Case Study: Acute Lumbar Spine Pain

1 Contact Hour / 0.1 CEU

Having trouble putting the pieces together in the clinic? Follow along as this case study takes you through a common patient example and walks you through each component of a patient. Starting with the subjective, proceeding through the examination and dissecting the interpretation in a way that makes it easy to understand and able to replicate on your next lumbar patient. This case study is great for those who have taken the live lumbar course and want a refresher or for those who want to see what the IAOM approach is about.

Target group: PT, PTA, AT

Education Level: Basic

Program Agenda-Online Case Study-Lumbar

1. Identify potential lumbar pain generators based off the pain drawing
2. Differentiate between pain generators based off most painful test and begin patter recognition
3. Develop a plan of care for acute lumbar disc pathology using direct and indirect treatments.

• Financial: The instructor(s) receive an honorarium for presenting this course.
• Non-financial: The instructor(s) have no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
• Partial credit is not available. For online courses, passing module assessments and completing the course evaluation is required to earn continuing education credit. For live courses, attendance is confirmed by signing the attendance sheet at the course; ensure name and professional license number are accurate, and initial both morning and afternoon attendance.