Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • How to use this course!!

    • Welcome to the course

    • Syllabus: NAIOMT COMT 1: LUMBAR SPINE
  2. 2

    • The Small Details Matter!!

    • Patient Centered Care

    • Mechanisms of Manual Therapy
  3. 3

    • Pain Science 101

    • Pain Science 201

    • Quiz: Pain Science
  4. 4

    • Lumbar Spine Anatomy - Part I

    • Lumbar Spine Anatomy - Part II

    • Lumbar Spine Anatomy - Part III

    • Lumbar Spine Anatomy - Part IV

    • Sacral Bony Landmarks: Precision Palpation

    • Lumbar Spine Mechanics and Manual Therapy
  5. 5

    • IFOMPT Screening for Red Flags

    • Abdominal & Integumentary Screen

    • Life Threatening Conditions

    • Try it in the Clinic - Abdominal Aorta Screening
  6. 6

    • Patient Intake and Outcomes

    • Classifying Lumbopelvic Pain and Symptom Presentations
  7. 7

    • Principles of Palpation and Use of Hands

    • Biopsychosocial Assessment

    • Selective Tissue Tension Testing

    • Selective Tension Testing - Resisted Testing

    • Capsular Patterns

    • The Scan: An Introduction

    • The Complete Lumbar Scan
  8. 8

    • Symptom Modification: Directional Preference - Flexion

    • Symptom Modification: Directional Preference - Extension
  9. 9

    • Principles of Lumbar Stabilization
  10. 10

    • Sacroiliac Joint Assessment

    • Efficient Analysis and Compensations in Walking Gait
  11. 11

    • Functional Optimization
  12. 12

    • NAIOMT Instructor Evaluation

    • NAIOMT Post Course Reflection & Event Evaluation

    • More resources before you go