Oral Presentations

Note: Only solo presentations are listed.

  1. Chang-Zern Hong, David Harmon and Jen Yu: Electromagnetic effects on human motor nerve function. 47th Annual Assembly of American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Kansas City, Missouri. September 29-October 4,1985.(presented on October 3). (Abstract: Arch Phys Med Rehabil 66:543-544, 1985).
  2. Chang-Zern Hong, Harrison H Liu and Jen Yu: Effect of ultrasound thermotherapy on the recovery of nerve conduction in experimental compression neuropathy. The 1986 combined annual meetings of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and rehabilitation and American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Baltimore, Maryland. October 20,1986. (Abstract: Arch Phys Med Rehabil 67:618, 1986).
  3. Chang-Zern Hong, Fred Batkin, Edgardo San Luis and Jen Yu: Averaged axillary F-loop latency of median and ulnar nerves in normal subjects and patients with C-8 radiculopathy. The 1986 combined annual meetings of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and rehabilitation and American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Baltimore, Maryland. October 23,1986. (Abstract: Arch Phys Med Rehabil 67:638, 1986).
  4. Chang-Zern Hong: Reversible conduction block in polyneuropathy after ultrasound at therapeutic dosage. The 1988 combined annual meetings of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Seattle, Washington. November 3,1988. (Abstract: Arch Phys Med Rehabil 69:746, 1988).
  5. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker) The mechanism of local twitch responses in myofascial trigger points- an animal model. Special lecture in ACRM TASK FORCE AND SIG MEETING, Session 7, MYOFASCIAL PAIN. The 1990 combined annual meetings of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Phoenix, Arizona. October 22, 1990 .
  6. Chang-Zern Hong: (Guest Speaker) New trend in myofascial pain research. The annual meeting of the Rheumatoid Association of “the Republic of China” (Taiwan). Taipei, Taiwan. November 15, 1992.
  7. Chang-Zern Hong: (Keynote Speaker): Myofascial Trigger Point Injection. International Taipei Symposium of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Taipei, Taiwan. April 30 – May 2, 1994.
  8. Chang-Zern Hong: (Keynote Speaker): Myofascial Trigger Point Injection Technique. Symposium of Myofascial Pain Syndrome – THAI Rehabilitation Medicine Association. Bangkok, Thailand. May 6, 1994.
  9. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Myofascial Trigger Point injection. The First International West Coast Symposium on Myofascial Trigger Point Pain. San Diego, California. March 3, 1995.
  10. Chang-Zern Hong: (Guest Speaker): Scientific aspect of acupuncture and acupressure. “Explaining Alternative Medicines” -sponsored by Riverside Medical Foundation, Riverside, California. Riverside, California. April 12, 1995.
  11. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Myofascial trigger point injection. Symposium on Pain Management, Eleventh Annual Convention of North America Taiwanese Medical Association. (10 CME credits, Category I, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.). Washington D.C. May 27, 1995,
  12. Chang-Zern Hong: (Guest Speaker): Current advances in myofascial pain syndrome. The District #1 Dinner Meeting, California Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Glendale, California. June 8, 1995.
  13. Chang-Zern Hong: (Guest Speaker): Current concept in myofascial pain syndrome. 1995 Congress and Scientific Meeting of the Chinese Medical Association. Taipei, Taiwan. June 11, 1995.
  14. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited Speaker), Tse-Chieh Hsueh, David G. Simons: Difference in pain relief after trigger point injections in myofascial pain patients with and without fibromyalgia. Third World Conference of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia. San Antonio, Texas. August 1, 1995. (Abstract: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 3 (Supplement):60, 1995).
  15. Chang-Zern Hong, Tse-Chieh Hsueh, David G. Simons: Difference in pain relief after trigger point injections in myofascial pain patients with and without fibromyalgia. The 1995 annual meetings of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Orlando, Florida. November 18, 1995. (Abstract: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 76:1046,1995).
  16. Chang-Zern Hong (Guest Speaker): The role of physical medicine in the management of myofascial trigger point. The Biomedical Engineering Society 1995 Annual Symposium. Tainan, Taiwan. December 15, 1995.
