Program 2010 LA

 Program 2010, Los Angeles

 

Monday, November 8th, 2010

16.00 - 19.00 Early Registration and Reception

Please note: wearing a badge is mandatory in order to get access to lectures and the exhibition hall

 

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

 

07.00

Registration open

 

 

Main Session L.A Ball Room

08.30

Official Opening
Andry Vleeming, & Colleen Fitzgerald

Movement Stability and Lumbopelvic Pain
Moderators: Jaap van Dieën & Andry Vleeming

08.45

Introduction
Jaap van Dieën

08.50

Anatomy of the trunk's connective tissue structures and the lumbar fascia in particular. Frank Willard

09.15

Biomechanics, electromyography, stability and tissue biology of cumulative low back disorder

Moshe Solomonow

09.40

Dynamic stability of the pelvis and spine: New insights in force closure and the consequences for rehabilitation

Andry Vleeming

10.05

Abdominal wall muscle force generation and force transfer: capability and functionality

Steven Brown

10.30

Morning Break

11.00

The interaction of active and passive tissue around the spine in segmental control of spinal posture

Jaap van Dieën

11.25

Pain distribution in patients with sciatica from a single level disc contribution

Hanne Albert

11.40

Hip muscle strength, endurance and co-activation as predictors of low back pain during prolonged standing

Paul Marshall

11.55

Discussion

12.30

Lunch break

13.30

Pelvic Girdle Pain: Diagnostics, Risk Factors and Motor Control
Moderators: Colleen Fitzgerald and Britt Stuge

13.30

Introduction
Colleen Fitzgerald

13.35

Where are we in the field of pelvic girdle pain?

Britt Stuge

14.00

Motor control patterns during an active straight leg raise in chronic pelvic girdle pain subjects

Darren Beales

14.25

Anatomy of the pelvic floor and its relation with pelvic girdle motion and pain

James Ashton Miller

14.50

Diagnostic Treatment in Posterior PGP

Per Kristiansson

15.15

Afternoon Break

15.45

Association between rotational movement control dysfunction of the pelvis in one leg stance, positive scoring in active straight leg raise test and tenderness in the dorsal sacroiliac ligament

Tiina Lahtinen-Suopauki

16.00

Pubic symphysis diagnostics: ultrasound and injections

Colleen Fitzgerald

16.15

Pelvic girdle pain: risk factors for development during pregnancy and sustained disability and pain intensity postpartum

Hilde Stendal Robinson

16.30

Determinants for lumbopelvic pain six months postpartum

Christina Olsson

16.45

Early menarche and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

Elisabeth K Bjelland

17.00

Discussion

17.20

Closure

 

 

 

Wednesday November 10th , 2010

 

 

07.30

Registration open

 

Main Session L.A Ball Room

08.00

Cognitive aspects of treatment of lumbopelvic pain: Thinking about thoughts.
Moderators:
Paul Watson& Paul Hodges

08.00

Introduction

Paul Watson

08.05

Psychosocial factors in low back pain disability. What is important?

Paul J Watson

08.30

Psychosocial screening to target LBP treatments

Jonathan Hill

08.55

How effective is cognitive behavioural therapy for low back pain?

Raymond Ostelo

09.20

Discussion

09.30

Evidence-based practice for low back pain: challenges
Moderators: Maurits van Tulder &Peter O Sullivan

09.30

Introduction
Maurits van Tulder

09.35

Evidence based medicine for back pain: strength and challenges

Maurits van Tulder

10.00

Identifying subgroups of patients within physiotherapy

Julie Fritz

10.25

Morning Break

11.00

Identifying subgroups of patients within general practice

Jonathan Hill

11.25

Identifying subgroups of patients from a biomechanical perspective

Wim Dankaerts

11.50

Development of a preliminary prediction rule to identify patients
with low back pain responding to extension exercises

Eric Parent

12.05

Subclassification of radicular pain using neurophysiology and embryology

Geoffrey Bove

12.25

Discussion

12.45

Lunch Break

13.45

Effective Diagnosis & Treatment of CLBP
Moderators Peter O'Sullivan &Maurits van Tulder

13.45

Introduction

Exercise and back pain - what type, how and for whom?

