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  • Degenerative Spine Medical Interventions and Rehabilitation

    13 April 2019
    Degenerative Spine Medical Interventions and Rehabilitation

    The Department of Physical Therapy of the Faculty of Public Health at Antonine University, in collaboration with the Spine Center of Bellevue Medical Center, is pleased to invite you to its 7th Scientific Day.

    Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
    Time: 12:45 – 4:45 PM
    Location: Antonine University, Nabi Ayla – Zahle campus

    Program

     
    12:45 – 1:15 PM: Welcome

     


    1:15 – 1:30 PM: Welcoming Speeches

     


    1:30 – 2:15 PM: The Cervical Rachis

    Moderators: Elie Fahed, MD – Zahra Sadek, Ph.D. – Hassan Karaki, Ph.D. – Gergi Antoun, MPT
    • 1:30 – 1:45 PM: Phillip Younes, MD
    The degenerative cervical rachis. Which way to go first?
    • 1:45 – 2:00 PM: Charbel Najem, DPT Biopsychosocial model and chronic pain
    • 2:00 – 2:15 PM: Claude Maroun, DPT
    Evidence-based practice in cervical spine rehabilitation

     

     

    2:15 – 3:00 PM: The Rachis Spine
    Moderators: Nabil Okais, MD – Elie Koueik, DPT – Mohamad Baalbaki, MPT – Ghadir Salhab, MPT
    • 2:15 – 2:30 PM: Elie Fahed, MD
    Compression fractures: types, interventions, and current treatments
    • 2:30 – 2:45 PM: Béchara Sfeir, DPT
    Rehabilitation after a thoracic spine fracture
    • 2:45 – 3:00 PM: Charbel Habib, DPT
    Evidence-based practice in the rehabilitation of a Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

     

    3:00 – 3:30 PM: Break

     

    3:30 – 4:45 PM: The Lumbar Rachis
    Moderators: Phillip Younes, MD – Malak Bitar, DPT – Fady Jalkh, MPT – Walid Kheireddine, DPT
    • 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Nabil Okais, MD
    Treatment philosophy for chronic low back pain
    • 3:45 – 4:00 PM: Ahmad Rifai, PhD
    Effectiveness of a new neural motor recruitment method combined with TCDS to induce and guide motor recovery in incomplete TSCI paraplegic patients
    • 4:00 – 4:15 PM: Ghassan Akiki, DPT
    Evidence-based practice in the rehabilitation of non-specific low back pain
    • 4:15 – 4:30 PM: Nicole Haber, MD
    The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of spinal pathologies: experience from the BMC Spine Center
    Physio-Tech
    • 4:30 – 4:45 PM: Mario Korban, Ing. Virtual reality simulation for neuropathology stroke treatment
    Register before April 10, 2019, by calling 08 90 20 20 ext.136 or sending an email to info.uaz@ua.edu.lb.