Occupational Medicine Grand Rounds - Chronic Low Back Pain: An Interventional Spine Approach

Class description

Occupational and environmental health exposures cause thousands of illnesses and injuries each year. This lecture series addresses the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of disease and injuries related to environmental and occupational exposures encountered by physicians and their colleagues in local, regional, and international settings.

On-Demand, Online Recording of Live Lecture from April 17, 2023

OEM Grand Rounds - Chronic Low Back Pain: An Interventional Spine Approach

Presenter: Virtaj Singh, MD, Medical Director, Seattle Spine and Sports Medicine; Clinical Faculty, University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

On-demand online recording available NOW through 6/30/27.

LECTURE OVERVIEW

Dr. Singh’s lecture discussed how to approach chronic low back pain from an interventional and occupational health perspective. He discusses the various anatomic structures that can contribute to low back pain and interventions that can help identify and treat those structures. Dr. Singh, who treats injured workers, collaborates with several types of practitioners during the treatment process, including occupational, massage, physical therapists; chiropractors; surgeons; primary care providers and vocational and case management services.

PRESENTER BIO

Dr. Virtaj Singh, MD is a physiatrist with extensive training in electrodiagnostic medicine and is fellowship-trained in the use of fluoroscopically-guided spinal injections for cervical and lumbar disorders, ultrasound-guided injections for the treatment of peripheral joint disorders, intramuscular stimulation (dry needling), trigger point injections, prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma injections. Dr. Singh earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington.  Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Washington.  Dr. Singh is committed to providing compassionate care for patients with a wide range of ailments, using a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment.