The AXB Lower Back Pain Course
Lower Back Pain is the world’s leading cause of disability, affecting 58% of the adult population every year.  Those are your clients, AND your prospective clients.  You can help them, because…

The only proven preventative measures are exercise and education.

The AXB Lower Back Pain Course is a complete, evidence-based, no-nonsense guide to helping clients overcome persistent lower back pain ( with no fluff) with a total of 16 hours of CPD. 

Successful completion of the end-of-course assessments provides eligibility for Partnership status with Active X Backs at no additional cost. 

We believe there is no other CPD training in the UK today which addresses education and exercise for Lower Back Pain as comprehensively as we do. But don't just take our word for it - read what our lovely past student Caz had to say:"If anyone is thinking about doing this course, I would highly recommend it.

As a level 4 personal trainer, I am always eager to learn more to help my clients, and in this case myself. I have suffered with lower back pain since being diagnosed with Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) whilst pregnant with my youngest (now 10yr old child). It’s not always an issue, and I used to shy away from the heavy deadlifts.

The information was super easy to digest, and I never felt overwhelmed with too much in-depth knowledge. The little quizzes were brilliant, and I must admit I was super chuffed to ace them.  Everything I was learning was going in and staying in."

Caz Fosker ~ Personal Trainer

What you need to know ....

EDINBURGH Dates: Saturday 13th AND Sunday 14th January 2024

Venue: Queen Margaret Sports Centre, Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret Drive, Musselburgh EH21 6UU

Time: 09.00 - 16.30 both days 

Cost:  £297 (we have included a payment plan to help you spread the cost)

INVERNESS Dates: Saturday 3rd AND Sunday 4th February 2024

Venue: Inverness Leisure Centre, Bught Lane Inverness IV3 5SS

Time: 09.00 - 16.30 both days 

Cost:  £297 (we have included a payment plan to help you spread the cost)

Course Content

This course and the Introductory Course combined were previously awarded 10 CPD Points by CIMSPA. However, we have since become aware that not one applicant was currently a member of CIMSPA and therefore have no need for this accreditation.

The only pre-requisite to undertaking The AXB Lower Back Pain Course is that you are professionally qualified to Level 3 or equivalent. (You will be required to submit a copy of your relevant qualification on application to this course.)

We are confident that you will gain enormous insights and value from The AXB Lower Back Pain Course. This will benefit your clients AND your own ability to deal with pain and injuries.

Drawing on scientific research, it provides much more depth and detail than the introductory access course. It’s essential for you to learn the theory behind the Active X Backs approach, so that you have the right knowledge to support your clients.

We are very proud to declare that The AXB Lower Back Pain Course is grounded in the international clinical guidelines for the management of low back pain and sciatica.

By way of assessment, you will need to demonstrate your understanding by completing short quizzes as you progress.

The AXB Lower Back Pain Course syllabus covers:

• Epidemiology, Comorbidities and Risk Factors for Lower Back Pain
• Red Flags for lower back pain
• Stratifying by risk of chronicity
• Determining severity of lower back pain
• Medication for Lower Back Pain
• Spinal Manipulative Therapy for lower back pain indicate
• The Biopsychosocial approach to pain
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Education, staying active in response to lower back pain
• Exercise
• Other treatments for lower back pain
• Investigations for LBP – MRI, X-Ray
• Review in favour of exercise for lower back pain
• Yoga for LBP
• What about the biomechanical?
• And the psychosocial?
• Putting it into practice

Our free assessment for low back pain and sciatica triages clients, informing them when there is a need for them to seek a medical assessment. When you gain your lower back pain and sciatica course certification you will stand out from the crowd - head and shoulders above your competitors.

To make life even easier we have also included a sample lesson plan ...but only when you answer all the final quiz questions!

We've done all we can to make this course accessible and enjoyable. 

Together we will help people around the world to relieve and prevent low back pain and sciatica. Helping them move towards a better life.

After completing the course successfully, you may apply to become a certified AXB partner*. As such, you will be eligible to run AXB partner exercise classes (online and in-person) for clients wishing to relieve and prevent lower back pain and sciatica.

*The only other requirements for partnership status is that you have appropriate and relevant professional indemnity insurance. In the end adequate insurance is the most important factor.

When signing up to use our digital platform and any services provided by our certified partners, the client also accepts a medical disclaimer. It states that we do not provide diagnoses or advice for their back pain or sciatica.  “All information provided by AXB and their partners is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as medical advice.”

The AXB App nudges the client to answer safety questions on a weekly basis. Every day it offers them relievers and preventers tailored to their Functional Assessment.  These vary depending on the progress they are making. 

The client completes the AX Backscore, which is based on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire – a validated tool for assessing disability related to lower back pain – see Lesson 5 for more details. And we monitor their progress.

So what are you waiting for? 

START NOW the process now by signing up for The INTRODUCTORY Lower Back Pain Course ! by hitting the I WANT IN button