Tutorial: Lumbar Spine Anatomy & Potential Sources of Pain with Kyle Blackburn
Tutorials and Workshops
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48m
Pens and paper at the ready! In this theory session, Kyle guides you through the mechanics of the lumbar spine, in particular the discs, and looks at why this perfect structure can sometimes go wrong.
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If you have any questions which arise from this session, please feel free to email them to [email protected] and we will look at a follow-up session with Kyle where he can hopefully provide more answers for you!
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Kyle is very well-known to Body Control Pilates teachers through his work on the Level 4 Back4Good® Low Back Pain course (which he helped to write) and his numerous workshops and Development Weekend presentations. He qualified from Brunel University College in 1995, completed an MSc in neuro/musculoskeletal physiotherapy from UCL in 2003 and was previously the Occupational Physiotherapist for Kent Police.
He is a frequent competitor in triathlons and ‘Iron Man’ events. Kyle is an ‘Anatomy Day’ tutor on the Body Control Pilates matwork course and also delivers part of our Low Back Pain course.
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Filming by MK Ceesay (www.zigzagzig.co.uk)
Photography by Charlie Kelly (www.charliekelly.co.uk)
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