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?
• When should shoulder peripheral stimulators 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, and as Co-Chair of the Education Development Committee.

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.