THIS HALF DAY HANDS ON WORKSHOP WILL DELVE INTO AN INTEGRATIVE AND HOLISTIC LOOK AT LOW BACK PAIN.

This workshop will further explore the data, research and clinical examples to provoke thinking into where those solutions may lie.

• Postural and Breathing assessment - what to look for and what it tells you about the person physically and mentally. Review of DNS approach and the postural stabilising function of the diaphragm. Assessment of function and co-ordination of breathing patterns. Common dysfunctional movement/compensatory patterns. Relationship of breathing pattern with stress responses in the body.

• Hands on assessment and treatment - Concepts of hyper tonic verses hypotonic muscles and the functional implications. Trigger point release and neuromuscular release of major muscle groups and facia impacting the lower back.

• Treatment planning - Normalisation of compensatory movement and breathing patterns. Strategies for treatment planning and home programs.

• Lifestyle Causes - looking for the cause of the cause when analysing people’s lives and the contributing factors to low back pain, both acute and chronic.