Peter O'Sullivan

14.10

Cognitive functional therapy in the management of NSCLBP

Kjartan Fersum

14.35

Physiotherapy exercise intervention for post discectomy patients

Barry Donaldson

15.00

The lumbar multifidus: from anatomy to rehabilitation

Lieven Danneels

15.25

Afternoon Break

15.55

The effect of the McKenzie method as compared with that of manipulation, when used adjunctive to information and advice for patients with clinical signs of disc-related persistent low back pain. A randomized controlled trial

Tom Petersen

16.10

Specific or general exercises for chronic non-specific low back pain. A randomized controlled trial with one year follow up

Monica Unsgaard Tondel

16.25

Discussion

16.45

Grand Rounds Session: Review of Day 1 & 2.
Evidence in the clinical setting. Can the evidence change your practice?

Moderators Diane Lee & Mel Cusi

17.30

Closure

 

 

 

Thursday 11th of November 2010

 

 

07.30

Registration open

 

Main Session L.A Ball Room

08.00

Connective tissue matters: The role of fascia in the generation and treatment of low back pain.
Moderators Robert Schleip & Leon Chaitow

08.00

Introduction

Robert Schleip

08.05

The thoracolumbar fascia as a source of low back pain

Siegfried Mense

08.30

Tearing and micro injuries of lumbar fasciae as potential pain generators

Robert Schleip

08.55

Ultrasound imaging of connective tissue pathology associated with chronic low back pain

Helene Langevin

09.20

Journey under the skin to the muscles, lumbar fasciae and structural architectures

Jean Claude Guimberteau

09.45

Morning Break

10.15

Ultrasound techniques reveal objective abnormalities of myofascial trigger points and surrounding connective tissue

Jay Shah

10.40

Fascia directed therapies for the treatment of low back pain: review and new directions

Leon Chaitow

11.05

Discussion

11.30

Surgery Session: A tribute to the life and work of Vert Mooney

Moderators Bengt Sturesson & Jeffrey Wang

11.30

Introduction
Bengt Sturesson

11.35

Vert Mooney, the passing of a giant

Ted Dreisinger

11.50

Lumbar segmental mobility according to the grade of the disc, the facet joint, the muscle, and the ligament pathology, by using kinetic magnetic resonance imaging

Jeffrey Wang

12.15

New insights in diagnostics and treatment of pelvic girdle pain

Bengt Sturesson

12.40

Innovative techniques: Endoscopic treatment of painful degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine

Anthony T Yeung

13.05

Discussion

 

13.20

Lunch break
POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
presenters present to answer any questions

14.30

Parallel Session I

 

L.A Ball Room

              Motor Control Session
             
Moderators: Paul Hodges& Paul Watson

14.30

Introduction
Paul Hodges

14.35

Behavior of the lumbar multifidus during lower limb movements in people with recurrent low back pain during symptom remission

David MacDonald

14.45

The effect of Pilates and conventional exercise programs on transversus abdominis and obliquus internus: abdominis thickness measured with real-time ultrasound scanning: A pilot randomized trial

Duncan Critchley

14.55

Differences in abdominal muscle site activation and coordination during walking in chronic low back pain

Cheryl Hubley-Kozey

15.05

Identifying a neutral lumbar spine sitting posture

Wim Dankaerts

15.15

Precision control of trunk posture

Nienke Willigenburg

15.25

Acute effects of labile surfaces and bracing during core stability exercises in individuals with and without low back pain

Paul Marshall

15.35

The effect of lumbar posture on TrA muscle recruitment a voluntary contraction

Rafael Zambelli Pinto

15.45

 

16.15

Afternoon Break

 

Electromyographic activity of trunk and hip muscles during abdominal exercises useful for physical assessment

Veerle Stevens

16.25

Trunk stiffness around the longitudinal axis is increased to counteract unpredictable perturbations

Yun-Ju Lee

16.35

Differences in a neutral-spine-posture task during sitting and standing in nonspecific chronic low back pain disorders when patients are subclassified

Liba Sheeran

16.45

Transversus abdominus activation changes with postural demand and trunk moment

Martin Eriksson Crommert

16.55

Discussion

17.15

Closure

 

 

14.30

Parallel Session II

             Location: Beverly Hills Room

             Pelvic Girdle Pain: Diagnostics, Risk Factors and Motor Control
             Moderators: Colleen Fitzgerald & Britt Stuge

14.30

Introduction

Britt Stuge

14.35

SPECT-CT on patients with a clinical diagnosis of failure of load transfer of the SIJ

Hans van der Wall

14.50

Referred pain patterns released from ligamentous and bony structures of the pelvis among women with and without pelvic girdle pain

Thomas Torstensson

15.05

Increased physical function after locally administered corticosteroid to the ischiadic spine. A randomized double blind controlled trial on women with persistent pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain

Anne Lindgren

15.20

The effect of ankylosing spondylitis on sacroiliac joint movement patterns

Melanie Bussey

15.35

Hip labral tears as a co-morbidity of low back and pelvic girdle pain following motor vehicle collisions: A case series

Patricia Fonstad

15.50

 

16.15

Afternoon Break

 

The relationship between hamstring length and gluteal muscle strength in individuals with SIJ dysfunction

Mohammed Reza Nourbakhsh

16.30

Does exercise in pregnancy increase lumbopelvic pain?

