Managing Back Pain Using Manual Therapy Techniques

THIS PRESENTATION IS A REPLAY FROM NATA 2019 IN LAS VEGAS, OFFERING A SECOND CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE EVENT'S VALUABLE CONTENT AND INSIGHTS.


Abstract:
Historically, the spine is a difficult area to evaluate and treat. While there is a significant amount of literature on interventions for back pain and it remains one of the most common areas of patient complaints, athletic trainers are not often comfortable treating this area, due to a lack of knowledge and experience in this complex region of the body. In addition to this, manual therapy is a large part of clinical practice, yet is often misunderstood or improperly applied. This session will bridge the gap from research to clinical practice for both manual therapy and back pain.

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to describe common lumbar and thoracic spine conditions in athletes., 
  • Participants will be able to develop an intervention plan for individuals with lumbar and thoracic spine pain including manual therapy techniques (cupping, acupuncture, manipulation)., 
  • Participants will be able to summarize the effects of specific manual therapy techniques on patient reported outcome measures and clinical measures.

Level:
Advanced

Domains:
Domain 4: Therapeutic Intervention

CEUs:
1.0 Category A

Keywords: manual therapy, lumbar, thoracic, cupping, acupuncture, manipulation, spine, back pain

Sue Falsone, PT, SCS, ATC

• President & Founder: Structure & Function Education

• Director of Movement and Return to Performance: Houston Texans

• Owner: Falsone Consulting

• Associate Professor, Athletic Training Programs: Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University

• Author: Bridging the Gap from Rehab to Performance

• Previous Head of Athletic Training and Sports Performance: US Soccer Men’s National Team • Previous Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist: Los Angeles Dodgers

• Previous Vice President of Performance Physical Therapy and Team Sports: Athletes’ Performance (now EXOS)

• Current consultant to professional athletes and professional sport organizations

• Doctor of Physical Therapy: Daemen College • Master of Science in Human Movement with concentration in Sports Medicine: UNC-Chapel Hill

• Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy: Daemen College

• Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy through the APTA

• Certified Athletic Trainer through the NATBOC

• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA

• Certified Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist in the Spine via the IAOM-US

• Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance, 200- Hour teacher training



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Sports Science Module 3 - Performance Strategies: Communicating/Explaining the Science to Coaches, Players and Administration

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