FNOR MODULE 1: INTEGRATIVE REHABILITATION OF LOWER BACK PAIN

"This may be the only Lower Back Pain Rehab course you ever need."

BACKGROUND:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is not a theoretical program: the intention of this program is to be hands-on and highly practical with an immediate, positive impact in the clinical practice of attendees.

The attendee will be taken through a fast-paced and application-rich system for managing a range of painful disorders of the lumbopelvic-hip-complex.

WHO IS THE PROGRAM INTENDED FOR?

(Licensed Professional (and current students) in the following professions are welcome to attend: DPT, PT, PTA, MD, DC, DO, RN, MSN, ATC)

The program will likely be highly valuable for any experienced rehabilitation specialist seeking to update their rehabilitation system as well as for recent grads seeking to learn a practical framework from which to launch their own successful rehabilitation program.  

Practitioners proficient in many contemporary approaches to lower back pain will likely find the FNOR approach very flexible and compatible with their current clinical approach.  

The FNOR Approach to Lower Back Pain Rehabilitation:

• Current & Highly Practical
• Uncomplicated & Evidence-based
• Neuroscience-forward approach
• Results-centered, proven and applicable across the spectrum of lower back pain disorders.  

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE

• Fundamentals of Integrative Lower Back Pain (LBP) Rehabilitation .

• Applying the FNOR matrix as an evidence-based framework for managing LBP rehabilitation.

• Diagnosing, Managing & Rehabilitating Provocative Movement in LBP.

• The CNS and disorders of the LPHC (incl. Lower Back Pain)

• Diagnosing and Rehabilitating Abnormal Gait Patterns (The "Silent Killer") in LBP.

• FNOR is a pioneering program in the highly-valuable application of Gait Analysis in the management of lower back pain.
• The application of video kinematics in assessment of Gait and abnormal biomechanics of the LPHC in LBP.  

• Diagnosing and Treating Peripheral neurogenic inflammation in LBP (diagnosis and management (LAB).)

• FNOR is a pioneering program in the highly valuable diagnoses and physical rehabilitative management of peripheral neurogenic inflammation in the lower back pain. 

• Integrative Case Management: Balancing Patient Values & Choice with Level of Evidence and Best Practice.

• The FNOR approach to common LPHC disorders, incl: 

• Discogenic Pain
• Radiculopathy 
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• "Facet Syndrome"
• Post-Surgical Pain and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
• Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
• Piriformis Syndrome
• Intercostal Neuritis

QUESTIONS:

• Is this a course in Spinal Manipulation?

• No.  While a number of "manual techniques" will be presented, including some that might be regarded as "mobilization of tissues, nerves and joints", this is not a course in conventional, segmental, joint manipulation/adjusting.   Those with a background in spinal manipulation will find the FNOR-therapy-matrix as a useful foundation in the rational application of joint manipulation (i.e. knowing "when and where" to apply manipulation) but these techniques will not be demonstrated (it is our experience that most attendees are quite proficient with this therapeutic "tool").

• Are you actually going to teach anything practical?

• We are only going to teach practical material!  This course first presents a rationale and framework that provides the practitioner with a new and current approach to lower back pain rehabilitation (a simple, rational system ... not a flowchart.)  Theory and background material is only presented to present the underlying reasoning as to the technical approaches instructed. 

• Most of our attendees report that they completely change (mostly structure and focus) their rehabilitative approach to lower back pain following this course. 

• Lower Back Pain is multifactorial thus practical instruction will span multiple areas: incl. orthopedics, biomechanics, (adapted) neurorehab, behavioral approaches, pain science, "soft tissue" (this is why we expect that rehabilitation specialists from different backgrounds will easily grasp this approach). 

• I've taken other Rehab Courses and even heard of some that sound like this... How is this course unique?... Why take an FNOR course?

• The FNOR is a pioneer-program in integrative physical rehabilitation, particularly in the integration of neurorehabilitation and orthopedics, 10 years in the making!  While there are a number of excellent learning opportunities in the field of lower back pain rehab (and we owe much to the many pioneers of our time in the field), there are a number of differentiating factors that we believe bolsters the unique value of the FNOR program:

• Experienced multi-disciplinary team (with an inter-disciplinary approach): Our program was developed by professionals from different backgrounds, with years of experience in therapeutic approaches including: emergency medicine, pre- and post-surgical care, frontline primary care, CAM, 'functional neurology', pharmacology and physical therapy.  

• Highly Practical, Original Approach:  The FNOR approach has been developed in the high volume, primarily orthopedic physical therapy (physiotherapy) environment.  There are no "frills or fluff" or "gimmicky" techniques.  The FNOR-approach favors high-leverage interventions (independent of "techniques") and is highly efficient as a consequence...  

• The primary goal is GETTING PATIENTS OUT OF PAIN FAST!: We doubt there is a system developed today that can do this more consistently than FNOR!  In our view, there isn't much value to any approach to a painful condition (like lower back pain) that doesn't resolve pain with fast and frequently. 

• Unique Application of Diagnostic Technologies: The use of current technologies like video kinematics provides a unique, modern dimension to the very modern, FNOR approach. 

TUITION:

• The base rate for this course (as with each of the 3-day, 25 hour, FNOR modules) is $1,250 (US).  An early bird registration rate of $1050 is offered for registrations made 60 days ahead.