Signe Nilsen Stafne

16.45

Can tailored exercises in pregnancy prevent low back and pelvic girdle pain?

Marit Horst Eggen

17.00

Discussion

17.15

Closure

 

 

20.00     CONGRESS GALA BALL
              HYATT REGENCY CENTURY PLAZA
              L.A BALLROOM
             
Come and join colleagues from around the world- in a relaxed, charming setting. 

              Join us for an evening of great fun and entertainment.

              Tickets and information available at the registration desk.

Friday 12th November

 

 

07.30

Registration open

             Parallel session III

             L.A Ball Room

             Surgery Session

             Moderators: Bengt Sturesson & Jeff Wang

08.00

 

 

08.05

Introduction

Bengt Sturesson

 

Sacroiliac joint pain- diagnostic control blocks and radiofrequency neurotomy

Bruce Mitchell

08.15

Simplifying sacroiliac joint arthrodesis using MIS fusion implants

Mark Reiley

08.25

Surgery for pelvic girdle pain? Effectiveness studied as a single subject design

Thomas Johan Kibsgaard

08.35

Fusion of the sacroiliac joint: new technique and functional outcome

John Stark

08.45

Anterior arthrodesis of the sacro-iliac joint and:
Sacro-iliac joint arthrodesis in patients with chronic pelvic pain and unspecific sciatica

Bo Nyström (double lecture)

09.05

Functional outcome after lumbar epidural steroid injection is predicted by a novel complex of fibronectin and aggrecan

Gaetano Scuderi

09.15

Discussion

09.30

Morning Break

 

 

10.00

Parallel session IV

 

L.A Ball Room

            Movement Stability and Lumbopelvic Pain: Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics
            Moderators: Andry Vleeming & Jaap van Dieen

 

 

 

10.00

Introduction

Andry Vleeming, Jaap van Dieen

 

Relationship of modic changes, Schmorl's nodes, spondylolisthesis/-lysis, high intensity zone (HIZ) lesions, disc herniations, and radial tears with low back symptom severity among young Finnish adults

Jani Takatalo

10.10

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: Is it relevant to spine configuration?

Janan Abbas

10.20

Construct validity of vertebral translation and rotation in differentiation of patients with signs and symptoms of lumbar segmental instability

Mohammed Taghipour-Darzi

10.30

Evidence-based correlation between low back pain and reduction of renal mobility, assessed by Dynamic Ultrasound Topographic Anatomy Evaluation (D.U.S.T.A.-E.): local kidney manipulation improves kidney mobility and decreases pain perception

Paolo Tozzi

10.40

Side bending movement patterns in two different populations, a novel model for trunk motion analysis

Giovanni De Vito

10.50

Sex differences in the pattern of lumbopelvic and hip medial rotation movement in people with chronic low back pain

Linda van Dillen

11.00

Postural stability in chronic low back pain patients: Validity of one leg stand test

Thomas Maribo

11.10

Spatially resolved NIRS and EMG measurements of the lower back muscles to determine fatigue: Application to measure the effectiveness of back support devices

Danny Nou

11.20

Walking with elastic fascia: saving energy by maintaining balance

Adjo Zorn

11.30

Discussion

12.00

Lunch Break

 

 

 

Friday 12th of November

08.00    Parallel session V

             Location: Beverly Hills Room


            Evidenced based practice and sub-grouping I

            Moderators: Peter O'Sullivan and Maurits van Tulder

 

 

08.00

Introduction

Peter O'Sullivan

08.10

The effect of early rehabilitation for lumbar spinal fusion patients

Lisa Oestergaard

08.20

Are people with chronic low back pain less active than people with acute low back pain?

