For the first time, a full review of published evidence for treatment options for interventional and non-surgical treatment of lumbar facetogenic pain, from international expert Dr Mark Laslett.
Back Pain 100 , 200, 300 and 301 courses are recommended prerequisites before starting this course.
Who is this Course For?
This course is suitable for those with some experience in managing people with low back pain or those working in advanced practice or spine triage roles.
Join Mark in the Clinic:
As with all Mark Laslett courses, the focus is always on the patient. You get the opportunity to explore his interaction with patients through the extensive video taken during clinical assessment and treatment.
Video case studies are annotated with extensive use of captions to assist in understanding dialogue.
Interested in Research?
At the end of the course there is a lesson on what research project and themes Mark Laslett believes is necessary to improve on the evidence base, and to fill in large gaps that exist.
Welcome to BP304 Lumbar Facet Joint Pain: Diagnosis & Treatment
Where did you hear about this course?
About the Instructor
About you
Course Manual
Chapter 1 References
Lesson 1: Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Lumbar Facet Joints
Chapter 1 Anatomy & Biomechanics Quiz
Chapter 2 References
Lesson 2: Facetogenic Pain: The Concept & Syndrome
Lesson 3: Clinical Diagnosis Part 1: The start of an evidence base
Lesson 4: Clinical Diagnosis Part 2: Clinical Prediction Rules in Practice
Chapter 2 Diagnostics Quiz
Self Report of Readings for Chapters 1 & 2
Case Studies Introduction
Tom Initial Assessment: Introduction
Tom. Initial Consultation: History
Tom Initial Assessment: Physical Examination
Documentation for Tom
Chapter 3 Case Study (Tom) Quiz
Marge Initial Consultation: History
Marge Initial Consultation: Physical Examination
Marge Initial Consultation: Summary, conclusion, Management Plan
Marge: Follow up review at 15 months
Documentation for Marge
Chapter 3 Case Study (Marge) Quiz
Case Report Exercise (Bill)
Sample Case (Bill) Report Exercise Quiz
References
Lesson 5: Evidence Base for Treatment Lumbar Facetogenic Pain: Part 1
Lesson 6: Evidence Base for Treatment Lumbar Facetogenic Pain: Part 2
Chapter 4 Treatment of Lumbar Facetogenic Pain Quiz
Lesson 7: Research Questions and Opportunities
Complete Your Reading Self Report & Receive Your CEU Certificate
Before you go...
This course will cover:
Clinically relevant anatomy & biomechanics of the lumbar facet joints.
Detail on the clinical history taking with patients known to have lumbar facetogenic pain.
Mark Laslett’s distillation and synthesis of the relevant published literature on the diagnosis of lumbar facetogenic pain
Clinical reasoning from the history and physical examination derived clinical prediction rules (CPRs) that enables the clinician to predict the outcome of screening facet joint blocks.
Evidence underpinning non-surgical treatment interventions for lumbar facetogenic pain.
The gaps in the published evidence regarding treatment of lumbar facetogenic pain, and suggested research themes needing urgent attention.
Regular price
Payment Plan
Access for: 12 months | Dr Mark Laslett presents 3 video case studies of persistent low back pain with over 12 months follow up. Three different sources of nociception identified by clinical exam, then verified. Case reports & notes included.
$80
Access: 12 months| Designed for physiotherapists who have graduated recently or are starting to learn management of back pain patients. You will learn practical hands-on assessment & management that goes beyond international guideline principles.
$160
Access: 12 months | Dr Mark Lasletts' 10 hour course on advanced clinical assessment of LBP. Improve your screening, differential diagnosis and treatment of low back pain/sciatica patients. Course includes practical tips for the clinic setting.
$249
The Back Pain 300 Starter Pack gives you an overview of the sources and causes of LBP and introduces the concept of discogenic pain.
$300
Access: 12 months | Introduction to Advanced Diagnosis and Management. An introduction to advanced clinical diagnostics and treatments for low back and referred lower limb pain including mechanical discogenic pain.
$95
Access: 12 months | This course covers basic pathoanatomy of the anterior column and the theory, evidence assessment and management of mechanical discogenic pain.
$250
Access: 12 months | This course covers referred lower extremity pain secondary to nerve root compression, scarring, and/or irritation. Focuses mostly on leg pain associated with lumbar disc herniation.
$200
Access 12 months | A comprehensive, evidence-informed course covering anatomy, pathomechanics, diagnosis and management of pelvic-girdle and SIJ pain.
$280
FREE | Access 12: Months | Is this the end for ‘non-specific low back pain’? Find out why it should be considered a ‘failed experiment’. Find out how we can do better for many patients with a specific diagnosis of LBP.
Free
Cost: $10 NZD | Access 12 months | This webinar has ended, register now to be advised when the recording is available.
$10
Cost: $10 NZD | Access 12 months | Learn about diagnosis - new imaging techniques, the decision-making process regarding surgical vs non-surgical management and rehabilitation and return-to-sport guidelines for athletes with lumbar stress injuries.
$10
We will address the DONTs, focusing mostly on “Trivializing the Catastrophic” which guidelines tend to encourage. Brief presentations of recent cases seen are used to illustrate failures of routine guideline management. 90 min presentation. Q & A.
$20
Recorded Webinar | Sacroiliac Joint Pain | Access: 12 months | Dr Mark Laslett covers the clinical diagnosis of SIJ pain, discusses SIJ 'dysfunction' and presents case studies and latest evidence for SIJ pain.
$20
FREE | Access: 12 months | In this webinar with Mark Laslett , find out more about the theory and evidence of the dynamic disc model and make your own mind up about the role of loaded lumbar flexion in rehabilitation.
Free
Access: 12 months | Pre-recorded | Cost $20 NZD. This webinar directly challenges the concept of non-specific low back pain, as a legitimate concept from 30 years ago, but now is just a dogma that should be set aside.
$20
Recorded Webinar | Access: 12 months | $20 | Listen to Dr Mark Laslett discussing specific painful lumbar spine diagnoses like discogenic, facetogenic & SIJ pain. It is possible, necessary or desirable? Q & A session, manual & CPD Certificate.
$20
Free | Dr Mark Laslett with Brian Sørensen on 50 years of learning and discovery with all things musculoskeletal.
Free
FREE Podcast | Access: 12 months | Listen to Dr Mark Laslett talk about Radicular Syndrome with Tom Jesson. 48 Minutes. Contains language.
Free
FREE | Access: 12 months | Discussion with Dr Mark Laslett & Adam Meakins.
Free
Physiotherapy Specialist Musculoskeletal
Mark has over 50 years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal practice. He completed his PhD in “Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination compared to available reference standards in chronic low back pain patients” at the University of Linköping, Sweden in 2001 and in 2014 he became the first Specialist Physiotherapist registered in New Zealand.
His academic and research interest is in the theory and practice of diagnostics, has over 40 publications, contributed chapters to two multi-author books and published his own text Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: The Upper Limb in 1996.
He became a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Physiotherapy in 2007, was made an honorary Life Member of Physiotherapy New Zealand in September 2014, and of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association in 2015.
He continues to practice as a consultant clinician in Christchurch, NZ and remains active in clinical research.
More info about Mark Laslett: https://www.marklaslett.nz/
Mark’s publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Laslett
