Pilates Hour #-135 Lumbar Spine Fusion Case Study with Brent Anderson

Jacob is a 40-year old male who is 5 years post-lumbar fusion on L4-L5. He has been experiencing an increase in low back pain recently which has influenced him to start doing Pilates.

Let’s work together to create a positive movement experience for Jacob. We will discuss precautions for spine fusions, exercise strategies to decrease symptoms and increase function.

00:00 - Introduction
02:57 - Subjective Insights
05:12 - Objective Assessment
09:10 - What do you think Jacob needs the most right now?
11:39 - What functional tests would you want to do?
17:06 - Functional tests done with Jacob
23:01 - What do you believe could help regain his ability to sit, stand, and squat again?
26:23 - Movement Insight
29:15 - How can we help Jacob regain his thoracic and hip mobility to re-educate his movement strategy?
35:21 - What Polestar Principles of Movement would you prioritize for Jacob?
37:56 - Summary
39:08 - Q&A
54:25 - Final Thoughts



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#pilateshour is a free webinar series where we discuss various topics on movement science, teaching skills, and much more. They are one hour and hosted by Polestar Pilates founder Brent Anderson with special guests on occasion.Interested in joining us? Please visit: https://polestarpilates.com/webinar