Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spine Disorders: How to Incorporate Repeated Movement Assessment, End Range Loading Exercises and Manual Therapy into Clinical Practice

This course, "Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spine Disorders: How to Incorporate Repeated Movement Assessment, End Range Loading Exercises and Manual Therapy into Clinical Practice," offers a structured and systematic approach to the assessment and management of low back and associated lower extremity pain. It integrates evidence, clinical expertise, and active patient engagement, with a strong emphasis on valid and reliable clinical assessment, classification, and decision-making using the McKenzie Method of Diagnosis and Therapy®.

Spine pain remains the leading cause of disability worldwide, imposing a significant burden on public and healthcare systems. This program responds to the call for effective guidelines and treatment strategies to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes, providing scalable, evidence-based solutions.

Over the two-day program, participants will engage in a dynamic blend of lectures, live demonstrations, and hands-on patient assessments. The course is designed to build a strong foundational understanding and enable the immediate application of learned concepts into clinical practice. It is intended for practicing DCs, PTs, DOs, and other medical professionals interested in non-surgical spine care, such as spine surgeons and PM&R specialists.

• -- Understand and apply the comprehensive assessment and treatment of mechanical pain of the lumbar spine according to the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)
• -- Be able to use a reliable assessment and match clinical options to presented cases
• -- Discuss, understand, and apply pain phenotyping and classification to mechanical pain presentations
• -- Understand classification approaches with MDT and how to properly utilize a reductive loading strategy.
• -- Apply knowledge regarding MDT classifications to case examples
• -- Understand how and when to utilize baseline assessment tools in clinic
• -- Apply treatment strategies for different mechanical pain classifications, and discuss the importance of patient education, word selection, goal setting, and exercise-based management.