Physical Diagnosis 181

Course overview

*Outline the congruence of the manual interventions used in clinical practice with the scientific evidence regarding the biomechanical aspects of degenerative disc disease (DDD) leading to pain. *Compare the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a stratified care model versus usual care for patients with sciatica. *Assess the value of intervertebral disc degeneration detected in early adulthood as a predictor for progression of degenerative changes as well as low back pain symptoms and disability in middle age. *Define deep gluteal syndrome and the deep gluteal space, as well as propose a general diagnostic pathway for this condition. *Breakdown the utilization of conservative treatments used in lumbar disc herniation patients successfully treated nonoperatively versus unsuccessfully treated nonoperatively.