LUMBAR SPINE MANIPULATION MASTERCLASS
Refine how you perform and adapt lumbar spine manipulation
Watch Jamie Archer teach and demonstrate lumbar spine manipulation in this professionally filmed recording of an in-person practical masterclass.
Explore the principles, mechanics and practical details that influence how lumbar spine techniques are set up, applied and adapted for different patients.
Experience the Masterclass
This two-minute preview gives you a feel for the original in-person masterclass and Jamie's approach to teaching lumbar spine manipulation.
Beyond simply learning the technique
Knowing the sequence of a manipulation is one thing. Being able to perform it well and adapt it to different patients is another.
This masterclass takes three approaches to lumbar spine manipulation and breaks them down in detail, exploring the anatomy, assessment and practical elements that inform how each technique is performed.
Jamie looks closely at the setup and application of each manipulation, with particular attention to the details that can be refined and adapted for different patients.
The aim is not simply to give you three more techniques to copy, but to help you better understand what you are doing with your hands and develop the way you apply lumbar spine manipulation in practice.
I think that's much better than my previous version because it reflects what people will actually see in the recording.
What You’ll Learn
By watching this masterclass, you'll explore how to:
- Perform three approaches to lumbar spine manipulation, including the Classic Lumbar Roll, Jamie's Lumbar Roll and Leg Kick
- Â Break down each manipulation into its component parts rather than simply reproducing the overall movement
- Â Relate anatomy and assessment to technique selection and application
- Â Refine the setup and practical application of lumbar spine HVLA
- Â Adapt techniques for different patients rather than relying on one standardised setup
- Â Compare different approaches to the lumbar spine and consider when and how each might be used
Explore the Course
Over two hours of professionally filmed practical teaching, exploring lumbar spine manipulation through demonstration, explanation and the questions that emerged during the original live masterclass.
1. Foundations and the Lumbar Roll
Jamie introduces the approach to lumbar spine manipulation before breaking down the classic Lumbar Roll and exploring the practical details that influence its application.
You'll explore:
- The Lumbar Roll and its setup
- Practitioner and patient positioning
- The practical details that influence the technique
- Further explanation and discussion arising from the live teaching
2. The Compression Technique
Jamie introduces a compression-based approach to lumbar spine manipulation.
You'll explore:
- The Compression Technique
- How compression is incorporated into the setup
- Further explanation and discussion from the masterclass
3. The Leg Kick and Finger Push Compression Technique
The final section introduces further variations in lumbar spine manipulation, including the Leg Kick and Finger Push Compression Technique.
You'll explore:
- The Leg Kick and Finger Push Compression Technique
- Positioning and application
- Further teaching and discussion
About Your Teacher
Jamie Archer
Registered Osteopath | BOst (Distinction) | PGCert Applied Clinical Anatomy
Jamie Archer is an osteopath, educator and co-founder of The LXO with more than 20 years' experience in clinical practice and osteopathic education.
His teaching brings together osteopathic principles, clinical anatomy, palpation, clinical reasoning and practical technical skill, helping osteopaths understand not only how to perform a technique but why, when and how it might be applied.
Jamie has taught osteopaths in the UK and internationally and has held roles in undergraduate osteopathic education including Clinical and Professional Osteopathic Lead and Senior Clinic Tutor at the College of Osteopaths. He continues to work in clinical practice alongside his teaching.
Through The LXO, Jamie's focus is on helping qualified osteopaths continue developing the way they think, examine, feel and work with their hands in clinical practice.
What Osteopaths Say About the Masterclass
Masterclass Attendee
“The Masterclass has helped me refine my current methods and learn better ways of performing technique that is more precise and reliable, and also better for my own body for long term practice.”
Patrick van Mil
Osteopath, Netherlands
“What a great and excellent course!! So clear, so specific, so in detail. Really great! One of the best I've ever seen.”
 (Masterclass recording)
Masterclass Attendee
“Just want to say thank you for an excellent course. I have been struggling with the lumbar spine techniques for several years but this course has helped address that. I'm feeling much more confident applying these techniques with my patients.”
Recorded Masterclass
Lumbar Spine Manipulation Masterclass
Professionally filmed recording of the original practical masterclass
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