1 DAY COURSE - BOISE and SEATTLE ONLY - Modern Pre-Operative Management of Hip Intra-Articular Pathology (OA, FAIS, Labral) in the Active Population - 1 Day Course

Course Overview   There are over 30 million individuals in the USA suffering personal limitations due to hip osteoarthritis (OA), femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) and acetabular labral tears.  OA is the leading cause of chronic pain and loss of mobility in North America and is directly associated with decreased functionality, productivity and quality of life as well as increased medical utilization. Individuals with OA have almost twice the risk of losing work time due to illness. Hip injuries make up 10% of sports medicine outpatient visits. Hip injuries can be difficult to diagnose and treat because of the multiple possible sources of pain and dysfunction including lumbar and SI. Patients with intra-articular hip pathology see an average of three clinicians before achieving a proper diagnosis., One of the most rapidly evolving pathologies of hip pain is femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS). With Hip OA, there is an average of 3-6 year delay between diagnosis of