Total Credits: 1 including 1 DC CE
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Successful rehabilitation following cervical and lumbar spine surgery requires much more than simply waiting for tissues to heal. Clinicians must understand the biological phases of healing while determining when and how to safely restore mobility, stability, muscular endurance, strength, and ultimately functional activity.
In this practical one-hour webinar, Dr. Thomas J. Solecki presents a progressive approach to post-surgical cervical and lumbar rehabilitation based on tissue healing, tissue tolerability, movement impairment, and functional capacity. Participants will learn how rehabilitation progresses from the early protective phase through corrective exercise, spinal stabilization, cardiovascular conditioning, progressive resistance exercise, and return to functional and sport-specific activities.
The cervical portion progresses from protection and patient education through upper-extremity mobility, postural restoration, deep neck flexor and scapular stabilization, thoracic mobility, McGill-based trunk stabilization, progressive resistance exercise, and eventual return to pre-surgical strength and activity.
The lumbar portion emphasizes protection of the surgical site, neutral-spine mechanics, hip hinging, progressive walking, abdominal bracing, dynamic stabilization, strength endurance, progressive resistance exercise, and eventual transition to loaded functional and sport-specific movements.
Dr. Solecki is board certified in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Additionally, Dr. Solecki has doctorate degrees. His PhD is in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from Concordia University Chicago. He also has a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Logan University. Dr. Solecki holds over thirty certifications in strength and conditioning, sports performance and functional and soft tissue rehabilitation. Currently he is the team chiropractic physician for Northwestern University, which he has held for 25 years. Dr. Solecki is also an adjunct professor at Concordia University Chicago and Liberty University teaching in the exercise and human performance departments at each institution.
Dr. Solecki is a USOC network referral provider for Olympic athletes and has had the distinct pleasure of serving as a network team doctor for USA Gymnastics, working with both the men’s and women’s Olympic teams. He currently works with USAW Olympic weightlifting as a strength coach and master athlete. He has worked with professional softball players, UFC fighters, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
Dr. Solecki is a published author and has published in numerous peer reviewed journals. Some of his work has been published on post - surgical rehabilitation, Dynamic movements, functional movement taping, and, muscle testing and return to play guidelines regarding Concussion. His published dissertation was on College Athletes and the Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Foods, on Perceived Stress, Mood, Performance and Recovery.
