International Academy of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine Annual Meeting at Bordeaux, November 2013

International Academy of Manual/ Musculoskeletal Medicine Annual Meeting at Bordeaux, November 2013 Scientific Board Conference 1. Anatomical and biomechanical principles of physical and manual treatment of pelvic and perineal pains Dr Dominique Bonneau, MD, PhD (France) 2. Self-evaluation of primary care physicians in their ability to treat and manage pain before and after a year-long course for pain trustees Dr Simon Vulfsons, MD (Israel) 3. Efficacy of manual/musculoskeletal medicine (M/MM) in the extremities: Literature review (no abstract) Prof. Dr Olavi Airaksinen, MD, PhD (Finland) 4. Reproducibility of M/MM diagnostic tests of the upper extremities Prof. Dr Jacob Patijn, MD, PhD (Netherlands) 5. Critical appraisal of scientific methods and research designs relevant to M/MM: Proposal for instructional course ‘Reading Scientific Literature’ Dr Jens Foell, MD (UK) 6. The ‘Maigne’ paradigm of examination for spinal dysfunction Dr Jean-Yves Maigne, MD (France) 7. Spinal HVLA-manipulation in acute non-specific LBP: A double blinded RCT Dr Wolfgang von Heymann, MD (Germany) 8. Ultrasound guided injections for soft tissue disorders: a case against (no abstract) Dr Michael Hutson, MD (UK) 9. Update of review of efficacy in M/M medicine of the lumbar region (no abstract) Prof. Dr Olavi Airaksinen, MD, PhD 10. Guidelines for practice of knee osteoarthritis (no abstract) Prof. Dr Olavi Airaksinen, MD, PhD 11. Whiplash injuries and dynamic MRI Prof. Dr Karl-August Lindgren, MD, PhD (Finland) 12. Generalized joint hypermobility in childhood is a potential risk factor for developing pain in adolescence: A nested case–control study Dr Lars Remvig, MD, PhD 13. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) update of Dutch guidelines: Preliminary results Prof. Dr Jacob Patijn, MD, PhD (Netherlands) © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd and the British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine 2013 DOI 10.1179/1753614613Z.00000000059 International Musculoskeletal Medicine 2013 VOL. 35 NO. 4 159 14. Influence of multifocal lenses on eye–head movements in patients with neck–shoulder discomfort at visual display unit (VDU) work Prof. Dr Lothar Beyer, MD, PhD (Germany) 15. Back pain and different medical specialists’ work Prof. Dr Karol Hornáček, MD, PhD (Slovak Republic) 16. The skin as a mandatory part of the motor system Prof. Dr Pierre Rabischong, PhD, MD (France) 17. Effects of cervical muscle fatigue on balance and field dependency: Development of cervical outcome measures Dr Guy Gosselin, DC (UK) 18. Efficacy of acupuncture (no abstract) Dr Jukka Pekka Kouri, MD (Finland) 19. Pattern recognition of functional pathology in the newborn: Form follows function Dr Heiner Biedermann, MD (Germany)