▪ Certificate for up to 3 CPD hours Self Directed Learning
Cost: £25.00
▪ The body is not a machine
▪ It can’t be fixed like a machine
▪ Musculoskeletal and pain conditions reside within the biological not biomechanical dimension
▪ Recovery from all conditions is a biological not mechanical process
A postural-structural-biomechanical (PSB) model is prevalent in many forms of manual and physical therapies. This model is used to explain the causes of various musculoskeletal and pain conditions. Within this model is the belief that ‘bad’ posture, body asymmetries and poor biomechanics are the cause of commonly seen musculoskeletal and pain conditions. The PSB model also plays an important role in clinical assessment and management, including the choice of manual techniques and the exercise prescribed. However, the in the last three decades research has consistently challenged and eroded the PSB model with profound implications to manual and physical therapies. This lecture will examine the chasm between research and the PSB model, using lower back pain as an example. It will introduce the participants to a Process Approach model which aim to heal that widening gap.