surgery, scoliosis, sacralisation/lumbarisation, spondylolisthesis, sacro-iliac disorders)
4. Mobilizing the Neck from the Front With The Hands
3. Each Participant Experiences What It’s Like As Sarah Uses Her Heel on the Thoracic Spine and Ribs
4. Heel Mobilisation Techniques Using the Heel on Thoracic Spine and Ribs
4. In Vivo Patient Assessment
6. Participants Observe a New Patient Being Treated by Sarah:
7. Thoracic Spine Decompression Using the BackBlock
8. Mobilisation Self-Treatment Techniques for Cervical and Thoracic Spine
9. Questions and Discussion About Treating Necks and Backs: The Content of Webinars Reviewed
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