McKenzie Method in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy – Part A
Spruce Grove, Alberta – December 2-4, 2011
Thinking outside the box. Or inside.
Case of the Week # 3
What’s your diagnosis?
Looking at the Literature: Spine Stability and the Balancing Stick
Reeves, NP. et al. (2011). Spine stability: Lessons from a balancing stick. Clinical Biomechanics, vol 26; 325 – 330
McLaughlin, L. et al. (2011). Breathing evaluation and retraining as an adjunct to manual therapy. Manual Therapy, 16; 51-52
R. Chou, A. Qaseem, DK. Owens et al. (2011). Diagnostic imaging for low back pain: Advice for high-value health care from the american college of physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 154; 181-189
Balloons, the diaphragm and intra-abdominal pressure.
A “hands-off” strategy for addressing quadratus lumborum hypertonicity
Looking at the Literature: Yoga for Persistent Pain
Wren AA et al. (2011). Yoga for persistent pain: New findings and directions for an ancient practice. Pain. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.11.017
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization “A”
Filling in the blanks
Purcell, L. & Micheli, L. (2009). Low back pain in young athletes. Sports Health. Vol. 1 (3): 212-222
Mobilizing the Deep Posterior Hip – Part 2
Passive methods
Are you missing something?
Sometimes patient care is more simple than you think.
What good is a skydiver without parachute?
Spine Control Symposium: Recap
In case you missed it.
Being a diagnostician is a privilege and it is this individual who holds the great responsibility of rendering a diagnosis. Unfortunately, many neuromusculoskeletal medical professionals fail to understand the difference between a diagnostician and a technician.
It’s important to be sharp!
One reason why your patient(s) might develop chronic pain
A closer look
So what do you think about yoga?
Looking into an age-old practice from a clinician’s point of view.
Pain in the Brain
A video and an article explaining the neurophysiological basis of pain.





