Neck & Back Pain: How Structure & Function Relate

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Are there Continuing Education Units (CEU)?

Athletic Trainers:

Structure and Function Education (BOC AP# P10069) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 2.75 Category A CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Physical Therapists:

Texas Physical Therapy Association has approved this course for 2.70 Continuing Competence Unit(s) (CCUs).

Chiropractors:

Structure and Function Education is a PACE Recognized Provider. This course is designated for 2.5 Continuing Education Units. PACE is a division of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, and serves Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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Full Course Description

What will you learn as a student in this Course?

• How our spinal structure dictates our function
• How our spinal function is dictated by its structure
• How spinal structure dictates our function
• How does our body fits together and work together
• How does the shape of our bodies dictate posture
• How our diaphragm dictates spinal function and back pain
• How posture and breathing go hand in hand
• How our anatomy is interconnected
• How structure influences spinal function and posture

What’s included in this course?

• 5 lessons including, 1 hour of video
• A complete downloadable transcript for you to follow along.
• 7 article readings
• Course Completion quiz

Reading Materials

All reading materials are downloaded through PubMed free PMC.

• Ivanenko Y, Gurfinkel VS. Human Postural Control. Front Neurosci. 2018;12:171. Published 2018 Mar 20. doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00171
• Harrison DE, Colloca CJ, Harrison DD, Janik TJ, Haas JW, Keller TS. Anterior thoracic posture increases thoracolumbar disc loading. Eur Spine J. 2005;14(3):234–242. doi:10.1007/s00586-004-0734-0
• Mrozkowiak M, Walicka-Cupryś K, Magoń G. Comparison of Spinal Curvatures in the Sagittal Plane, as Well as Body Height and Mass in Polish Children and Adolescents Examined in the Late 1950s and in the Early 2000s. Med Sci Monit. 2018;24:4489–4500. Published 2018 Jun 30. doi:10.12659/MSM.907134
• Vostatek P, Novák D, Rychnovský T, Rychnovská S. Diaphragm postural function analysis using magnetic resonance imaging. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e56724. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056724
• Kocjan J, Gzik-Zroska B, Nowakowska K, et al. Impact of diaphragm function parameters on balance maintenance. PLoS One. 2018;13(12):e0208697. Published 2018 Dec 28. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0208697
• Low back pain and kidney mobility: local osteopathic fascial manipulation decreases pain perception and improves renal mobility Tozzi P, Bongiorno D, Vitturini C. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2012 Jul;16(3):381-391. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.02.001. Epub 2012 Mar 3.
• Dainese R, Serra J, Azpiroz F, Malagelada JR. Influence of body posture on intestinal transit of gas. Gut. 2003;52(7):971–974. doi:10.1136/gut.52.7.971

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Meet Your Instructor

Sue Falsone PT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, RYT®, SFDN

Born in Buffalo, NY, Sue received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Daemen College in Amherst, New York. She continued her education by earning a master’s degree in human movement science, with a concentration in sports medicine, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Sue is the founder of Structure & Function Education, an education company dedicated to educating health care professionals and author of Bridge the Gap from Rehab to Performance. She holds the distinction of being the first female head athletic trainer in any of the four major sports in the United States (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA).

Sue is a speaker and has presented at state, national and international level conferences. She’s a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS), a certified athletic trainer (ATC), certified orthopedic manual therapist for the spine (COMT), a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT- 200) through Yoga Alliance.

Sue worked at Athletes’ Performance, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the US Soccer’s Men’s National Team and has a private practice for professional players. She was also named a Distinguished Alumni at Daemen College and has been inducted into her high school’s Athletic Hall of Fame (Kenmore West).

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Satisfaction Guarantee

If you aren’t satisfied with the course within the first 30 days after your first payment but before you have taken the final exam, you can get a refund. We’ll cancel the course immediately upon your refund request and issue the refund to your credit card though our processor Stripe.

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