12^th International Conference on
Orthopedics, Osteoporosis & Trauma

Dr. Karena Wu is Owner and Clinical Director of ActiveCare Physical Therapy® in NYC and Mumbai. She is a native of Los Angeles, California and has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California at Riverside. She has been practicing physical therapy for over 19 years in New York City. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from the Program In Physical Therapy at Columbia University and received her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University. She has advanced training in manual therapies, specifically in the Maitland Australian Approach and Myofascial Release. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Karena is also a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Kinesiology Tape Practitioner and Pilates Instructor. She holds LSVT BIG, FMS and SFMA Level 1 certifications as well.

The Use of Anti-Inflammatory Modalities in Musculoskeletal Healing

Dr. Stephen Cavallino – Board Certified in Emergency Medicine in Italy - I have been involved in regenerative medicine for more than 20 years. I am now the Director of the European School of Prolotherapy in italy. I participate in many different voluntary Prolotherapy Missions worldwide. My time is focused on helping people that have MSK problems and their pain by understand the cause of pain and treating the structure in orthopedic medicine to improve their quality of life. I am a member of the Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation (HHPF) in Wisconsin, USA and I am the Vice-President of the Italian Association of Prolotherapy (SIPRO) since 2003. Prolotherapy has grown now throughout Europe because I dedicated many years of teaching prolotherapy with the help of many clinical instructors from the SIPRO and HHPF. Currently I am a Clinical Instructor for Prolotherapy and Neuroprolotherapy (Perineural Injection Treatment) www.proloterapia.it , www.proloterapia.eu

Regenerative non surgical therapy in post traumatic knee lesion of the medial collateral ligament using a natural regenerative solution (Prolotherapy)