Amrita Spine Course 2014 Lumbar Degenerative Diseases Basics and Beyond

UPDATE June 2016- Dr Krishnakumar joins VPS Lakeshore Hospital,Cochin,Kerala,India as consultant spine surgeon

 AMRITA SPINE COURSE 2014
(Under the aegis of Kerala Orthopaedic Association & Cochin Orthopaedic Society)

 http://www.amrita.edu/event/amrita-spine-course-2014-aims-kochi
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi, under the aegis of Kerala Orthopaedic Association and Cochin Orthopaedic Society, conducted the Amrita Spine Course 2014 on November 2. The seminar focused on lumbar degenerative disc disorders (low back pain and related diseases). Honorable Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Excise, Shri K. Babu, inaugurated the function and released the public awareness brochures on low back pain and scoliosis in Malayalam prepared by Dr Krishnakumar R, Spine Surgeon , Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
Prof. Arvind Jayaswal, Professor of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi was the key note speaker. More than 100 delegates from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andra Pradesh attended the event.

http://www.amrita.edu/event/amrita-spine-course-2014-aims-kochi


Various treatment modalities for disc prolapse and back pain, including microsurgery and minimally invasive spinal instrumentation, were discussed by the panel of experts which included Prof. Arvind Jayaswal, AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. Sajesh K. Menon, AIMS; Dr. Krishnakumar R., AIMS; Dr. Srijith Padmanabh, Mangalore and Dr. Mohammed Niyaz, Mangalore.
“Low back pain affects people of all ages, from children to the elderly, and is a very common health problem worldwide and a major cause of disability. Inter-vertebral disc prolapse and related spinal disorders result in activity limitation,” noted Dr. Sajesh K. Menon, Professor and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
“Leg pain or sciatica due to inter-vertebral disc prolapse can be severe and there are micro-surgical options to relieve the pain. One has to carefully examine and evaluate the patients to identify causes other than disc prolapse for sciatica,” said Dr. Krishnakumar R., Associate Professor, Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.

Other faculty members who spoke included Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan, orthopaedic spine surgeon from Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram; Dr. Ashok Ramakrishnan, orthopaedician from the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram; Dr Srijith Padmanabh, orthopaedic spine surgeon from Mangalore and  Dr. Mohammad Niyaz, orthopaedic surgeon from Mangalore.



Lumbar Degenerative Diseases - Basics and Beyond

A comprehensive  approach to Lumbar Degenerative Diseases  assessment and management by a panel of experts 
Prof Arvind Jayaswal, AIIMS,New Delhi
Dr Ajoy Shetty,Ganga Hospital
Dr Sajesh K Menon, AIMS
Dr Krishnakumar R, AIMS
Dr Srijith Padmanabh,Mangalore
Dr Mohammed Niyaz,Mangalore
Amrita Spine Course has been divided into 4 sessions to focus on Lumbar Disc Prolapse, Lumbar Canal Stenosis, Lumbar Instability including Spondylolisthesis and Complication of Lumbar surgery. Case based discussions are included at each session for decision making in clinical practise.

Hands on Workshop- Thoraco Lumbar Spine Instrumentation
FREE REGISTRATION          
Register in advance by email to (krishnakumar.ram@gmail.com) or Online before October 25,2014 for Delegate Kit 

CONTACT

Dr Krishnakumar R
Consultant & Associate Professor
Spine Division,
Dept of Orthopaedics,
AIMS, Cochin
krishnakumar.ram@gmail.com

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