Tuesday, December 9, 2025
7:30 p.m. Central

On the next live Ask the Experts webinar, "The ‘Shneck’ — Addressing the Shoulder as a Masquerader of Neck Pain,” get answers to these questions:

• What are the spine and non-spine causes of shoulder pain?
• What history and exam features are important to differentiate cervical spine pain from other sources?
• How valid are landmark or image-guided analgesic/diagnostic injections to identify pain sources?
• When should we use ultrasound vs fluoro for shoulder intra-articular, subacromial or other injections?
• How do we evaluate and treat thoracic outlet syndrome, bursitis/scapulothoracic bursitis, and scapular winging?
• When should shoulder radiofrequency neurotomy procedures be considered?

Your expert panel for this webinar includes:

• Venu Akuthota, MD, Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine;
• Brian D. Steinmetz, DO, Chair of the Pain Medicine Department at OSS Health in York, Pennsylvania; and
• Michael Furman, MD, MS, Ask the Experts moderator and Fellowship Director at OSS Health, who serves on the IPSIS Education Division.

Ask the Experts Webinars and Podcasts are an IPSIS members-only benefit that answers your specific interventional pain medicine questions. Pose your questions during the webinar or let our experts start pondering them now by emailing us at AskTheExperts@IPSISmed.org.