Spinemobility’s Boot Camp Program for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Why learn the Boot Camp Program for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS)?
- LSS is a leading cause of pain, disability, and loss of independence in people over the age of 65
- People over 65 are the fasting growing segment of the population and, because people are living longer, we are experiencing a soaring rise in the number of people suffering from LSS
Up to 47% of people over 65 or between 20-30 million Americans will suffer from LSS in the next 15 years - The dominant features in LSS are pain and limited walking ability (look around and see the number of people walking with canes, walkers, scooters and wheelchairs)
- Chiropractors are well positioned by their training and skills to make a significant impact in improving walking ability and quality of life in people with LSS. They should and can be the experts in non-operative treatment of LSS.
- You will learn a step-by-step treatment program for patient with LSS that was developed at Mount Sinai Hospital and The University of Toronto. The workshop focuses on hands-on practical application of the program.
- The program is currently being used at the Spinal Stenosis Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital and in thousands of clinics around the world
- You will learn the skills and receive the tools to start the program first day back at your practice.
- It is an evidence-based program that has been clinically tested in two randomized controlled trials
- Clinical trials of the Boot Camp Program have shown large and sustainable improvement in walking distance, pain, and overall function
- Recent published clinical practice guidelines (British Medical Journal 2021 and the Journal Pain 2022) recommend the Boot Camp Program approach as first line treatment for LSS
- Acquire the knowledge, skills, and tools to be the expert in the non-operative management of LSS in your community.
- Receive certificate of completion and have your name and clinic listed on the spinemobility website as a trained practitioner.
- The Boot Camp Program will be taught by Dr Carlo Ammendolia the developer of the program. Dr. Ammendolia has been designated as a world expert in spinal stenosis by Expertscape- based on his number of publications in this area in the past 10 years.
Program
07.00 – 08.00 Registration / Exhibition Breakfast available at the Conference Lounge
08.00 – 08.15 Welcome and Introduction
08.15 – 10.15 Lecture / Workshop
10.15 – 10.45 Coffee / Tea Break / Exhibition
10.45 – 12.30 Lecture / Workshop
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Buffet / Exhibition
13.30 – 15.30 Lecture / Workshop
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee / Tea Break / Exhibition
16.00 – 18.15 Lecture / Workshop
Following are included in the seminar:
- 1 piece Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment DVD (value DKK 373,75)
- 1 piece Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Workbook (value DKK 187,50)
The seminar will take place at the conference department at Hotel Kong Arthur in Copenhagen.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this 8 hour certification, learners will be able to:
- Educate patients on DLSS which will result in better self-management of the condition
- Understand current research findings on DLSS
- Implement a new step by step technique to treat patients with DLSS on Monday morning
- Acquire the knowledge and skills to become an expert in the non-surgical management of DLSS
“I recently attended a Spinal Stenosis Bootcamp presented by Dr. Carlo Ammendolia. I found it to be a very informative, practical and pragmatic workshop dealing with patients with this very challenging disorder. Dr. Ammendolia has taken over 32 years of practice experience combined with specific research and clinical trials to give a hands-on approach that makes sense and more importantly that works….and it is supported by sound evidence. He has packaged the approach in a systematic and organized manner that can be integrated into any chiropractic office. I would highly recommend this workshop to any clinician who wants to be able to offer hope to patients with spinal stenosis, many of whom have failed all other approaches.”- Jeff Balon BSc., DC, MD, CCFP.
“Dr. Ammendolia’s Spinal Stenosis Boot Camp is a complete, effective and practical program that I have been using to help my patient’s suffering from stenosis.” – Dr. Bryan Wolfe, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1985.
Instructor: Carlo Ammendolia, DC, PHD
Dr. Carlo Ammendolia is the Director of the Spine Clinic and the Spinal Stenosis Program at the Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He received his MSc degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research and his PhD in Clinical Evaluative Sciences from the University of Toronto. Dr. Ammendolia is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, the Department of Surgery and the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto.
In 2012 and 2017, Dr. Ammendolia was recipient of the Professorship in Spine Award from the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. In 2015, he was awarded the Chiropractor of the Year Award from the Ontario Chiropractic Association and in 2016 the Researcher of the Year Award from the Canadian Chiropractic Association. Dr. Ammendolia has been in clinical practice for over 40 years and now combines clinical practice, research and teaching in the areas of non-operative treatment of mechanical, degenerative and inflammatory spinal disorders. Dr. Ammendolia has been designated as a world expert in spinal stenosis by Expertscape- based on his number of publications in this area in the past 10 years. He is the founder of spinemobility, a not-for-profit Research and Resource Centre aimed at developing and testing programs for spinal and other musculoskeletal conditions. Dr. Ammendolia developed the Boot Camp Programs for lumbar spinal stenosis, persistent low back pain, persistent neck pain, ankylosing spondylitis, sciatica, persistent shoulder pain, knee and hip OA and fibromyalgia. He conducts workshops worldwide on his boot camp programs.
