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    Pre-Conference

    STEP Two: Interventional Spasticity Management Applications Course (Day 1)

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
    8:00 AM - 5:15 PM ET

      Session Director(s)

    • Michael Saulino, MD, PhD

      Professor and Chair
      Cooper University Hospital
      Havertown, Pennsylvania

      Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD

      Professor and Distinguished Chair
      UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine
      San Antonio, Texas

      Disclosure(s): AbbVie: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Ipsen: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing), Research Grants (paid to self, institution or practice) (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Merz: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing); Revance: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing)

    Disclosure(s):
    Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD: AbbVie: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Ipsen: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing), Research Grants (paid to self, institution or practice) (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Merz: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing); Revance: Advisory / Consulting / Other Remuneration (Ongoing)
    Register now for the STEP Two: Interventional Spasticity Management Applications Course taking place November 10-11, 2026, in Orlando, FL— just before the 2026 AAPM&R Annual Assembly.

    This two-day course is an intensive, hands-on program that will elevate attendees' knowledge and skills in evaluating and managing spasticity and other forms of muscle overactivity. Strategies to differentiate and identify patterns of presentation and different focal and regional interventions that include neurolytic agents, neurotoxins and intrathecal medications will be discussed. World-class faculty will guide small groups during hands-on training sessions. Upon completion of this course, attendees should be capable of planning and executing these procedures with a higher degree of confidence and efficiency.

    Registration for the Annual Assembly is not required to attend this course. This course is a required component of AAPM&R’s STEP Interventional Spasticity Certificate Program. By registering for this course, you are enrolling in the full certificate program. Registration is not available for this course as a one-time, standalone option outside of the STEP Interventional Spasticity Certificate Program.

    Click here for details and registration information.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Identify and apply interventional techniques for management of upper and lower extremity spasticity patterns.
    • Utilize ultrasound, EMG and electrical stimulation guidance to perform focal chemodenervation techniques.
    • Identify and apply interventional techniques for management of spasticity with intrathecal baclofen therapy.
    • Describe various imaging techniques to troubleshoot intrathecal delivery systems.