Knee Pain Treatment Workshop Set for July 10 at Scripps

Treating knee pain with a mix of integrative approaches will be the topic of a free workshop open to the public on Wednesday, July 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Scripps Shiley Pavilion in La Jolla.

The event will be led by a variety of Scripps specialists, who will explain what causes knee pain, various options to treat symptoms and how to resume life without knee pain. Workshop attendees will hear presentations by integrative pain medicine specialist Robert Bonakdar, M.D.; orthopedic surgeon Adam Rosen, D.O.; registered dietician Cathy Garvey; physical therapist Katie Foster; and exercise physiologist Christina Case.

The Scripps Shiley Pavilion is located at 10820 North Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla. For more information or to register, call 1-800-727-4777. Parking for the workshop will be $4 per vehicle.

The workshop is presented by the Scripps Shiley Fitness Center, which offers a wide range of services and equipment to help people stay healthy or recover after a health concern. Located within the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, the Scripps Shiley Fitness Center promotes health and wellness with a whole-body approach.

Founded in 1999, the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine blends evidence-based complementary therapies with conventional Western medicine. It embraces a “best of both worlds” approach to help prevent and treat disease, promote healing and improve health. The center cares for people with a variety of chronic health conditions.

ABOUT SCRIPPS HEALTH

Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Health is a nonprofit integrated health care delivery system based in San Diego, Calif. Scripps treats more than 750,000 patients annually through the dedication of 3,000 affiliated physicians and more than 15,000 employees among its five acute-care hospital campuses, home health care services, 28 outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated physician offices throughout the region.

Recognized as a leader in disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Scripps is also at the forefront of clinical research. With three highly respected graduate medical education programs, Scripps is a longstanding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Scripps has been ranked five times as one of the nation’s best health care systems by Truven Health Analytics. Its hospitals are ranked No. 1 in San Diego County and among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Scripps also is recognized by Advisory Board, Fortune and Working Mother magazine as one of the best places in the nation to work. More information can be found at www.scripps.org.