CLINICAL INTENSIVE

Understanding the Lumbar Functional Spine Unit

Move beyond isolated injections by understanding how the Functional Spine Unit influences patient evaluation, treatment planning, and procedural success.

LIVE Webinar

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
5 PM PST | 8 PM ET. LIVE Online

Hands-On Clinical Intensive

Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, XCELL Learning Center
8:30 AM - 5 PM

Lead Faculty

John Knab, MD

CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE

COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR ONLY

✓  LIVE online webinar

✓  Evidence review and case discussions

✓  Faculty Q&A

✓  Clinical decision-making insights

✓  Complimentary

CLINICAL INTENSIVE + WEBINAR

Everything in the webinar, PLUS:

✓  Hands-on cadaver training

✓  Ultrasound-guided training

✓  Faculty coaching & feedback

✓  Procedure repetition

✓  Breakfast & lunch included

✓  Complimentary

CLINICAL INTENSIVE: DAY AT A GLANCE

MORNING CLINICAL EDUCATION
  • •Clinical science
  • •Ultrasound fundamentals
  • •Patient selection
  • •Case reviews
LUNCH & ROUNDTABLES

Faculty roundtables and case discussion lunch

AFTERNOON HANDS-ON-TRAINING
  • •Hands-on cadaver training
  • •Procedure repetition
  • •Faculty coaching
  •  
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Live demonstrations of advanced technologies integrated into today's clinical practice

HANDS-ON PROCEDURAL MASTERY LAB

Spend the afternoon performing high-yield regenerative spine procedures on cadaver specimens under direct faculty supervision. Procedural anatomy includes:

✓Lumbar facet complex injections

✓Multifidus injections

✓Interspinous ligament injections and supraspinous ligament injections

✓Iliolumbar ligament injections

✓Sacroiliac joint injections (intra-articular)

✓Sacroiliac supporting ligament injections

 

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IS THIS PROGRAM RIGHT FOR YOU?

Physicians looking to confidently integrate image-guided orthobiologics into clinical practice.

IDEAL ATTENDEE

Pain Physicians
PM&R
Orthopedic Spine
Neurosurgery
Physicians Growing Spine Services

THIS PROGRAM IS IDEAL IF...

  • You treat patients with mechanical low back pain or degenerative spine conditions.
  • You have an interest in incorporating orthobiologics into your spine practice.
  • You perform—or are learning—image-guided procedures using ultrasound and/or fluoroscopy.
  • You want to move beyond isolated injections to a comprehensive Functional Spine Unit treatment strategy.
  • You are looking for hands-on cadaver training with direct faculty coaching and procedural repetition.
  • You want practical treatment algorithms you can confidently implement in clinical practice.

LEAD FACULTY

John Knab (1)

John H. Knab, MD

Dr Knab is a board-certified anesthesiologist and is fellowship trained in pain management, with added qualifications in pain management from the American Board of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Knab completed his residency in anesthesiology at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, then completed a fellowship in interventional pain management at the University of California, San Diego. He has practiced pain medicine exclusively at the Center for Pain Management since 2000, where he is currently the Medical Director. Dr. Knab specializes in all aspects of interventional pain medicine and has a special interest in autologous cell-based therapies.

CLINICAL INTENSIVE LOGISTICS

Location

XLC, Clearwater FL

Time

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Cost

Complementary For
Qualified Physicians

Included

Breakfast, Lunch, Cadaver Lab
Equational Materials

SELECT YOUR REGISTRATION OPTION

LIMITED ENROLLMENT: To maximize faculty interaction and cadaver lab access, attendance is intentionally limited. This program is offered on a complimentary basis for qualified physicians.

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