Michael Mash – Low Back Pain Fundamentals

Description of Low Back Pain Fundamentals

Low Back Pain Fundamentals Online Course. Learn the latest evidence-based approach to low back pain self-management

In this one-of-a-kind course, you’ll see EXACTLY how we communicate with clients who have low back pain. In fact, we structured the entire course as if we were talking directly to someone with low back pain!

With this unique instructional approach, you’ll learn all about back pain, when to refer out to a healthcare professional, and how to optimize outcomes and quality of life.

What you will learn in Low Back Pain Fundamentals

• Module 1 (75 min) Introduction and How Pain Works

In the last 10 years, our understanding of pain has drastically changed. We now know that pain is a very poor indicator of what’s actually going on inside the body, and that things like herniated and bulging discs are far more common than you may think. In this module, we dive deep into how pain works, teach you the latest evidence-based self-management strategies, and provide recommendations for when to refer out to a healthcare professional.

• Module 2 (55 min) Exercises for Back Pain: A Biopsychosocial Approach

After learning about how pain works, we will dig into how to find tolerable movements so that your clients with low back pain can continue exercising. Using our follow-along PDF guide, you’ll learn how to identify which movements to limit or avoid, which ones to prioritize, and specific exercises to recommend in order to keep your clients moving.

• Module 3 (30 min) Restoring Mobility and Building Back Stronger

After back pain has calmed down, it’s time to build back stronger. You can only avoid painful movements for so long. In this module, you will learn how to help your clients restore once painful movements and how to safely transition to a strengthening program. Many clients finish physiotherapy feeling MUCH better, but need that extra “push” from a fitness professional to help them achieve their higher levels goals. Here’s where you will learn exactly how to do that.

• Module 4 (50 min) Exploring Common Self-Management Strategies

Now that you’ve learned how to have effective conversations with clients who have low back pain, and how to promote safe and effective exercises, we will explore some common self-management strategies. In this module you’ll learn all about stretching, foam rolling, posture, heat/ice, electrical stimulation, and whether you should be recommending them or not for clients with low back pain. We then describe our favorite three self-management strategies to help produce permanent results!

• Module 5 (50 min) Common Low Back Pain Scenarios

In this module we take a thorough look at 3 common back pain scenarios. First, we will cover sciatica and why it happens. Then, we take a close look at the “dreaded lifter’s low back tweak” and how to self-manage this situation. If you have clients who have tweaked their back on a warm-up set of squats or deadlifts, this one is for you! And finally, we talk about how to address situations where someone may have back pain with prolonged walking and standing.

WHO IS THIS Low Back Pain Fundamentals COURSE FOR?

This Low Back Pain Fundamentals course if for fitness and rehab professionals and anyone interested in learning more about low back pain self-management.

FAQs

1, ARE THERE CEUS FOR THIS Low Back Pain Fundamentals COURSE?

This Low Back Pain Fundamentals course has been National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) approved for 0.5 CEU(s) in category C through December 2023 for certified individuals.

Barbell Rehab is recognized by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. This course has been approved for 0.5 CEU(s) by the NASM through December 2022.

This Low Back Pain Fundamentals course has been approved by the BOC for 5.0 Category A hours through 12/31/2022. Provider #P12002

This Low Back Pain Fundamentalscourse has been approved for 5.0 CEU hours by ISSA through December 2022. Provider #21-69482

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that “Barbell Rehab” meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from (2020 – December 2023). Approved Providers and their content reflect the concepts of their respective organizations and do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of ACSM. Providership #873262.

Approved for 0.5 CECs by The American Council on Exercise (ACE) through December 2022.

This course has been approved by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy for 5.0 CEUs, 5 contact hours for New York licensed PTs and PTAs, and 5 contact hours by the Oklahoma State Board of Physical Therapy. States that may recognize this via reciprocity include: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.

Some states (Maine and Massachusetts) do not require continuing education. It is ultimately the responsibility of the course purchaser to check with his/her state board to see if this course will count for CEUs via reciprocity. If you have a specific question of whether or not this would be recognized by your state, please email [email protected]

Approved for 2.0 CECs (PTS, FIS, HWL) by canfitpro through February 2023, Canada’s largest certification organization for fitness professionals.

2, HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OTHER COURSES?

In the Barbell Rehab Workshop Online Course, we show you how to coach and modify the squat, bench press, deadlift, and overhead press for clients with pain or mobility limitations.

In the Strength Training the Post-Operative Client Online Course, we teach you all about the most common orthopedic surgeries and how to work with clients who’ve had one of the surgeries, finished physiotherapy, and are now seeking continued care from a fitness professional.

In the Barbell Rehab Method Certification 15 hour LIVE Course, we teach fitness and rehab pros how to coach and modify the squat, bench press, overhead press, deadlift AND how to program accessory work for clients with pain or mobility limitations. This is our “flagship” course and only offered LIVE in the United States. See the current course schedule here.

***This current low back pain online course was previously available as the Spinal Resilience Online Course. It consists of the same videos and material that were present in Spinal Resilience. We’ve simply restructured it for fitness professionals.

About Michael Mash

Dr. Michael Mash, Physical Therapist and Barbell Coaching Expert to help fitness and rehab professionals improve their management of clients with pain or mobility limitations. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2016 from Duquesne University and his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Saint Vincent College in 2014.

Dr. Michael holds the prestigious Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) title given by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Additionally, he is certified in the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), and Functional Movement Screen (FMS), two systems dedicated to assessing human movement.

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