This course will introduce the student to topics and content related to the management of musculoskeletal disorders involving the spine. Learners will examine the clinical application of human biomechanics, functional movement, and examination principles and progress their psychomotor skills related to palpation, and evidence-based interventions emphasizing patient education, manual therapy, and therapeutic exercise of the spine. These principles will be integrated into a standardized clinical reasoning model for addressing patients/clients with spine related musculoskeletal disorders. The goal of this course is to enable the physical therapy student to examine and treat patients/clients with various spine related musculoskeletal disorders safely and effectively.