  17. Chang-Zern Hong (Guest Speaker): Current research in myofascial trigger point. 1995 Annual meeting of Formosan Society of Biomechanics and International Biomechanics Workshop. Tainan, Taiwan. December 15, 1995.
  18. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited Speaker): The role of physical medicine in the management of myofascial trigger point. 1995 Annual Meeting of Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Republic of China. Taipei, Taiwan. December 16, 1995.
  19. Chang-Zern Hong: (Symposium Speaker): 1. Pathophysiology of nerve conduction. 2. Reflexes and repetitive simulation, Symposium of Nerve Conduction Study. 1996 Symposium of Nerve Conduction Study. By the Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Republic of China. 肌電診斷研討會, 中華民國復健醫學會. Taipei, Taiwan. March 17, 1996.
  20. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Algometry in Evaluation of Trigger Points (TrPs). Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscle Pain Syndrome: Myofascial, Spasm, Fibromyalgia – Official Satellite Symposium for 1996 IASP Congress. Vancouver, Canada. August 23, 1996.
  21. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial Pain Syndrome. The Continue Medical Education Program of Tainan Medical Network. Sponsored by Bureau of Health, TAIWAN government. Tainan, Taiwan. October 6, 1996.
  22. Chang-Zern Hong: (Symposium Speaker): 1. Mechanism of Myofascial Pain. 2. Treatment of Myofascial Pain. Symposium on Musculoskeletal Dysfunction due to Occupational Injuries (職業傷害引發之骨骼肌肉系統功能失調研討會). Sponsor: Physical Therapy Association, Republic of China, (中華民國物理治療學會). Tainan, Taiwan. January 19, 1997.
  23. Chang-Zern Hong, Jo-Tong Chen, Shu-Min Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan: Sensitive loci in a myofascial trigger point region are related to sensory nerve fibers. 1997 Annual Meeting of Association of Academic Physiatrist. Colorado Spring, Colorado. February 28, 1997, (Abstract: Am. J. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 76:172, 1997)
  24. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Current concept in myofascial trigger points. The 5th (1997) Annual Assembly of Chinese Association for the Study of Pain, (中華民國疼痛醫學會). Tainan, Taiwan. March 8, 1997.
  25. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Current research on myofascial trigger points. Fourth World Conference of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia. (Myopain ‘ 98). Silvi Marina, Italy. August 24-27, 1998. (Abstract: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, (Supplement).
  26. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial trigger points VS acupuncture points. Lecture for the Center for Study of Complimentary Health, UCI. UCI – Irvine Hall, UCI, Irvine, California. January 5, 1999.
  27. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial trigger points in neuropathy. Symposium on “Improving outcomes in cancer pain management.” By the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain, (中華民國疼痛醫學會). Tainan, Taiwan. January 30, 1999.
  28. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial trigger points injection. “Peri-symposium seminars and workshops – Fifth North American Symposium on Acupuncture“ By the Academy of Pain Research. San Francisco, California. June 9, 1999.
  29. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): 1. Research Evidence of Pathophysiologic & Electrophysiologic Mechanism of Myofascial trigger points. [10:15 am, September 18, 1999]. 2. Algometry for Diagnosis & Objective Measurement of Treatment Outcomes. [14:15pm, September 18, 1999] . Symposium on “Rehabilitation Challenges for the New Millennium ” By the Association of Rehabilitation Medicine of Manitoba and the University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA. September 16-19, 1999.
  30. Chang-Zern Hong: (Symposium Chair and Speaker): 1. Diagnosis of myofascial trigger point. 2. Trigger point injection. Tainan symposium on muscle pain. By the Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Republic of China (中華民國復健醫學會). Tainan, Taiwan. October 2 & 3, 1999 (lecture on 10/2/99).
  31. Chang-Zern Hong: (Keynote Speaker): Trigger points therapy. (lecture and workshops). Symposium on “Soft Tissue and Ancillary Techniques” – A technique extravaganza with multiple hands-on workshops and lectures. By the Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia, Australia. Melbourne, Australia. October 9 & 10, 1999.
