Epigenetics of Low Back Pain
Epigenetics of Low Back Pain
CE Hours: 2
Just like everything else in life, it's probably because of your mom. Or IS IT?! There are components to Low Back Pain that we don't give enough credence, and our genetic expression is one of them.
Epigenetics
“The study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself.
What You Will Learn
- Symptomatic VS Asymptomatic Pathological Discs
- A Proposed Structural Theory of (Most) LBP
- Inflammatory Cytokines and Disc Pain
- Epigenetics - 3 Ways to Gene Expression
Curriculum
Download Your Notes
- Epigenetics of Low Back Pain - Note Package
Part 1
- Epigenetics 1 of 5
Part 2
- Epigenetics 2 of 5
Part 3
- Epigenetics 3 of 5
Part 4
- Epigenetics 4 of 5
Part 5
- Epigenetics 5 of 5
Confirm that you learned!
- Epigenetics & Inflammation Quiz
Instructor
Dr Phillip Snell
Dr. Phillip Snell holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Western States and has a clinical chiropractic practice in Portland, OR. He lectures internationally to other medical providers on the use of exercise interventions and manual therapy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation and other orthopedic conditions. He leverages deep training in many rehab schools of thought with a heavy leaning toward the DNS work of Pavel Kolar from the Czech Republic, the work of Stuart McGill, the work of Gray Cook, and a great deal of work in the use of kettlebells for training. Dr. Snell also utilizes a variety of manual methods including Fascial Manipulation, myofascial trigger point therapy, positional release and neural dynamics. Dr Snell is the founder of MyRehabExercise, FixYourOwnBack, and The Neurocentric Approach.