Online Course Questionnaire

Questions

1. Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek conventional medical care

True

False

2. An Integrative Whole Health approach includes Conventional Medicine practices, Whole, Plant-Based Food, Movement of the Body and Mind/Body/Spirit Disciplines to help prevent recurrences of back pain.

True

False

3. Jin Shin Jyutsu holds can help to relieve back pain symptoms.

True

False

4. The spinal cord is protected by bones called vertebrae and the vertebrae are separated by cushions called discs.

True

False

5. Sciatica is diagnosed when your pain follows a particular path from your lower back, down your leg to your foot.

True

False

6. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications (NSAIDS) are always prescribed to patients with back pain as a precautionary step.

True

False

7. What are possible reasons for back pain from a conventional medicine perspective?

Cancer

Pinched nerve

Musculoskeletal issue

All of the above

8. If you seek evaluation and treatment of back pain in the conventional medical system, the practitioner will determine (pick the best answer):

Whether your pain is acute, subacute or chronic depending on how long you have experienced it.

Whether your back pain is due to serious conditions such as cancer, inflammation, fracture or spinal stenosis, due to sciatica or is musculoskeletal in nature.

Whether, if intervention is needed, you should be prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, acetaminophen or muscle relaxants.

All of the above

9. Which of the following foods help reduce inflammation?

Walnuts

Quinoa

Broccoli

All of the above

10. A whole food, plant-based diet can ease back pain (pick the best answer)

Because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

Because it diminishes pro-inflammatory cytokines.

Because certain nutrients and spices have been shown to have an analgesic effect, giving relief from pain symptoms.

All of the above

11. You can ease your back pain:

By eating a whole food, plant-based diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and spices

By restricting fluid intake

By drinking one glass of wine daily

None of the above

12. Which of the following is true?

The lower back is thicker because it is meant to carry more weight than other parts of the back.

You cannot affect the lower spine without affecting the whole length of the spine.

Releasing the lower back is a skill that occurs over time.

All of the above

13. When Derek teaches that “Freedom comes through control,” what does he mean?

The mindful, controlled process of slowly moving from arch to release to curl to release teaches the nervous system new patterns that may relieve pain.

The Qi Gong movement, done with thoughtfulness and control, affects the entire length of the spine, which may relieve the patterns of pain.

When you control your thoughts so that you can really “tune in” to the feeling awareness of the execution of the movement, you may find that your attention becomes absorbed in the process, that you get lost in the process and in the feeling of the movement. In Qi Gong philosophy, this focus on feeling awareness changes patterns that have contributed to chronic pain.

All of the above

14. Which of the following is false when giving back someone’s burden?

The person receiving it will feel empowered

You will create damage to that person

Tension will be released from your upper back and shoulders

You are being humble

15. Before this course, my preconceived thoughts on back pain were…

16. When I experience back pain, I feel (emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically, culturally)…

17. Eating an anti-inflammatory diet that will support my back and overall health brings up the following feelings…

18. Feelings that come up for me when I think of trying Qi Gong for easing back pain and strengthening my back are…

19. Historically, I have/have not struggled to accept help from others. After this course, l feel…

20. Examples of burdens I have carried are…

21. Examples from my own life of giving the burdens back include…

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