This break out session, at the continuing medical education symposium “Bac
k Talk”, will focus on spine and sports. It is estimated that 20% of all injuries that occur in sports involve the lower back or neck. During this session, Dr. Paul Kraemer a spine surgeon with Indiana Spine Group, and Nate Blume, DC, a chiropractic physician will highlight common spinal injuries that result from organized and recreational sports; i.e. football, basketball, golf. They will discuss assessment guidelines and treatment protocols for spinal injuries resulting from sports. Additionally, initial on-site assessment and treatment, as well as recommendation guidelines for ‘continuing to play’ will be discussed during this medical education session.
In February, Dr. Paul Kraemer attended and presented at the annual continuing medical education meeting of the American Associ
ation of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Las Vegas. Dr. Kraemer gave a presentation entitled, ““Infectious Pin Complications in Halo’s Utilizing Ceramic vs Metallic Pins”.
Dr. Kraemer a spine surgeon with Indiana Spine Group specializes in all aspects of spine surgery, including cervical, thoracic and lumbar. He also specializes in spine trauma and other emergencies, including infections, tumors and injuries
Other topics that will be discussed during Back Talk, the continuing
medical education conference sponsored by Indiana Spine Group, are common spinal disorders.
Dr. Paul Kraemer, a spine surgeon with Indiana Spine Group, will highlight common spinal diagnoses that affect the pediatric, adolescent and adult population. Recommended screening tests will be reviewed, and Dr. Kraemer will discuss how to differentiate between patient complaints and symptoms for effective spinal diagnosis. A few common diagnoses that will be reviewed include spinal stenosis, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis and scoliosis.
Physicians with Indiana Spine Group presented at the fall conference of the Indiana State Chiropractic Association this past weekend, on November 1 and 2.
On Saturday Dr. Kevin Macadaeg, a minimally invasive spine specialist, spoke on minimally invasive techniques used to help manage spinal pain. Additionally, he addressed diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections. Spine surgeons - Dr. Thomas Reilly, Dr. Kenneth Renkens and Dr. Rick Sasso also spoke on Saturday. Dr. Reilly discussed when spine surgery is a potential treatment option. Dr. Renkens’ talk entitled “Understanding Lumbar Surgery”, focused on the lower back and reviewed spine surgery options and indications for the lumbar spine. Additionally, he discussed the different types of lumbar fusions and their applications. Dr. Rick Sasso focused on cervical surgery, and his talk was entitled “The ABC’s of Cervical Surgery”. In this talk, he discussed common cervical surgical procedures; including spinal fusion and cervical artificial disc replacement.
On Sunday, minimally invasive spine specialists Dr. Jonathan Gentile and Dr. John Arbuckle reviewed case studies of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Spine surgeons Dr. Thomas Reilly and Dr. Paul Kraemer also reviewed case studies of surgery patients.
For more information about this conference, click here.
Indiana Spine Group is excited to welcome our new spine surgeon, Dr. Paul Kraemer. Dr. Kraemer is an orthopaedic spine surgeon who specializes in all aspects of spine surgery, including cervical, thoracic and lumbar.
Dr. Kraemer received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. He completed his residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Kramer completed his fellowship in orthopaedic spine surgery at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington in Seattle. For more information, here is a link to Dr. Kraemer's bio.
His special medical interests include orthopaedic spinal trauma, adult spinal deformity, and the prevention and treatment of adjacent segment disease. Involved in clinical research, Dr. Kraemer was the recipient of the OREF Resident Research Award in 2004 for his research study entitled, "The Correlation of Microdiscectomy Outcomes with Apolipoprotein E and Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Genotype."
Dr. Kraemer is seeing patients at our office located at 8040 Clearvista Parkway, Suite 440.
For more information, or to schedule a patient consultation,
please call (317) 228-7000.
This continuing medical education session will address caring for the patient with traumatic spine injuries. These spine injuries can occur from motor vehicle 
accidents, work-related injuries, falls and even sports. At this session, Dr. Paul Kraemer will discuss the caring for the patient with acute traumatic spine injuries and will also discuss when spine surgery is an option. The latest research and updates for the treatment of spinal cord injuries will also be reviewed.
Dr. Paul Kraemer is an orthopaedic spine surgeon, who has recently joined Indiana Spine Group.
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