Content:

This course will cover evidence-based functional evaluation of pain disorders of the lumbar spine and thereby classification for appropriate management. Of special interest will be evidence based clinical practice, emphasizing clinical examination, evaluation, differential diagnosis, interpretation, classification and treatment.

Low back pain is a bio-psychosocial problem, and it is important to recognize that not all patients respond to manual therapy. Identifying potential responders is an important aspect of the evaluation and will be taught in this course. Potential responders to manual therapy need to be carefully examined with respect to the patient’s psychosocial factors, central nervous system sensitivity, joint, muscle and neural systems in an integrated examination procedure. A clinical framework will be described on which to base classification and subsequent management. Strong emphasis is placed on teaching clinicians the ability to perform a comprehensive examination in this regard.
Whilst the course will be presented at a high level this should not prevent participation for those with little or with no previous experience in this special area. After attending this course, it is anticipated that participants will gain personal satisfaction as in a variety of ways, which will enhance their individual requirements.
The manual therapy examination and management process presented in this course is eclectic which provides a more realistic, multifactorial approach to the management of a wide range of patients with acute and chronic lumbar spine pain disorders.

Aims & Learning Objectives :

-To develop a strong biomedical basis towards the examination, evaluation, classification, and physical treatment of lumbar spine neuromusculoskeletal pain disorders.
-To provide or enhance knowledge of the pathophysiology of lumbar spine pain disorders.
-To promote an understanding of the underlying mechanisms in lumbar spine neuromusculoskeletal pain disorders.
-To develop ability to evaluate, differentially diagnose and classify lumbar spine neuromusculoskeletal pain disorders.
-To develop ability to prescribe & apply management for lumbar spine neuromusculoskeletal pain disorders.Doelgroep van de cursus : Kinesitherapeuten, sportkinesitherapeuten en manueel therapeuten.

Inbegrepen : Syllabus, lunch en koffiepauzes.

Vaidas Stalioriatis (MSc & Master of Clinical Manipulative Physiotherapy – Curtin University) is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists (2016). He has internationally postgraduate manual therapy teaching experience. Vaidas has been working with Manual Concepts for several years providing teaching and practical supervision on the Certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, Certificate in Advanced Sports Rehabilitation, and Certificate in Spinal Manual Therapy. He combines this with working in private clinical practice and his special interest is in managing people with spinal pain conditions.