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Thurs 27 August
Light therapy (photobiomodulation) for
Musculoskeletal Pain Management for General PracticePresenter: Dr Roberta Chow AM
Dr. Roberta Chow AM is currently in practice at Quantum Pain Management located in Castle Hill. She is a leading medical practitioner and PhD in the field of laser therapy for pain management. Originally a general practitioner in private practice, Dr. Chow is focussed solely on pain management and has used laser therapy to treat patients since 1988. This led her to undertake a PhD in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, studying laser therapy (LLLT) in neck pain although she treats a wide variety of musculoskeletal pain issues. Her further studies have included a Master of Applied Science and Grad Dip Pain Management (Sydney Uni). She has co-authored a book “Pain: the person, the science and the clinical interface.” As well as several book chapters and publications in international journals.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the most important characteristics of light as medicine
- Summarise the effect of light in the somatosensory nervous system most relevant to pain relief
- Describe the broad range of tissue effects initiated by light which modulate pain
- Evaluate the experimental and clinical evidence base for application in clinical practice
- Identify patients most likely to respond to PBMT
