Moderator: Eric H. Buchl, MPAS, PA-C
Eighty percent of people experience acute back pain at some point in their lives making it the second most common reason people visit a care provider and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Back pain and spine injuries are a significant economic burden. Notwithstanding the direct medical cost, many patients utilize alternative treatments to relieve their symptoms. Many complementary and alternative treatments for low back pain have little to no evidence, and in some instances can be counterproductive and even harmful. The purpose of the session is to review the different complementary and alternative treatments that are effective.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Understand and be able to discuss the evidence of complementary and alternative treatments for low back pain;
- Become an advocate for your patient to utilize appropriate complementary and alternative treatments;
- Become familiar with coverage guidelines;
- Understand counterproductive complementary and alternative treatments and how to redirect individuals to more effective modalities.
Agenda
Literature Review of Cost of Spine Care and Changing Trends
Eric Buchl, PA-C
Coverage Guidelines for Self-Care
Brian Justice, DC
Nutrition, Supplements, Obesity and Smoking Cessation
Carrie Diulus, MD
Core/Yoga and Other Self-Care for the Spine
Robert Turner, PT, DPT, OCS
Chiropractor Self-Referral
Michael Schneider, DC, PhD
Acupuncture/Massage
Xinru Qian, MD
Psych Factors and How to Address Them in the Clinical PracticeMarco
Campello, PhD, PT
Discussion, Questions and Answers
All Faculty