Managing Mechanical LBP and PGP - Telerehabilitation Friendly

Overview 

When taking a biopsychosocial approach, confidently saying to your patient that their pain is related to mechanical factors can be a real challenge. 

Do you have a systematic way to rule in and rule out mechanical hip pain, low back pain, and pelvic girdle pain?

This online course will help healthcare professionals to consolidate their understanding of mechanical pain.

• Is the pain back dominant, or leg dominant?
• Do you use repeated movements or sustained postures with your patient?
• How quickly should you expect your patient's symptoms to change? 
• How do you communicate mechanical patterns of pain to your patients? 

These questions and more will be addressed in this course so that you can confidently look at the tissue-based drivers of low back pain, hip pain, and pelvic girdle pain.

A Free Short Video Introduction

Learning Objectives

In this online course, you will learn:

• How to rule in/rule out mechanical low back and pelvic girdle pain.
• How to demonstrate to your colleagues/referral sources that pelvic health is the missing link in orthopedic practice.
• How to build confidence in predicting treatment outcomes in mechanical pain.
• How to build strong self-efficacy in your patients when treating the mechanical component of low back pain and pelvic girdle pain.
• The importance of using a biopsychosocial approach with patients suffering from persistent low back pain and pelvic girdle pain.

Audience

This online course is for all rehabilitation professionals, including physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, athletic therapists, massage therapists, exercise therapists, medical doctors, nurses, midwives, kinesiologists among others. This course is also relevant for movement specialists, yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and those interested in learning more about pelvic floor health and wellness.

If you are interested in more courses and information about incorporating a biopsychosocial framework into your clinical practice, please visit us at www.reframerehab.com.

What "Managing Mechanical LBP and PGP" Students Have Said:

"I found this course quite helpful from a review standpoint for the mechanical assessment but more importantly, I feel better able to discern LBP or hip pain from a true PF dysfunction. And the module on SIJ “dysfunction” was also quite helpful as this is something that I have struggled with – clients with positive SIJ pain provocation tests but then what? 

Another thing I found especially helpful was how you pointed out that we need to be careful not to pathologize the PF. I think this is something I would have tended to do in my pain clients (either pelvic pain or hip or LBP). Now that I have this knowledge however, I need to step back and approach the PF like any other muscle group that might be a contributing factor to LBP or hip pain.

I have been making a concerted effort in the past year to improve clients’ self-efficacy and I believe this course really helps me to accomplish that goal."

-Nicole Pasut, PT, MPT, BHK

Please note:

This course is part of a course series designed for pelvic health and orthopaedic therapists alike. The series teaches Managing Mechanical LBP/PGP, Managing Hip Pain, and Marketing your Pelvic Health Practice). When you click Buy Course you will be offered an option to buy the course series together which is made up of 2 courses. This is strongly recommended.