Meredith Perry

08.30

Abdominal muscle onset, contraction thickness and function after specific and general exercises: A randomized controlled trial in chronic low back pain

Ottar Vasseljen (double lecture)

08.45

The effects of a group exercise and education program on physical function and health status in Canadian armed forces personnel with chronic low back pain

Sandra Curwin

08.55

Discussion

09.10

Evidenced based practice and sub-grouping II
Moderators: Maurits van Tulder and Peter O' Sullivan

Introduction

Maurits van Tulder

09.10

Predictive validity of health-related fitness tests for low back pain related functioning - a prospective study among a working-aged population

Jaana Suni

09.20

Positive results from a randomized controlled intervention study of vocational prognosis among low back patients. A low cost concept based on perceived concrete work place barriers and a simple scheme of physical activity

Lone Donbaek Jensen

09.30

Morning Break

10.00

The management of musculoskeletal pain-whose responsibility?

Maria Larsson

10.10

Therapeutic education as an adjunct to exercise therapy in chronic pain patients

Mariette Fourie

10.20

Predictors of chronic low back pain - What health practitioners should pay attention to

Markus Melloh

10.30

Classification of the pre-adolescent sagittal postural alignment in standing

Mieke Dolphens

10.40

A new full-spine outcome measure, the Spine Functional Index, demonstrates clinimetric properties and practicality that improve the Oswestry and Roland Morris Disability Questionnaires and the Functional Rating Index

Philip C. Gabel

10.50

The Burden of low back pain in Iran: A growing need to adapt and implement evidence-based practice in developing countries

Sayed Javad Mousavi

11.00

Back School: pain and functional performance of chronic back pain

Sylvia Henriques

11.10

The development, reliability and construct validity of a motor control abilities Questionnaire, and:
Primitive reflex inhibition and sensory motor training improves cognitive learning function and outcomes in chronic disabling low back pain

Sean Gibbons (double lecture)

11.25

The effect of classification-guided postural motor learning intervention and conventional physiotherapy posture advice, in non specific chronic low back pain patients with specific types of motor control impairments

Liba Sheeran

11.35

Trunk muscle dysfunction during trunk extension in recurrent low back pain-evaluation with functional MRI

Roseline d'Hooge

11.45

Discussion

12.00

Lunch break

13.00

Plenary session

L.A Ball Room

Sports and Exercise Medicine
Low back pain in sport: all that glitters is not gold

Moderators: Mel Cusi and Diane Lee

 

13.00

Introduction

Mel Cusi

13.05

The sacred cows of exercise

Craig Liebenson

13.25

Back muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility characteristics of fire fighters

John Mayer

13.45

The better you are, the greater the risk: Hip findings in female soccer players vary with level of experience

Heidi Prather

14.05

Retraining the virtual body: dynamic stability vs. stiffness

Trish Wisbey-Roth

14.25

Discussion

14.45

Afternoon Break

15.15

Motor Control: Can motor control be rehabilitated?
Moderators: Paul Hodges &Paul Watson

15.15

Introduction

Paul Hodges

15.20

The complexity of sensory function in spinal control and low back pain

Simon Brumagne

15.45

What models are needed to understand spine control?

Jacek Cholewicki

16.10

Strategies for motor control of the spine and changes in pain: the deep vs. superficial muscle debate

Paul Hodges

16.35

Are motor control changes a cause or effect of low back pain

Jaap van Dieen

17.00

Subgrouping in back pain management

Linda van Dillen

17.25

Discussion

17.45

Congress Closure

Colleen Fitzgerald

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshops

 

You can still register for some of the workshops.  Information available at the registration desk.

 

 

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Location: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza

Registration open at 8am

 

 

Workshop A

 

Clinical application of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging: Lumbo-pelvic dysfunction
Jackie Whittaker

Start: 9am

End of program: 4.30pm

 

 

Workshop B

 

Optimising motor control of the lumbar/pelvic region to maximise recovery and performance

Trish Wisbey-Roth

Start: 9am

End of program: 5.00pm

 

 

Workshop C

 

Positional release techniques (PRT) for spinal and general pain and dysfunction: An evidence based

Leon Chaitow

Start: 9am

End of program: 5.00pm

 

 

Workshop G

 

Integrated core conditioning
Paul Chek

Start: 9am

End of program: 12.30pm

 

 

Workshop F

 

Archetypal postures and erecting from the floor to treat endemic back pain
Phillip Beach

Start: 1.30pm

End of program: 5.00pm

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Location: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza

Registration open at 8am

 

 

Workshop D

 

Imagery interventions: To improve and maintain practical human movement on a daily basis

Marie-José Blom, Eric Franklin

Start: 9am

End of program: 5.00pm

 

 

 

Workshop E

 

The fascial manipulation© technique for the low back pain: Anatomical basis and biomechanical model
Antonio Stecco, Julie Ann Day

Start: 9am

End of program: 5.00pm

 

 

 

 

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