Spinal Manipulation Therapies for Functional Pain Management

Course Details

The course is taught by Board Certified Physicians who have incorporated these procedures within their practice and will share their results in addition to reviewing the numerous evidenced-based studies on the topic including peer to peer articles that will give the attendee the insights to deliver these procedures safely and effectively. A full color manual and instructional videos illustrating the procedures are included through our Physician Portal.

Pain is associated with inflammation and many of these manipulation techniques will involve increase blood circulation of the areas, reduce inflammation, and flexibility techniques for strength and increased ROM to manage pain. Back pain is typically generated from (3) major structures:

• Muscles can be spasm, MFTP, or strain due to acute injury or after injuries are poorly or inappropriately healed.
• Joint lumbar facets degenerate in relationship to chronic pain arthritis responsible for up to 80% of lower back pain affecting the vertebral body (i.e., compression fracture, Schmorels node) including the Sacrum and Ilium (SI Joint).
• Nerve pain such as radiculopathies, nerve entrapment or RSD.

The Empire Medical Training Spinal Manipulation (HVLA) Therapies training will give you a better understanding of pain and will review pertinent anatomy and techniques to help diagnose and create a proper treatment plan for managing pain for patients.

Within the course study, you will learn how to perform a proper history and physical based on the latest standard of care. Learn how to perform various functional tests to confirm the initial diagnosis for numerous conditions including:

• MRI disc pathology and ligament damage
• Xrays
• Functional testing
  • Seated straight raise
  • Supine SLR
  • Kemp's Extension Test (Rotate and Lateral Flux)
• DTR
  • Patellar
  • Achilles
• Lower Back Pain with or without leg pain
• SI Joint Testing
  • Fortin finger test
  • FABER
  • SI Compression
• Muscle Testing
  • Hallux
  • Eversion/Inversion Testing

What Conditions can be Treated with Spinal Manipulation (HVLA)?

Conditions treated by perineural injection therapy (PIT) include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Sacro-iliac Dysfunction
• Palpable somatic dysfunction of a joint | thoracic spine.
• Firm distinct restrictive barrier.
• Range of Motion Loss
• Lumbar Pain
• Sacrum Related Pain

Empire Medical Training has created the Spinal Manipulation (HVLA) Therapy Training course for all physicians to enhance patient care for medical practices that encounter lower back pain within their clinical setting. These are very safe procedures to perform with no real complications associated with the proper training while offering long-term or permanent relief for patients and can be easily integrated within a practice setting.

Join the thousands of physicians who have entrusted Empire Medical Training for the past 23 years and have used our programs to integrate new medical procedures within their practice to enhance patient care.