Decoding the Pain Puzzle: MRI in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Weekend Course
ORGANIZERS: Feliks Kogan, Jamie MacKay
Saturday, 10 May 2025
313A
08:00 -
11:50
Moderators:
All Sections: Abhijit Chaudhari & Rianne van der Heijden
Skill Level: Basic to Advanced
Session Number: WE-02
No CME/CE Credit
Session Number: WE-02
Overview
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is the number one source of disability worldwide and the primary reason for doctors visits but remains poorly understood. This session aims to discuss the mechanisms and clinical evaluation of pain generators as well as role of MRI in research and clinical studies of chronic musculoskeletal pain. The session is broken up into two parts. In the first half of the session, we will introduce a background to mechanism of chronic pain as well as how we sensitize pain. This will also include the clinical workup and the role of imaging in that workup of patients presenting with MSK pain. In the second half of the session we will provide a review and discussion of novel imaging approaches to study different presentations of musculoskeletal pain.
Target Audience
Researchers and clinicians who are interested in learning about MSK pain mechanisms and interested in developing better imaging markers for improving diagnosis and management of MSK pain.
Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
• Explain mechanisms of pain generators and sensitization as well as the clinical evaluation and challenges of managing MSK pain; and
• Identify joint imaging markers that may correlate with MSK pain and explain the disconnections of structural damages and pain.
| | Overview of Musculoskeletal Pain |
| 08:00 | | Musculoskeletal Pain Demystified TBD |
| 08:25 | | Understanding the Structure-Function Relationship in MSK Pain TBD |
| 08:50 | | Pain in the Brain: The CNS as a Contributor to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Kenneth Weber |
| 09:15 | | Where does It Hurt? Clinical Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Pain TBD |
| 09:40 | | Break & Meet the Teachers |
| | Thematic Topics in Musculoskeletal Pain |
| 10:10 | | MRI in Back Pain Alicia Chen |
| 10:35 | | MRI of Knee Pain & Osteoarthritis Kent Kwoh |
| 11:00 | | The Holy Grail: Imaging the Pain Generator Sandip Biswal |
| 11:25 | | Imaging-Guided Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Matthew Bucknor |