NEURAL PROLOTHERAPY COURSE WITH

JOHN LYFTOGT, M.D. IN ITALY

Jointly sponsored by the Hackett Hemwall Fondation and the Italian Prolotherapy Association.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR: STEPHEN CAVALLINO, MD

OCTOBER 8-10, 2010

FERRARA, ITALY

Neural  Prolotherapy  has been proposed and advanced by a physician in New Zealand, Dr. John Lyftogt.  (Pronounced Lift-off)   The workshop will  correlate  1) structure 2) function 3) clinical presentation and 4) treatment of neuropathic pain arising from the Peripheral Nervous System.

Each module will start with an in depth Power Point presentation of 20 minutes on some aspect of the Biology of the Peripheral Nervous System: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, clinical presentation and treatment

Friday Oct. 8, 2010 : DR. JOHN LYFTOGT M.D.

9.00 - 10.00am    -     Power Point introduction on biology of PNS and History of Neural  Prolotherapy.

10.00 -11.00am   -     Clinical presentations: What can be achieved with Neural Prolotherapy of the upper and  lower  extremities

11.00 -11.15am   -     Coffee break

11.15 -12.30pm   -     Anatomy workshops - group of 5 doctors with neural-prolotherapist

12.30 -13.00pm   -     Brief introduction of the use and the importance of Vitamine D3 in pain managment and  Q/A

13.00 - 14.00pm        LUNCH

14.00 - 16.00pm  -  Clinical Labs  - clinical review in chronic pain patients that are in treatment with NP. There will be 2 labs for the  afternoon where Dr. John Lyftogt and Dr. Cavallino will demonstrate real injections neural prolotherapy technique.

Saturday Oct. 9, 2010

9.00 - 10.00am    -     Neural Prolotherapy:  Power Point on biology of PNS:  JOHN LYFTOGT M.D.  

10.00 -11.00am   -     Anatomy  Workshops Upper Extremity – group of 5 doctors with neural-prolotherapist 

11.00 -11.15am   -     Coffee break

11.15 -12.30pm   -     Anatomy Workshops Lower Extremity - group of 5 doctors with neural-prolotherapist.

12.30 -13.00pm   -     Questions

13.00 - 14.00pm        LUNCH

14.00 - 16.00pm  -     Clinical Labs  - clinical review in acute pain new patients with NP    - 2 labs for the  afternoon where Dr. John Lyftogt and Dr. Cavallino will demonstrate real injections neural prolotherpy in acute pain. All docs will be rotating neural- prolotherapy  on patients  with their instructors in groups of 5.

Sunday , Oct. 10, 2010

9.00 - 10.00am    -    Neural Prolotherapy Power Point on biology of PNS:  JOHN LYFTOGT M.D. 

10.00 -11.00am   -     Anatomy  Workshops  Lumbar Spine / Hip -group of 5 docs with neural-prolotherapist 

11.00 -11.15am   -     Coffee break

11.15 -12.30pm   -     Anatomy Workshops Cervical-Dorsal Spine -group of 5 docs with neuralprolotherapist.

12.30 -13.00pm   -     Questions

13.00 - 14.00pm        LUNCH

14.00 - 16.00pm  -    DOCTOR TREAT DOCTORS WORKSHOP. 

All doctors will receive a diploma at the conclusion of the course .