Management of Lumbar Radiculopathy: Clinical Research / 1 Credit

Learning Objectives:

• Compare two common interventions – spinal manipulation and nerve
  root injection – for patients with confirmed lumbar disc herniation
• Determine whether a combination of spinal manipulation, home
  exercises and advice would be more effective than home exercise and
  advice alone in decreasing back-related leg pain
• Investigate the pattern of symptom development in Cauda Equina Syndrome to facilitate timely diagnosis
• Evaluate slump stretching, coupled with lumbar mobilizations and
  stabilization exercises in the management of patients with pain referred
  distal to the buttocks during slump testing
• Appraise the efficacy of active conservative treatments in patients with severe sciatica

Course Reviews: reviews in this course are also available in MP3 format

1. Spinal Manipulation vs. Nerve Root Injection for MRI-Confirmed Lumbar Disc Herniation: Prospective Cohort
2. Spinal Manipulation & Home Exercise With Advice for Subacute & Chronic Back-Related Leg Pain: RCT
3. Progression of Symptoms in Cauda Equina Syndrome
4. Addition of Slump Stretching to Lumbar Mobilizations & Exercise for a Specific Type of LBP – RCT
5. Systematic Active Treatment for Severe Sciatica

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