The Lower Back Program #1 represents an overview of the structural causes for lower back pain, man’s most common complaint. The lower back is like the foundation of a house in that it supports the entire body above it and operates like an engine for the legs below it. There are several ways the lower back can become compromised which may include anterior or posterior tilting, sidebending of the lumbar spine, torsions of the sacral base, restrictions in the sacroiliac joints, and a compromised connection between the last lumbar vertebra and the sacral base. Students will become proficient in first assessing and then treating these structural dysfunctions.

Topics

• Using MET for the ‘Clearing of the Hips’ Stretches
• The 5-Mark System for Side-Lying Lower Back Corrections
• Assessing and Treating Standing and Seated High Ilium
• Assessing and Treating Standing and Seated Restricted Sacroiliac Joint
• Assessing and Treating Lumbar Sidebends
• Assessing and Treating Dysfunctions of the Lumbar Vertebrae
• Assessing and Treating the Sacral Base
• Assessing and Treating Anterior and Posterior Rotations of the Innominates
• Assessing and Treating Inflares and Outflares of the Innominates
• Working the Quadratus Lumborum, Psoas Major, Iliacus, Piriformis, Rectus Femoris, and Hamstring Muscles (a new approach!)