LOW BACK PAIN: NEW INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS (24W-HEA-013)

Instructor(s) Christopher Vaughan, MD
Meets: February 13, 2024 (Tue) –  5 PM to 6 PM
Location: Pain Care Boise     
Learn about the different causes of low back pain(LBP) and the diagnoses of LBP that are commonly missed or overlooked. If you’ve been told you need a fusion, come learn about a new minimally invasive fusion, called the MinuteMan.  You will learn that Medicare just added a new diagnosis, called Vertebrogenic Pain and the treatment for this with Intracept. Will highlight a minimally invasive Sacroiliac Fusion procedure.  Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for LBP will be taught.

 SPINAL STENOSIS – MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE TREATMENTS (24W-HEA-014)
Instructor(s) Christopher Vaughan, MD
Meets: February 27, 2024 (Tue) –  5 PM to 6 PM
Location: Pain Care Boise 
Come and learn about Spinal Stenosis and the new minimally invasive options for treatment. Spinal stenosis is due to a variety of factors and is defined in different locations of your spine. People often describe tingling, numbness, weakness in their legs and back. Often the symptoms are worse with walking, standing and are relieved with sitting. Come learn about the 3 NEW minimally invasive treatment options for Spinal Stenosis: Vertiflex, Minuteman, and the MILD procedure. All these and more can be done in our AAAHC/Medicare certified ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center).YES, this means you will go home the same day!