Chair: Paul Hodges, PhD
This workshop provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear from and interact with the leading international experts in motor control of the spine in the same room at the same time. The workshop is an unrivalled forum to learn the state-of-the-art on the relevance of motor control for management of low back pain, the latest evidence for “if” and “how” motor control treatments are effective for management of low back pain, and how to apply motor control intervention in clinical management of patients. The latest clinical and research evidence will be discussed by THE leading international experts and the new frontiers will be highlighted. A particular focus will be on understanding “who” benefits from motor control training, “how” to match the right treatment to the right patient, and “when” it is most effective.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Recognize the latest understanding of the role of motor control training in management of low back pain;
- Determine when and how motor control training is likely to be effective;
- Determine potential mechanisms for effectiveness of motor control training;
- Identify skills for application of motor control to clinical practice.
Agenda
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
Paul Hodges, PhD
- Motor Control and Low Back Pain: What’s New and Where are We Going?
Paul Hodges, PhD
- Why Might Motor Control Training Work?
Jaap van Diëen, PhD
- The Functioning Coupling of the Deep Abdominal and Paraspinal Muscles
Andry Vleeming, PT, PhD
- Nonspecific Effects of Motor Control Training
Jacek Cholewicki, PhD
- Peripheral Muscle and Central Brain Changes in Recurrent Low Back Pain
Lieven Danneels, PhD
- Neural Correlates of Proprioceptive Impairment in Patients with Recurrent Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Simon Brumagne, PhD
- The Difficulties of Treating Enhanced Pain Occurring as a Consequence of Inflammation-induced Sensory Neuroplasticity
Mary Barbe, PhD
- Treatment-based Classification and Spine Control
Julie Fritz, PT, PhD
- Subgrouping: Another Perspective
Greg Kawchuk, PhD
- Adherence: An Important but Often Forgotten Determinant of Treatment Effectiveness
Linda van Dillen, PT, PhD
- Clinical Trials in Motor Control for Low Back Pain
Chris Maher, PhD
- Clinical Application of Motor Control to Low Back Pain: Movement Systems Impairment
Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD
- Clinical Application of Motor Control to Low Back Pain: Motor Control Training
Julie Hides, PhD
- Clinical Application of Motor Control to Low Back Pain: Cognitive Functional Therapy for Targeted Management
Peter O’Sullivan, PhD
- Discussion
All Faculty