Curriculum Outline

SECTION ONE:

• Welcome & Introduction
• 7 Pillars of Wisdom

SECTION TWO: Chronic Non-Specific Lower Back Pain and Related Pathologies Lecture Series

• Basic Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine and Core Musculature (background information)
• Neuroanatomy
• The Phases of Healing
• Mechanobiology/Mechanotransduction/Mechanotherapy
• Mechanobiology/Mechanotransduction/Mechanotherapy: Terminology
• Pathological Degeneration
• Pain Models, Theories & Mechanisms
• Chronic Non-Specific Lower Back Pain - Background Knowledge
• Pain Science "Smudging in the Brain" and Somatosensory Reorganization
• Pain Science "Smudging in the Brain": Neuroscience Part II
• Pain Science Terminology
• Injury Management: Acute, Sub-Acute and Chronic
• Regenerative Medicine: A Way Forward
• Functional Training and the Roles of Core, Spinal and Pelvic Stability
• Scientific Evidence Based Practice References