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Speakers Biographies
Dr Ian Wallbridge
Biographies & Sessions
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Ian was a General Practitioner from 1995 to 2005 in Rotorua after postgraduate diplomas in paediatrics
and obstetrics, with a practice skewed toward children and obstetrics. He then developed an interest
in nutritional and environmental medicine and musculoskeletal medicine, and with a post graduate
diploma in both of these he proceeded to specialise in musculoskeletal medicine, and worked full time
in this area from 2006. He consults by referral from Lakes MRI at 1203 Haupapa Street Rotorua, and
has recently started a needling service at Southern Cross Hospital on Fridays performing medial branch
blocks to try and localise the source of nocioception in the cervical (and sometimes thoracic and lumbar)
region for chronic somatic cervical pain, lumbar transforaminal epidurals for lumbar radicular pain, and
sacroiliac joint blocks for chronic sacroiliac somatic pain. All this is a ‘ free for the patient’ service with an
accepted ACC claim, which is particularly useful for patients who have often been financially stressed by
the results of an accident with pain and work absence, and makes GP’s lives easier knowing there is an
easy referral path for such patients to obtain help.
Musculoskeletal medicine is an eclectic approach, attempting, if possible, to localise the source of
nocioception, and then treat with either “pills and skills” rather than surgery:
Pills can be the use of standard medication, but also guiding patients in complementary medicine – as
many use this area, after being tried by chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Skills may involve patient centred postural advice, exercises, trigger point release, stretching, breathing,
cognitive processes and understanding of the pain process, or physician based laser, neuromuscular
therapy mobilization, or the above mentioned needling.
Dr Ian Wallbridge
Musculoskeletal Physician
Australasian Faculty of Musculoskeletal Medicine
Email: iwallbridge@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 07 348 7312
Musculoskeletal Medicine - Pre-conference Workshop Repeated
(with Dr Rick Bernau & Dr Keith Laubscher)
Thursday, 09 June 2011 Start 8:30am Duration: 120mins Works
Start 11:00am Duration: 120mins Works
Chris Wills
Chris Wills is a business advisor at Medical Assurance Society specializing in HR issues. Having had a
background in practice administration and management for over 20 years in Wairarapa, Chris moved to
Wellington in 2004 to join the Practice Liaison team at Wellington Independent Practitioners Association.
In 2008 Chris joined the MAS Business Advisory Service and her principal role is to advise Members on
business issues in conjunction with the HealthyPractice® business support service.
MAS Business Summit - HR Management - Pre-conference workshop repeated
Thursday, 09 June 2011 Start 8:30am Duration: 120mins Sovereign
Start 2:00pm Duration: 120mins Sovereign
Risk Management - Practice Managers Programme
Friday, 10 June 2011 Start 4:00pm Duration: 60mins Sportsdrome
09-12 June 2011 | Energy Events Centre | Rotorua