LBP Directional Preference and Treatment Classifications

Did you ever wonder why one patient improves with spinal manipulation and another doesn't? Or how one patient prefers flexion-biased knee-to-chest exercises while the next case responds better to extension? Or why does one patient improves with lumbar traction and another worsens?Wonder no more! Join Dr. Bertelsman for a practical and entertaining presentation that provides an evidence-based synopsis of the top five treatment classifications for low back pain. Understanding these classifications will help you consistently predict the most appropriate management and home care recommendations. Attendees will leave this class with real-world tools to better manage the most common presenting problem.

• •Identify the five major treatment classification systems for low back pain and their evidence-based foundations
• •Apply directional preference assessment techniques to classify patients and predict treatment response
• •Distinguish between flexion-biased, extension-biased, and non-directional presentations and their management implications
• •Integrate mechanical traction protocols with directional preference findings to optimize patient outcomes
• •Develop evidence-based home care recommendations that align with individual patient classifications
• •Recognize contraindications and red flags that warrant modification of directional preference-based treatment approaches