The Faculty of Public Health at Antonine University, Mejdlaya – Zgharta campus is pleased to invite you to the conference entitled Low Back Pain and Specific Techniques. During this conference, professionals from the Department of Physical Therapy will discuss the different types of low back pain and its treatments.
Date: Friday, March 1, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Amphitheater of Antonine University, Mejdlaya – Zgharta campus
Program
- 4:00 PM: Welcome
- 4:15 PM: Welcome speeches
Fr. Joseph Farah, Administrative Director, Mejdlaya Campus
Mr. Pierre Kamlé, Academic Director of the Department of Physical Therapy, Mejdlaya campus
Moderators: Claude Maroun, DPT, MPH, Pamela Bassim, PT
- 4:30 PM: Dr. Dani Mouarbes, Orthopedist
The different types of low back pain
- 5:00 PM: Mr. Antoine Gemayel, PT, Dip. MDT
- Introduction to the McKenzie approach (Mechanical diagnosis and therapy)
- Evaluation of a lumbar patient and his treatment according to McKenzie
Moderators: Rita Abi Ishac, PT, Hassan Salah, DPT
- 6:15 PM: Dr. Pierre Khazen, DPT
- New approach to chronic low back pain, hypnosis
- Treatment of low back pain by dry needling
- 7:15 PM: Mrs. Nour El Khazen, PT
- The main elements of the NEURAC method
- How to use Redcord suspension exercises in the treatment of low back pain
- 8:15 PM: Closing speech and wine of honor
Book your place before February 22, 2019, by calling 06 - 66 91 01/02 or by sending an email to info.uam@ua.edu.lb.