Please join us for a breakfast on "Restorative Neuromstimulation for Mechanical Back Pain"
Exploring lessons learned from 15 years of multifidus stimulation and 30 years of research in neuromuscular dysfunction.
· The role of muscles in Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain
· Why Restorative Stimulation
· Who is the Patient
· How does this fit into your Practice
Read more about our speakers....
Professor Paul Hodges is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow, Professor and Director of the NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health at The University of Queensland. Paul is a recognised world leader in movement control, pain and rehabilitation. His unique comprehensive research approach from molecular biology to brain physiology and human function has led to discoveries that have transformed understanding of why people move differently in pain.
Christopher Gilligan MD, MBA is Associate Chief Medical Officer and a pain medicine physician in the Division of Pain Medicine.
In his administrative role, Gilligan is charged with leading hospital wide initiatives in Perioperative and Periprocedural Services that redesign the delivery of care to improve patient outcomes, clinician and patient satisfaction and operational effectiveness. Areas of focus include quality and safety, teamwork and professionalism, and operational performance.
He began his career at BWH in 1997 as a resident in General Surgery and Emergency Medicine. He then completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He also serves as the Director of the Brigham and Women’s Spine Center. He remains clinically active, and continues to conduct clinical trials, and teach and mentor fellows, residents and students.
