
Observe the patient’s behavior and posture to support the history, then bend forward and backward to guide treatment; use the straight-leg raise to reproduce the patient’s typical leg pain and confirm history.
Assess back pain through a comprehensive physical examination, identifying a back-dominant pattern and using prone extension to relieve pain, while performing straight leg raises, reflex testing, and cauda equina screening.
If you wish to gain clarity, certainty and confidence in helping your patients overcome back pain in a proven, guidelines-concordant way, plus reduce x-ray, MRI and surgical referrals, then this short course is for you!
At the end of this course, you will have mastered an evidence-based, proven pattern-based approach to mechanical back pain. The course is presented in video lecture format by The Back Doctor, orthopaedic spine surgeon, Dr. Hamilton Hall, MD, FRCSC, and includes high quality peer-reviewed literature, practical printable documents, quizzes and a CPD/CEU certificate upon completion.
This course has been created by Spine Care South Africa, the materials of which are used by express permission of Dr Hamilton Hall and the Canadian Back Institute (CBI Health Group), now the largest rehabilitation company in Canada.