Pregnancy & Lower Back Pain

Pregnancy & Lower Back Pain

Martin Schmaltz, DC, DIANM, CCIC
drmartinschmaltz@gmail.com
2 hours of Diagnosis
$30.00 $29.00

Description
This course reviews pregnancy-related low back and pelvic girdle pain, discussing common causes and effects. It covers how to identify pain sources, assess the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints, and apply evidence-based management strategies—including manual therapy and stabilization—to support patients during and after pregnancy.

OUTLINE

Hour 1

OUTLINE
Hour 1
I. Prevalence
II. Definition
III. Etiology
a. Mechanical
b. Hormonal
c. Circulatory
d. Psychosocial factors
IV. Risk Factors
V. Clinical Presentation
VI. Differential Diagnosis
a. Disc Disease
b. Facet Joint
c. Sacroiliac Joint
d. Hip Pathology

Hour 2
VII. Pelvic Obliquity
VIII. Myofascial Slings
a. Form and Force Closure
IX. Examination
X. Prognosis
XI. Management

This course reviews pregnancy-related low back and pelvic girdle pain, discussing common causes and effects. It covers how to identify pain sources, assess the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints, and apply evidence-based management strategies—including manual therapy and stabilization—to support patients during and after pregnancy.

Hour 1

1. Prevalence
2. Definition
3. Etiology
   1. Mechanical
   1. Hormonal
   1. Circulatory
   1. Psychosocial factors
4. Risk Factors
5. Clinical Presentation
6. Differential Diagnosis
   1. Disc Disease
   1. Facet Joint
   1. Sacroiliac Joint
   1. Hip Pathology

Hour 2

• Pelvic Obliquity
• Myofascial Slings
  • Form and Force Closure
• Examination
• Prognosis
• Management

Hour 2

Management

Pelvic Obliquity

Myofascial Slings

Form and Force Closure

Examination

Prognosis

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Approved For Continuing Education Credit in Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri.
PACE courses are accepted for Continuing Education Credit by The State Boards of Alaska, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. The State Board of Colorado does not pre-approve courses, but this class meets the criteria set forth by thei