Cardiovascular Exercise in the Rehabilitation of Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is the most common reason that individuals seek out rehabilitative care. There are many tools that clinicians have to address this impairment. Cardiovascular exercise is a type of therapeutic exercise that can be used by rehab clinicians for a variety of tissue specific impairments. This course will cover the most current evidence for how cardiovascular exercise can be used to manage different causes of lower back pain. It will also cover how the clinician can develop an appropriate exercise prescription to obtain the desired outcomes from the application of this type of exercise.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Athletic Trainers

Delivery Format: Asynchronous, recorded video to be watched online at your leisure

Highlights

• Apply cardiovascular exercise prescription for specific types of low back pain
• Clinically applicable strategies for cardiovascular exercise that you can immediately implement to improve the rehabilitation treatment of patients with lower back pain