Physician Education

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January 2009
Spine Management in the Primary Care Setting: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of neck pain, back pain, spinal stenosis, compression fractures and scoliosis, including non-surgical interventional procedures and surgical procedures and discussion of new technologies and techniques in spine surgery.

Interventional Procedures for the Management of Spine Pain
Tracy L. Allen M.D., M.A., Physiatrist
A presentation on non-surgical interventions for painful degenerative conditions of the back and neck. Includes: Lumbar stenosis, LE Radiculopathy, Facet Arthritis, Medial Branch Blocks, Radiofrequency Ablation, SI Joint Pain, Neck Pain, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Facet Pain, Facet Joint Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, EMG/NCS and other interventional procedures.

18 minutes - Flash Movie or iTunes

Lumbar Spinal Disorders
Stephen C. Zeiller, M.D., Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
A presentation of the leading causes and symptoms of back pain, osteoporotic compression fractures, lumbar spinal stenosis, approaches to treatment and surgical indications.

25 minutes - Flash Movie or iTunes

Degenerative Conditions of the Cervical Spine
Stephen E. Hanks, M.D., Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
A presentation on the anatomy of degenerative conditions of the cervical spine, including cervical spinal stenosis, neck pain, osteoporotic compression fractures, symptoms, diagnostics and case studies presenting non-surgical and surgical treatment approaches, including injections, kyphoplasty and fusion. 

25 minutes - Flash Movie or iTunes

Scoliosis and a Scoliosis Case Study
Gerard K. Jeong, M.D., Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
A presentation on the definition and causes and types of scoliosis, symptoms, diagnostic techniques and approaches to treatment including non-operative approaches, orthosis (bracing), and surgery. Case presentations on the differences in cause, symptom and diagnosis of adult scoliosis and scoliosis in children.   

22 minutes - Flash Movie or iTunes

New Technologies and Techniques in Spine Surgery
Jeffrey M. Baron, M.D., Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
A presentation of emerging technology in spine surgery including Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty, Reombinant Human Bone Morphogenic (Osteogenic) Protein, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, XStop, Disc Nucleus Replacement, Gene Therapy.

14 minutes - Flash Movie or iTunes