THE HACKETT HEMWALL FOUNDATION ANNUAL
PROLOTHERAPY CONFERENCE 2010
October 21-23, 2010
Prolotherapy Research Symposium - October 20, 2010
Jointly sponsored by:
The Hackett Hemwall Foundation
The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine
and the Office of Continuing Professional Development in
Medicine and Public Health
Click here to go to University of Wisconsin CME website. Register early!! Registration will be limited due to our hands-on workshops.
Currently, the dates of the conference are listed on the UW CME website. The complete conference brochure, along with online registration, will be available in June, 2010.
The conference will include lectures on prolotherapy and anatomy, injection demonstrations, C-arm guided injections on cadavers, and workshops to strengthen skills in anatomical palpation and marking for prolotherapy.
CME credits will be available through the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
For more information email mdoherty@wisc.edu.
Objectives and Audience
This course features the diagnosis and treatment of ligamentous instability and chronic pain with the use of prolotherapy. Through the use of lectures and demonstrations, there will be a review of anatomy, demonstrations of basic and advanced prolotherapy injection techniques, and discussion of the physiology of chronic pain syndromes. Time is allowed for discussion of difficult cases and teaching by experienced prolotherapists during video patient demonstrations. We will also review recent relevant research in prolotherapy and the natural course of inflammation and healing.
Prolotherapy involves the treatment of ligamentous laxity and pain through the use of the body’s natural ability to heal ligaments and muscles without scar tissue. Through the injection of solutions directly into the ligament, causing a mild inflammatory reaction, a thickening and strengthening occurs, which helps to alleviate chronic pain. This therapy is best suited for chronic myofascial pain seen commonly in athletics, repetitive-motion injuries, whiplash injuries, industrial injuries, and other accidents such as falls. This course is designed for beginning and advanced practitioners of prolotherapy.
At the end of this meeting you will have:
•Gained a thorough acquaintance with the anatomy and physiology of ligaments
•Learned basic prolotherapy injection techniques
•Learned advanced injection skills
•Observed video patient injection demonstrations by experienced prolotherapists
•Gained an understanding of tensegrity and the neurophysiology of chronic pain
•Performed prolotherapy injections of cadavers with C-arm guidance
•Participated in joint exam, palpation, and marking patients for prolotherapy
•Learned about current and ongoing research in prolotherapy
The course will be held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at the Lowell Inn and Conference Center. The conference center is located in the heart of Madison within easy walking access to the State Capital, State Street, theaters, the art center, Lakes Mendota and Monona, and the UW campus. Breakfast, lunch, and breaks are included. In addition, dinner on Thursday evening and a reception on Friday evening are also provided for conference participants. For an additional fee, guests may also join the participants for meals and the reception.
We continue to be indebted to Dr. and Mrs. Gus Hemwall. The late Dr. Hemwall founded the Hackett Foundation and was a teacher and mentor for many prolotherapists. Mrs. Helen Hemwall follows the activity of the organization with avid interest and support. We have renamed the foundation The Hackett Hemwall Foundation in their honor. The foundation is dedicated to teaching and research in prolotherapy and in providing medical care to the people of Honduras.
We also honor Ms. Margaret Beckman, our host in Honduras, who has dedicated her life to providing social and medical support in Honduras. She has made our work there possible. 2009 marked the 40th year that Margaret has been helping the HHF give care to the people of Honduras!
All profits from this conference will go toward our charitable medical work in Honduras and to fund prolotherapy research.
Conference Director
Jeffrey J. Patterson, DO
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine
For further information contact Mary Doherty at mdoherty@wisc.edu, or Dr. Patterson at jjpatter@wisc.edu. The conference brochure, including registration material, will be available at www.ocpd.wisc.edu the first week of July.
Please send questions to: mdoherty@wisc.edu
