Low Back Pain: A Structural Integration Approach (3.5 CEUs)
Learn how to address low back pain from an SI perspective
Have you ever asked yourself...
"Clients have been presenting me with some complicated low back pain issues. How do I provide help that’s safe, specific, and gets results?"
"Why do my clients keep returning with the same low back pain issues. Is there something I'm missing?"
"I know I do great work, but how could I be more efficient, effective, and detail focused?
I used to ask myself those exact same questions.
When I first started practicing, I noticed the two most common issues I was addressing were low back pain and neck pain. I took it upon myself to learn everything I could about how to work with these issues and what I found is that there are a lot of ineffective strategies out there. After years of trial and error in my practice, I’ve found an approach that is effective with 95% of the clients that come to my practice experiencing low back pain.
The secret to unlocking low back pain is knowing where to start
Low back pain can be a complex issue to work on because the cause of the pain isn't always obvious. The culprit could be low back vertebrae or musculature, tight glutes, a sticky SI joint, a tight psoas, or a number of other potential issues that we can address. Getting a better idea of the source will make your work much more efficient and effective. Nothing’s worse than spending a whole session chasing potential solutions and getting nowhere. So how do you eliminate the guesswork?
You must learn how to properly palpate the tissue and assess the structures
No matter how good you are or how hard you work, without the right skills, these challenging issues will continue to evade you. Humans are unique and varied. What works for one may not necessarily work for another. You need to have the tools to be able to adapt to what's happening for the client standing right in front of you. What I’ve found is that understanding how to assess the low back & SI joint and how to palpate the tissue for tension gives you the information necessary to create a session tailored to each individual client’s needs.
These techniques have been a keystone to the success of my private practice.
It really gets me when I see a skillful practitioner fail to get their clients out of pain when all they needed were some specific techniques and spinal mechanics knowledge. This is exactly why I put together this online course, just for you, to help you help your clients find relief from low back pain.
And as an added bonus…
I’ve shown you how I would approach this territory from the perspective of a Structural Integration practitioner. As I go through the assessments and techniques, I will discuss how to address low back pain and from an SI perspective and we'll explore one of the most important assessment/re-assessment tools commonly utilized by SI practitioners, gait analysis.
NOTE: This course is approved for 3.5 CEUs by NCBTMB (451212-10). Once the course has been completed and a brief quiz is taken, your certificate of completion will be automatically emailed to you.
No other online course shares the spinal mechanics knowledge and specific instruction on how to assess and work with the SI joint and low back shown in this course. The material is shown in an easily applicable way that will assist you in resolving your clients low back pain FAST!
The techniques taught in this course can be easily integrated into any manual therapy practice to improve your success when working with low back pain.
At the end of this course, you will learn the skills necessary to:
- Palpate and discern the difference in tissue tension to create unique sessions based on your client's needs
- Use range of motion techniques to be able to de-rotate vertebrae
- Use assessment techniques to evaluate rotated vertebrae in the low back and restrictions in the SI joint to get a better understanding of the potential causes of low back pain
- Work the anterior lumbar spine to help with rotated vertebrae
- Work the pelvis, low back, and legs using deep tissue techniques in a safe and effective manner to help relieve low back pain
- Integrate some of the basic principles and skills used in Structural Integration when working with low back pain
This course also includes a 30-page detailed handout that covers all the material taught in the course.
Enroll by clicking the button below to learn these powerful techniques for relieving low back pain!
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“Definitely consider this course to see long term results for your clients suffering from low back pain!”
~Paul B., LMT, Virginia
Your Instructor
- Certified Advanced Rolfer®, CMT
- Founder of the Morales Method® of Manual Therapy & Body Conditioning
- NCBTMB and FL State Massage Board (50-31259) approved continuing education provider
- Creator of the Morales Method® Academy of Structural Integration
- Author: Deep Tissue Bodywork- A New Approach to a Classic Modality, Mastering Body Mechanics, 2nd Ed, and Morales Method® Core Integration Therapy
- Teaching since 2006
- Marty has taught in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Japan, Switzerland, Poland, and Taiwan
- In private practice since 2003 with over 10,000 hours of private practice logged
- MBA in Finance from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
- Read testimonials from previous students here.
Course Curriculum
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StartSacral Mechanics (12:19)
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StartSacrum in Walking (10:07)
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StartStanding Flexion Test (10:16)
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StartStork Test (3:18)
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StartProne Sacral Assessment (4:54)
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StartPSIS Assessment & Work (6:34)
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StartWorking the Glutes (10:54)
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StartPiriformis & Sacrotuberous Ligament (10:31)
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StartGapping the SI Joint (4:24)
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StartDirect SI Joint Range of Motion (7:26)
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StartSacrum in Walking Pt 2 (7:25)
Frequently Asked Questions
I'm confident that this course will provide you with the knowledge that you can immediately apply to the work you currently do to improve your practice!
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