Inhoud:
There is overwhelming evidence that exercise therapy can reduce low back pain and disability. However, there is no consensus on what exercise or dose is best to achieve this. Because every patient with low back pain presents differently, targeted and individualized treatment is necessary to achieve the best outcomes.
Exercise is a medicine - using the right type, at the right dose and at the right time will yield better clinical results. But how is this best achieved in clinical practice?
In this Powertalk, Thomas Dekkers will outline a clear framework that clinicians can use to optimize their exercise programs for low back pain. The framework draws on extensive research from numerous fields including Motor Control, Strength & Conditioning and Functional Training, blended with Thomas’ extensive clinical experience.
The framework is designed to be used directly in clinical practice, and the Powertalk contains lots of real life patient examples to show how it can be used. At the end of the talk, participants will understand how to deliver effective, clinically-reasoned therapeutic exercise programs that can be tailored to each individual patient.
Doelstellingen:
- Understand the biomechanics and function of the lumbar spine.
- Understand the current research on exercise for low back pain.
- Understand the role of exercise as a therapeutic medicine across multiple health domains.
- Understand how to prescribe exercise based on the patient’s individual back pain presentation and pathology.
- Develop an understanding of how to manipulate the type, dose, and load of exercise to achieve optimum reductions in pain and improvements in function.
Doelgroep:
Fysiotherapeuten, sportfysiotherapeuten, performance- en personal trainers die zich willen verbeteren in oefentherapie bij patiënten met lage rugklachten.
Er is géén instapniveau vereist.
Titel: Building Better Backs - a framework for optimizing exercise therapy in low back pain
Spreker: Thomas Dekkers
Datum: donderdag 28-11-2024
Tijd: 19.00-21.00 uur
Prijs: €66,-
Locatie:
Online
Thomas Dekkers, MPhty MSc BSc (Hons) MISCP, Specialist Spinal Physiotherapist, Certified Strength, and Conditioning Specialist
Thomas is a Physiotherapist, researcher, and educator with over 15 years’ experience in the field of musculoskeletal and sports medicine. Clinically, he has worked across multiple sectors including the NHS, private practice, and professional sport. He practiced for many years on London’s Harley Street as a spinal specialist Physiotherapist and has worked extensively with Olympic athletes at the English Institute of Sport, in addition to athletes from professional soccer, rugby, boxing and inter-county GAA. He holds a BSc degree in Physiology from University College Cork, a Masters in Physiotherapy from University of East Anglia and a Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Thomas works clinically as a spinal specialist Physiotherapist. Currently he works in an Advanced Practice Physiotherapy role on the Neurosurgery team at Cork University Hospital. He also consults in private practice on patients and athletes with complex spinal pain. In addition to his clinical work, he is completing a PhD at Technological University Dublin investigating trunk muscle performance in athletes with back pain and has numerous peer-reviewed publications. His passion is in the use of exercise medicine for patients with spinal pain and he teaches internationally in the area of spinal rehabilitation and athletic back pain.