  32. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Studies on the human and animal models of myofascial pain syndrome: implications for the understanding and treatment of myofascial pain. By the “Focus on Pain”: 2000. Phoenix, Arizona. March 9-12, 2000 (lecture on 3/10/00).
  33. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Mechanism of muscle pain. 肌肉疼痛的機轉. The Chinese Orthopedic Symposium between Both Sides of the Strait, 2000; Taiwan, Shan-Dong. 2000海峽兩岸矯形外科研討會, 中國,山東,泰安. June 5-9, 2000 (lecture on 6/6/00).
  34. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): A comparison of trigger points and acupuncture points in terms of clinical and basic scientific research. Sixth North American Symposium on Acupuncture, and Peri-symposium seminars and workshops program. By the Academy of Pain Research. San Francisco, California. June 30-July 1, 2000 (lecture on 6-30).
  35. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial trigger points: Pathophysiology and correlation with acupuncture points. The Autumn Scientific Meeting of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, 2000. The British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMBS), October 7-8, 2000 (lecture on 10-7, demonstration on 10-8).
  36. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Myofascial trigger points injection – lecture and demonstration. Sixth North American Symposium on Acupuncture, and Peri-symposium seminars and workshops program. By the Academy of Pain Research. San Francisco, California. October 8-16, 2000 (lecture on 10-15).
  37. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Mechanism of muscle pain. 肌疼痛之病理機轉. 2000 Annual Meeting for the Chinese Acupuncture Association. By the Chinese Medical Association of Acupuncture, November 19, 2000. 中華針灸醫學會.
  38. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Myofascial trigger points injection in the lower back and lower limbs. Seventh North American Symposium on Acupuncture, and Peri-symposium seminars and workshops program. By the Academy of Pain Research. San Francisco, California. October 14-21, 2001 (lecture on 10-16).
  39. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): The development of rehabilitation medicine in the National Cheng-Kung University.成大復健醫學之發展. First Symposium of the History of the National Cheng-Kung University – the successful route. 成功的道路 – 第一屆成功大學校史學術研討會. By the Department of History, National Cheng-Kung University, November 9-10, 2001 (lecture on 11-10). 成功大學歷史系 主辦.
  40. Chang-Zern Hong: (Symposium Chair and Speaker): Myofascial trigger point – associated with facet joint lesions. 2002 Symposium of Spinal Manipulation, Taiwan. By the Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Republic of China (中華民國復健醫學會). Tainan, Taiwan. January 12-13, 2002 (lecture on 1/12/02).
  41. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial trigger points VS acupuncture points. Continuing Medical Education – Northridge Hospital Medical Center – Roscoe Campus, Northridge, California. March 8, 2002.
  42. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Clinical and Basic Scientific Research on Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points. Eighth North American Symposium on Acupuncture, The Symposium. By the Academy of Pain Research. San Francisco, California. May 25, 2002.
  43. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Acupuncture and Myofascial Trigger Points Injection. The 2nd China-Japan Spinal Surgery Symposium. Guangdong Yangjiang People’s Hospital, Yangjiang, Guangdong, May 30, 2002.
  44. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points. The Mid-term Symposium of the Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Republic of China (中華民國復健醫學會). Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 2002.
  45. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Trigger point injection. Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park’s Family Practice Continuing Medical Education. Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center – Baldwin Park, California. July 11, 2002.
  46. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker): Myofascial trigger points injection. Eighth North American Symposium on Acupuncture, and Peri-symposium seminars and workshops program. By the Academy of Pain Research. San Francisco, California. October 16, 2002.
  47. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Treatment of Low Back Pain. Symposium of LBP. By Orthopedic Association, ROC. April 19, 2003.
  48. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty Speaker and Chair): Principle Management of Myofascial trigger points. Symposium on Myofascial Pain. By Hung Kuang University. September 28, 2003.
  49. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Soft tissue rheumatism – Etiology and pathophysiology. Scientific Congress & Annual Meeting, 2003, Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine. By the Formosan Medical Association and the Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine. Taipei, TAIWAN. November 9, 2003.
