The aim of the EUROSPINE Patient Line webinar on "Back Pain Solutions: Understanding Your Treatment Path" is to provide patients with comprehensive insights into the causes of back pain, non-surgical and surgical treatment options, long-term management strategies, and empower them to make informed decisions about their care.
Back Pain Solutions: Understanding your Treatment Path
Patient Line Webinar: Friday, 28 June 2024 at 18:00 CET
Aim
Key Learning Objectives
Understanding the causes of back pain: Discuss the most common reasons behind back pain, including degenerative changes, injury, and lifestyle factors.
Non-surgical treatment options: Cover conservative methods such as physical therapy, medication, and lifestyle adjustments.
When surgery becomes an option: Provide insights into cases where surgery may be required, including the types of surgeries and expected outcomes.
When surgery is not an option: Emphasise that surgery is not always the final solution and explore alternative long-term treatments, pain management techniques, and rehabilitation plans.
Long-term management and prevention: Highlight strategies for preventing back pain recurrence and maintaining a healthy spine.
Patient empowerment: Focus on educating patients to make informed decisions about their care and treatment options.
Chair
Introduction: Understanding Back Pain
Peter Ferlic (Chair), Orthopaedic Surgeon, EUROSPINE Patient Line Committee Chair, Graz, Austria
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Conservative Treatment Options
Lisa Roberts, Clinical Professor of Musculoskeletal Health & Consultant Physiotherapist, UK
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Treatment options
Ahmet Alanay, Orthopaedic surgeon, EUROSPINE President, Istanbul, Turkey
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Surgical Treatment Pathways
Yann-Philippe Charles, Spine Surgeon, France
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Summary, discussion and Q&A