Full-Day Lumbar Spine Rehab Workshop

• Differentiating disc, nerve root, mechanical, movement-based, and sensitised patterns
• Irritability profiling and tolerance mapping
• Subgrouping for targeted intervention
• Recognising when symptoms don’t fit the expected pattern—and what to do next
   

Outcome: Clinicians can confidently identify key drivers and appropriate pathways.

 Exposure to multiple evidence-informed frameworks:

• Directional preference 
• Motor control movement retraining 
• Load-based, graded exposure 
• Variants of McGill, MDT, DNS-inspired principles 
• Modern pain science integration where appropriate
   

Outcome: Participants learn how to blend frameworks appropriately—not dogmatically.

 Hands-on testing and interpretation:

• Flexion and extension patterning 
• Repeated movement responses 
• Neural load and tolerance assessment 
• Hip-dominant vs spine-dominant strategies 
• Observing, cueing, and modifying functional tasks
   

Outcome: A deeper ability to “read” movement and use it diagnostically.

 Live practice with full-spectrum lumbar progressions:

• Early-stage irritability modulation 
• Control and stability sequencing
• Strength and conditioning models for back rehab
• Loaded movement retraining and return-to-work/activity progressions
• High-level loading progressions
   

Outcome: Skill in selecting, coaching, and advancing exercises beyond basic programs.

 You will work through 2–3 complex cases involving:

• Mixed presentations
• Multiple drivers 
• Non-linear progressions 
• Setback management 
• Load and movement adaptation
   

Outcome: Ability to manage real-world cases that don’t follow a textbook pattern.

 Discussion of:

• When standard approaches fail 
• Common misinterpretations
• Progression errors 
• Underloading vs overloading in persistent presentations 
• Recognising the emotional, behavioural, and stress-driven elements (brief and practical)
   

Outcome: Better judgement and more precise decision-making.