OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: COUNTERSTRAIN/FPR PROCEDURE - LUMBAR VERTEBRAE

Course overview

LUMBAR SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS APPEAR WHEN ANY OF THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE ARE MOVED FROM NEUTRAL. THESE POSITIONS INCLUDE BEING ROTATED, SIDE BENT, FLEXED, AND EXTENDED. LUMBAR SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS ARE COMMON IN PERSONS WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION OF LUMBAR SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS AND TREATMENT WITH COUNTERSTRAIN AND FACILITATED POSITIONAL RELEASE AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.