“This was THE best online course that I have taken.”
Now Also Offered On-Site in Columbus, OH
24 Hours of Continuing Education for Rehab Professionals:
Online + Zoom (ongoing registration)
Immediate access to online content upon registration and work through the material at your own pace!
THEN…Meet with Dr. Stephanie Live to Confidently Implement aspects of Yoga with your patients:
100% Online includes access to Virtual Meet-Up sessions LIVE with Dr. Stephanie to go in-depth and get your questions answered. In the 100% online format you must attend 2 virtual sessions for a 3 total contact hours. Complete the online modules at your own pace and receive 24 credits!
2023 Course Dates
Virtual Meet Up Dates: Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30pm EST (alternate dates/times available upon request)
June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20
Work directly with an expert who specializes in treating people with low back pain.
Instructor: Stephanie Carter Kelley, PT, PhD, OCS and Certified Yoga Teacher
Over the years, Dr. Stephanie has presented at physical therapy state and national conferences on the topics of core muscle function, outcomes research, and utilizing yoga as therapy. Her yoga practice is grounded in current research, functional anatomy and pain science. She has embraced yoga for both her personal and professional practice and wants to help others to bridge the gap between medically-based rehabilitation and ongoing wellness programs for people with chronic pain conditions. Her vision is that every community offers accessible and affordable care for people with chronic low back pain.
Course Format:
Hybrid continuing education designed for health professionals who desire integrating yoga into clinical practice or developing wellness classes for people with low back pain. Participants will engage in 21 hours of online lessons and yoga practice videos. Synchronous live sessions will take place either via Zoom or onsite with Dr. Stephanie to go in depth and get your questions answered.
Ohio OT CE Approval #: 200277
Ohio PT CE Approval as Home Study #22S1346
Ohio PT CE Approval as a Hybrid Course #22S2872
Participants’ favorite part of the online course was:
“I LOVE the merging of PT and yoga and the lectures thoroughly explained the logic behind this.”
“mindfulness lessons and meditation practices”
“visual demonstrations and descriptions of the yoga poses”
“ability to learn at my own pace.”
“Dr. Stephanie does an excellent job with correlating yoga practice with the understanding of mind-body integration and alleviating barriers to pain management. She is very easy to talk with during the live sessions.”
Course Description:
Recent research shows that yoga is an effective therapy for treatment and management of physical conditions such as low back pain. This course integrates research on back pain, chronic pain, and meditation with the practice of yoga to engage patients within and beyond the episode of therapy care.
Participants will experience yoga and meditation in the online course. They will also view short lectures on pain science; nervous system reaction to stress; and functional anatomy of the spine and energy systems. Online videos will focus on those components of yoga not typically used in traditional medical care but have been shown to enhance clinical outcomes: breathing, body awareness, and meditation. Live course content and discussions will include strategies of how you can successfully bring yoga into the therapy clinic or confidently refer patients for an ongoing movement practice.
Following the course, participants will have lifetime access to lectures, guided meditations, and yoga videos in order to personalize rehabilitation and wellness programming for their clinical setting.
Approved in Ohio*** for 24 hours of PT and OT Continuing Education.
***Also approved in states that offer reciprocity of Ohio approval. If you are not sure if your state has reciprocity, email info@stephaniecarterkelley.com to find out.
**No yoga experience is necessary. The principles and practices of this course will carry-over into traditional therapy practices.
“As someone who loves yoga and has also struggled w/ LBP, this was honestly my favorite CEU that I have taken.”
Physical Therapist Past Participant
BONUS: You can use the lessons in this program for YOURSELF! If working in the traditional biomedical clinical practice is leading to compassion fatigue and burnout, this approach can help you NOW!
This course will improve care by…
“…teaching mindfulness and being able to articulate the importance of breathing through physical activity and exercise. (The course) also served as reminder to not “skim over” the psychosocial aspects of pain.”
Physical Therapist Past Participant
Course Objectives:
1. Describe the biopsychosocial-spiritual model of health and how yoga blended with physical therapy meets the holistic health needs of a person with low back pain.
2. Incorporate current pain, yoga, and physical therapy research into the treatment of people with low back pain.
3. Review the effects of chronic stress on the development of persistent pain and experience how the aspects of a yoga practice (self-study, breathing, physical poses, and meditation) manages chronic stress to reduce or eliminate back pain.
4. Understand and then practice components of each module of the “Yoga for a Better Back” digital course and determine how it creates both physical and psychologically-informed interventions for low back pain.
a. Awareness: become aware of how thoughts, emotions, postures and movements trigger pain
b. Alignment: explore alignment of thoughts and actions with core values; explore alignment of the body in common yoga and therapeutic exercises as ways to improve overall health
c. Support/Stability/Strength: learn why creating emotional and spirit support may be as important as the development of “core stability” in management of back pain
d. Mobility: understand why “letting go” of beliefs about low back pain is important for both the caregiver and the person with low back pain for the promotion of optimal health.
5. Discuss issues of recruitment, retention, staffing, revenue, and expenses toward the development of a “Yoga for a Better Back” program within your clinical setting.
“This course was a reminder that breathing is important!”
Physical Therapist Assistant past participant
“Dr. Stephanie's ability to simplify complex concepts in both rehab and yoga is very much appreciated. Her teaching will allow me to bring yoga to my patients/students with back pain (osteopenia/osteoporosis) in a straightforward and meaningful way. The anatomy section was wonderful! The high quality of the videos and lessons makes me pleased to be able to recommend this course to patients, friends and family. Thank-You!”
Physical Therapist Past Participant
Course Content:
The course leads participants through Dr. Stephanie’s unique approach that blends Yoga with Rehabilitation: PEACE out of Pain.
Practice Awareness
Educate through Self-Examination
Align Body, Mind and Spirit
Create Core Support
Explore Mobility and put it all together for Empowered Health
Patient Care Modules: Participants will experience online lab sessions via Dr. Stephanie’s virtual program for people with low back pain: “Yoga for a Better Back”. The program provides evidence-based self-management strategies for people to care for their own low back pain and each of the 4 Modules include:
Mindfulness Lesson
Physical Lesson
Guided Meditation
Short Yoga Practice
Long Yoga Practice
Health professionals, can replicate the lessons and yoga practices one-on-one or in a group setting to enhance clinical practice and expand services into fitness and wellness.
Clinician Lessons:
Each Patient Care Module includes lessons that explains the rationale and science of the lessons and yoga practices for patients. These lessons help the clinician understand “WHY” Yoga blended with rehabilitation has the potential to create sustained and long-term relief of Low Back Pain. Here’s what’s included:
Introductory Lessons:
Why Yoga blended with Rehabilitation?
Summary of the Research on Yoga for Low Back Pain
Neuroscience of Stress (autonomic nervous system and polyvagal theory)
Practicing Awareness:
Rationale for each aspect of Guided Meditation
Yoga as Gentle Movement IS a Pain Science Approach
Aligning Body, Mind and Spirit
Understanding the evidence basis for each aspect of guided meditation for pain relief
Values Appraisal in order to align, not only posture, but purpose with life.
Create CORE support
How stress affects deep CORE muscles and leads to frustration in training
Learn how to guide patient and client self-assessment of CORE muscle function from a distance
Explore Mobility
Engage in mobility practices that address pain from regional interdependence
Incorporate client self-assessment into classes to foster self-management of low back pain
***BONUS Lessons on Osteoporosis and Diagnosis-Specific Modifications.