In patients with axial low back pain and MRI-confirmed Modic type 1 or type 2 changes, the first diagnostic step is a fluoroscopically guided facet joint block to exclude facetogenic pain. If pain relief is less than 70%, Modic-related vertebrogenic pain is likely, and further discography is unnecessary, as treatment would focus on the basivertebral … Read more
The Interventional Pain Academy (IPA) is proud to announce its 4th edition of the highly specialized cadaver workshop, which will take place on November 6–7, 2025, at the WARSAW LAB – Practical Medicine Institute, Poland. This educational event is held under the scientific leadership of faculty members from the Czech-Slovak Section of the World Institute of Pain (WIP-CS). The workshop will … Read more
A 3rd Interventional Pain Academy cadaveric workshop was held on 29 November on the premises of the WARSAW LAB Practical Medicine Institute, located at Prosta 2 Street 05-110, Jablonna – Warsaw, Poland. During the course of the workshop, we were privileged to welcome 22 participants from a multitude of global locations, including Greece, England, Saudi Arabia, the … Read more
In a patient presenting with axial back pain and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of Modic type 1 or Modic type 2 changes, it is crucial to ascertain the underlying source of the pain. The primary objective is to perform a diagnostic facet joint interventional procedure. If the diagnostic response is negative and pain relief … Read more
The hands-on cadaver workshop will be for a limited number of participants. Will be led by experienced faculty members and will cover anatomy, patient …
On the 19th and 20th of April a one-day course was held twice consecutively. Cadaveric workshop was held at the premises of NANO Medical GmbH located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. About Our hands-on cadaveric workshop was designed to focus on having a small number of participants. Our goal was to permit maximum opportunity for … Read more
Workshop with unique and innovative procedures! Last week on Friday, we hosted Dr. Sudhir Diwan in Prague. Dr Diwan is an expert in regenerative medicine from the USA. We spent the morning with the theoretical-lecture part. Afternoon followed by two unique procedures. First was the Denervation of the Basivertebral Nerve. Second unique procedure was The … Read more
The first basivertebral nerve ablation procedure in Slovakia was performed by the specialists of EuroPainClinics. Under the direction of Dr Robert Rapcan, MD, FIPP, PhD, MBA in co-operation with Dr Juraj Mlaka, MD, FIPP, EDRA at the clinic in Kosice. With the successful completion of this procedure, the EuroPainClinics specialists are once again proof of … Read more