  50. Chang-Zern Hong: (Keynote Speaker): Clinical and Basic Science of Myofascial trigger points. (Series lecture and workshop). 肌筋膜痛綜合症研討班. By the WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation. Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China. November 18-20, 2003.
  51. Chang-Zern Hong: (Faculty speaker and Chair): Mechanism of Soft Tissue Pain. Hungkuang International Symposium of Soft Tissue Pain. 弘光－國際柔軟組織疼痛研討會. By 中華民國物理治療學會、中華民國物理治療師公會全國聯合會、中華民國復健醫學會.May 15-16, 2004.
  52. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Myofascial Pain Therapy. Sixth World Conference of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia. (Myopain ‘ 2004). Munich, Germany. July 18-22 (lecture on 7-19), 2004. (Abstract: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, (Supplement).
  53. Chang-Zern Hong: (Keynote Speaker): 1. Basic Research on Myofascial Trigger Points – Pathophysiology. 2. Clinical research on Myofascial Trigger Points – Principle of MTrP Therapy. The 20th convention and annual meeting of the International Myotherapy Association, in Las Vegas, USA, September 18, 2004.
  54. Chang-Zern Hong: (Keynote Speaker): Physiopathology, clinical aspects and effective therapies for muscular pain. International Lectures on Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. Alassio, Italy. October 9-10, 2004.
  55. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Common chronic muscular and arthritic pain in basic clinical practice – assessment and differential diagnosis. The Annual Assembly of the Taiwan Association of Family Practice. Tainan, Taiwan. March 6, 2005.
  56. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited Speaker): Myofascial pain therapy. The Annual Assembly of the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain, (中華民國疼痛醫學會). Tainan, Taiwan. March 20, 2005.
  57. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited Speaker): Physical therapy for geriatric patients with chronic pain. The Annual Assembly of the Gerontological Society of Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan. July 10, 2005.
  58. Chang-Zern Hong (invited speaker): Rehabilitation for spinal lesions. The International Seminar of the 3rd Chinese and Japanese Spinal Surgery. Nanhai, Guangdong, China. October 16, 2005.
  59. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): Diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain and tendon pain – contemporary medicine. 現代醫學對於肌筋膜 肌腱 疼痛症狀群 之診療. The communication between traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary medicine – Symposium on the communication between traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary medicine regarding the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. 傳統醫學與現代醫學對話論壇 – 傳統醫學與現代醫學在慢性疼痛診療的對話研討會. Tai-Chung, Taiwan, November 26, 2005.
  60. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Pathophysiology of Myofascial Trigger Points. The Conference and Workshop of Intramuscular Electrical Muscle Stimulation (肌肉內電刺激治療講習會). Taipei, Taiwan. January 14, 2006.
  61. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Pathophysiology of Myofascial Trigger Points. The Conference and Workshop of Intramuscular Electrical Muscle Stimulation (肌肉內電刺激治療講習會). Kao-Hsiong, Taiwan. June 3, 2006.
  62. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker): 1. Possible mechanism of acupuncture for pain control (7-14-2006); 2. Acupuncture in the management of chronic muscle pain. (7-14-2006), 3. New Approach of Trigger Point. (7-15-2006), 4. How do I treat Low Back pain? (7-15-2006). XX Brazilian Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 12-15, 2006.
  63. Chang-Zern Hong: (Invited Speaker and section chair): Rehabilitation therapy for disc herniation in contemporary medicine. 現代醫學對於椎間盤凸出症之復健治療. The communication between traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary medicine – Symposium on the communication between traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary medicine regarding the treatment of herniated disc. 傳統醫學與現代醫學對話論壇 – 傳統醫學與現代醫學在脊椎疾病醫療的對話研討會. Tainan, Taiwan, November 18, 2006.
  64. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Injection therapy in rehabilitation medicine. Symposium on Clinical Experience in Rehabilitation Therapy that Not Covered by National Health Insurance. Sponsored by Taiwan Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. 台灣復健醫學會- 復健醫療非健保項目之實務經驗研討會Taipei, TAIWAN, March 3, 2007.
