OMTSIG: Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Panel: What is the role of the SIJ in medicine and rehabilitation?
9/17/20197:00 PM – 9:00 PM
UCONN Health: Keller Auditorium
263 Farmington Avenue,
Farmington, CT 06030
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Orthopedic and Manual Therapy Special Interest Group (OMTSIG) Presents
Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Panel:
What is the role of the SIJ in medicine and rehabilitation?
There is much debate in the literature regarding the biomechanics and functional role of the SIJ. This presentation will include an interactive discussion on the role of the SIJ in medicine and rehabilitation from an expert panel that includes physical therapists and physicians. Current literature and common clinical questions will be presented to the panel for discussion and the audience will be encouraged to participate.
Tuesday September 17th, 2019 from 7:00-9:00pm in
Keller Auditorium@
263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030
OUR EXPERT PANEL
Moderator: Brian Swanson PT, DSc
Board-certified Orthopaedic Specialist; Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists; Assistant Professor, University of Hartford DPT program
https://www.hartford.edu/directory/enhp/swanson-brian.aspx
Panelists:
Joseph Walker, MD
Physiatry, Comprehensive Spine Center and Orthopedics at UConn Health; Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at UConn Health
Dr. Walker completed a fellowship in pain medicine at Harvard University. He specializes in the diagnosis and non-operative management of disorders of the neck and back, including epidural steroid and axial spine injections, acupuncture, and electrodiagnostic studies.
http://facultydirectory.uchc.edu/profile?profileId=Walker-Joseph
David Cameron, PhD, PT, ATC
Board-certified Orthopaedic Specialist; Clinical Associate Professor, Sacred Heart University DPT program
David specializes in the examination and treatment of individuals with lumbopelvic spine dysfunction, and his research interests include cadaveric dissection of sacroiliac joint.
Laurie Devaney, PT, MSc, ATC
Board-certified Orthopaedic Specialist; Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists; Clinical instructor, University of Connecticut DPT program
Laurie specializes in areas of instruction focused on spine examination/intervention, and her clinical practice includes a focus on pelvic pain conditions.
https://kins.uconn.edu/laurie-lee-devaney/
Eric Kopp, PT
Board-certified Orthopaedic Specialist; Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists; Director Clinical Education, Professional Physical Therapy; Faculty Boston University OMT Fellowship; Adjunct Faculty Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy.
Eric specializes in examination and treatment of the spine- including the sacroiliac joint- using an orthopaedic manual therapy and exercise approach.
Open to all PTs, PTAs, PT students, PTA students, Physicians and Medical Students
2 CEHs
COST: Student CTAPTA Member $5 Student Non- CTAPTA Member $10
PT/PTA Member $10 PT/PTA Non-member $25 Medical Students $10
