Instructional Course 5
Tracks
Room 305
| Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Room 305 |
Overview
Expanding the Spasticity Toolbox in Spinal Cord Injury: Novel Minimally Invasive Interventions for the assessment and management of Spasticity and Contracture in Spinal Cord Injury
Details
Discover the latest advances in the prevention, assessment and management of spasticity and contracture following spinal cord injury. This multidisciplinary instructional course explores emerging minimally invasive interventions—including diagnostic nerve blocks, cryoneurolysis and percutaneous needle tenotomy—supported by current evidence and real-world clinical experience. Participants will gain practical insights into patient selection, procedural principles and integrating these novel techniques into comprehensive, evidence-based spasticity management.
Presenter (only the submitting author is listed below; co-presenters, where applicable, will be listed in the conference app)
Dr Ahmad Saif
Consultant In Rehabilitation Medicine
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Expanding the Spasticity Toolbox in Spinal Cord Injury: Novel Minimally Invasive Interventions for the assessment and management of Spasticity and Contracture in Spinal Cord Injury
Biography
Dr Ahmad Saif is a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals Major Trauma Centre, specialising in spinal cord injury (SCI), neurorehabilitation, and major trauma. He leads the acute SCI in-reach service and holds regional leadership roles in neurosciences and trauma networks. His work focuses on improving SCI care pathways and early specialist rehabilitation. He is a recipient of the EBPRM Gold Award and the ISCoS Early Career Scholar Award (2025).
Dr Anton Pick is a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and former Clinical Lead at the Oxford Centre for Enablement. He established the UK’s first cryoneurolysis service for spasticity and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on impaired motor function and advancing interventional treatments for spasticity.