  65. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): New advance in management of myofascial pain. The 4th World Congress of the ISPRM – Session: Myofascial pain: update in diagnosis and treatment. H610R9055. Seoul, Korea, June 10-14, 2007. (Lecture on June 12).
  66. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Clinical experience in the management of neuropathic pain. Symposium on Neuromuscular disease (神經肌肉疾病研討會). 台灣神經醫學會Kao-Hsiung, TAIWAN, March 29, 2008.
  67. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): New advance in myofascial pain syndrome (PS008-02), The 1st Asian Oceania Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, May 16-19, 2008, Nanjing, China, (Lecture on May 18).
  68. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Live Demonstration of Injection for Myofascial Pain. International Symposium of New Trends in Musculoskeletal Pain, April 18-10, Taipei, Taiwan, (Lecture on April 19).
  69. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Myofascial pain (1). Back ground, (2). Pathophysiology, (3). Clinical diagnosis, (4). Management – non-invasive, (5). Management – needling. Conference of the Nanjing Chinese Medical University (南京中醫藥大學-高端学术讲习班-江苏省中西医结合学会疼痛专业委员会), Nanjing, China, October 24-25, 2009.
  70. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Current advance in myofascial pain. Second Asia–Oceanian Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, April 29–may 2, 2010, Taipei, Taiwan.
  71. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): (1) Myofascial Pain Therapy. (2) New trend on Myofascial Pain. Conference of Musculoskeletal Medicine at Alicante, Spain (IV JORNADA DE MEDICINA MUSCULOESOUEECITA 2010 Alicante). September 29 – October 1, 2010.
  72. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Needle Electromyography as a Gold Standard for the Diagnosis of Myofascial Trigger Points (workshop on October 7, 2010). The Proceedings of the Eighth World Conference of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia. (Myopain 2010). Toledo, Spain. October 3-7, 2010.
  73. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Needling for myofascial pain (workshop). Técnica de Punción de Puntos Gatillo Miofasciales de Hong (2010). Sponsored by Seminarios Travell y Simons, S.L.Toledo, Spain. October 8, 2010. In the website http://www.uclm.es/to/enfermeria/fisioterapia/postgrado.
  74. Chang-Zern Hong (Invited speaker): Myofascial trigger point injection. Sponsored by the Taiwan Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The proceedings of the Local Injection Seminar – 2011; Tainan, Taiwan, March 5, 2011. Chi-Mei Medical Center.
  75. Chang-Zern Hong (invited speaker): Needling Therapy for Myofascial Pain Syndrome. 2011-兩湖康復醫學論壇, Sponsored by China Hu-Pei Medical Association & Rehabilitation Medicine Association ; Jingzhou, Hu-Pei, China, October 29, 2011.
  76. Chang-Zern Hong: Myofascial Pain Therapy ( Invited speaker), The proceedings of China Medical University Medical Center – Lecture Series, sponsored by the China Medical University TaiChung, Taiwan, November 26, 2011.
  77. Chang-Zern Hong: Needling for pain control ( Invited speaker by the China Acupuncture Association, Bejing, China); The proceedings of the 3rd Symposium of China Acupuncture Association (第三屆中國針灸學會 全國 “針灸特色療法學習研討會), 2012-03-23~26; GuangZhou, China, March 24, 2012.
  78. Chang-Zern Hong: Acupuncture VS mMyofasical Trigger Point Needling. (Invited speaker by the Asian-Oceania Chapter of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. )Third Asia–Oceanian Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 3rd Annual Meeting, May 20-23, 2012. Bali, Indonesia. May 22, 2012.
  79. Chang-Zern Hong: Myofascial Trigger Point Research and Acupuncture. (Invited speaker by the International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine.) Seventhh World Congress of the ISPRM – Session: Pain and rehabilitation, June 16-20, 2013. Bei-Jing,China. Lecture on June 19, 2013.
  80. Chang-Zern Hong: Pathophysiology of Nerve Condution. [Symposium Speaker in the Symposium of Electrodiagnosis, Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Republic of China. (肌電診斷研討會, 中華民國復健醫學會) April 2014. Taipei, Taiwan.] April 26, 2014. Taipei, Taiwan.

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