Manual Therapy

Week 7 Spine Review

Multiple Choice

Manual therapy/manipulation received a level A recommendation for both acute and chronic localized LBP

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Trunk coordination, strengthening, and endurance exercises received a level A recommendation for

• treatment post-lumbar microdiscectomy

• treatment of subacute and chronic LBP w/ movement coordination impairments

• treatment of LBP w/ radiating pain

• Both A + B (blue + teal?)

Multiple Choice

Centralization and directional preference exercises received level A recommendations for

• Promoting centralization in pts w/ referred LE pain

• Improve mobility + reduce symptoms in pts w/ mobility deficits

• Both

Multiple Choice

Other level A recommendations include all of the following EXCEPT

• Manual/mechanical traction

• Low-intensity aerobic exercise for pts w/ generalized pain

• Higher intensity exercise for pts w/ chronicLBP w/o generalized pain

• Patient education on pain neuroscience