Improving diagnosis for lumbar disc injury requires a cluster of tests. Studies indicate that Seated Slump Test is very sensitive for disc injury while SLR improves specificity for involvement of nerve roots. Following with McKenzie MDT allows predictability of treatment effectiveness.
This video is part of the self-help material for those with lumbar disc injury at FixYourOwnBack.com. Common complaints in those with disc injury and sciatica are pain when transitioning from sitting to standing and vice versa, rolling over in bed and getting in and out of a car. This video helps you figure out how to control pain with those movements.
FixYourOwnBack.com 2.0 will be launched in the Spring of 2012 and will be self help advice and exercise instruction for folks with disc-related back pain. Utilizing the research and methods of McKenzie, McGill, Cook, Liebenson, Butler, as well as the kettlebell community, subscribers will be coached from couch to high performance.
LA Dogers head of athletic training and physical therapy, Sue Falsone, PT discusses the impact of Dynamic Neuromuscular Mobilization (DNS) in professional baseball.
Ken Crenshaw, ATC of the Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB) discusses how Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) has influenced the rehab and training of the Diamondback players.
Interview with Clare Frank, DPT, an instructor in DNS, about the reflex points and reflex locomotion that many errantly assume to be the primary focus on DNS. Dr. Frank, co-author of Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: the Janda Approach also explains the integration of Janda's methods with DNS.
Dr. Craig Liebenson discusses Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) as developed by Pavel Kolar, PT, PhD. In this interview, Dr. Liebenson discusses the use of closed chain exercises in the DNS program to help re-groove developmental movement patterns.
