Video Course: Understanding Fascia's Role in Low-Back Pain

Rachelle Clauson, Nicole Trombley

The thoracolumbar fascia—a dynamic, three-dimensional fascial hub that provides stability, force transmission, muscular coordination, and proprioception—could be the missing piece in the low-back pain puzzle. Learn what it is and how it works so you can be more effective with clients with low-back pain.

Note: this course includes still images from a human dissection.

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Rachelle Clauson

Rachelle Clauson, BS, BCTMB, is a board-certified massage therapist, owner of Flourish Bodywork, and co-founder of AnatomySCAPES. Her passion is to create informed visual representations of the living fascial system and she is committed to teaching about its structural organization, function, and beauty. She served as a dissector and the Director of Creative and Administrative Affairs on the Fascia Research Society’s Fascial Net Plastination Project (FNPP) and co-produced exhibits at the Fascia Research Congresses in Berlin (2018) and Montreal (2022) that debuted the world’s first human fascia plastinates. She is a contributing author to Fascia, Function, and Medical Applications (CRC Press, 2021) and The Myofascial System in Form and Movement (Handspring Publishing, 2022), and co-authors the Anatomy for Touch column in Massage & Bodywork magazine. Learn more at anatomyscapes.com.

Nicole Trombley

Nicole Trombley, MA, CMT, is a massage therapist, owner of Equilibrio Massage, contributing author for Massage & Bodywork magazine, and co-founder of AnatomySCAPES. She became a certified massage therapist in 2004 after a decade serving at the national level in the nonprofit sector. Building on her background in the sciences, she was part of one of the first Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) projects geared toward getting more women and girls involved in the sciences. When she’s not at the massage table, you might find her deep down a rabbit hole in research databases or in the stacks at her local university library. Learn more at anatomyscapes.com.

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Q: Is this massage therapy CE course approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) for CE credit?
A: Yes! All of the courses are approved under ABMP’s NCBTMB Approved Provider account (451086-09).

Q: How do I earn a CE certificate for this video-based course?
A: After you complete the webinar video, a quiz will appear on the page. Earn a CE certificate by scoring 70% or higher on the course quiz.

Q: How do I access my CE certificates?
A: CE certificates are available on your “My CE Transcripts” page and on the course page. Visit your “My CE Transcript” page by clicking “My CE” on the navigation bar at the top of your screen.

Copyright Statement
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