OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: HVLA PROCEDURE - LUMBAR VERTEBRAE

Course overview

LUMBAR SPINE HIGH-VELOCITY LOW-AMPLITUDE (HVLA) THRUSTING TECHNIQUES ARE A FORM OF MANUAL MEDICINE USED BY OSTEOPATHIC PROVIDERS. AS THE NAME IMPLIES, THIS TECHNIQUE INVOLVES HIGH-VELOCITY THRUSTING TECHNIQUES UNDER CONTROLLED PRESSURE APPLIED IN ORDER TO CORRECT A SPECIFIC OSTEOPATHIC DIAGNOSIS DISCOVERED PREVIOUSLY ON AN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICAL EXAM. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES LUMBAR HIGH-VELOCITY LOW-AMPLITUDE (HVLA) OSTEOPATHIC TECHNIQUES OF THE LUMBAR SPINE AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE OSTEOPATHIC PRACTITIONER IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDERGOING LUMBAR HVLA. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT REFLECT THE OFFICIAL POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.