Spine Tingling: Neck and back pain: how to assess, how to treat

Posted Wednesday 03 July 2024 | Cairns Private Hospital

Assessment, interventional, and surgical management.

• Spinal physical assessment and how to distinguish between pain generators.
• Pain generators – how to manage medically, including interventions.
• Surgical Management of discogenic back pain (Degenerative disc disease and disc prolapses of cervical and lumbar spine).

Learning outcomes:

• describe the initial assessment of someone with back/neck pain
• identify the non- surgical management options for lower back pain
• outline role of surgery for back/neck pain- options, risks, benefits, outcomes.

**This event will not be recorded or available online. 

Proudly sponsored by CSL Seqirus and Queensland X-Ray.

Presenters

• Dr Cameron Downes - Orthopaedics.
• Dr Akhilesh Tiwari - Pain Medicine.