Learn about lower back pain treatment on Friday, Feb. 10

SUNSHINE CLUB

Dr. Roger Moon, M.D, will speak to the Sunshine Club about chronic low back pain, on Friday, Feb. 10, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 10 a.m.

Moon is a board certified anesthesiologist, who specializes in interventional pain management. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his residency at Stony Brook University in New York in anesthesiology. He then completed his fellowship training in pain management at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

Moon has a broad experience in the management of acute and chronic low back pain. He specializes in image guided techniques (ultrasound and fluoroscopy), including selective nerve root blocks, interlaminar epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac joint injections and kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty. He also performs neuromodulation and intrathecal pump implants for post-laminectomy syndrome. Moon is a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine as well as the Spine Interventional Society.

During the meeting, Moon will discuss the most common causes of low back pain in the elderly. He will also describe pertinent topics regarding low back pain treatment.

All residents are welcome to join this meeting. The Sunshine Club requires no membership fees, but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be served at the meeting. The Sunshine Club does not discuss politics or religions.

The Sunshine Club began in January 2012 with the mission of “Building Bridges For A Brighter Leisure World.” The club frequently invites guest speakers from Leisure World’s GRF departments so residents could get familiar with each system within the community. For more information, text 562-301-5339.

Dr. Roger Moon