In recent years, after treating several thousand patients, Dr. Schneiderhan was able to decidedly further develop this pain therapy, which was originally introduced by American neurosurgeons.

Following local anesthesia of the affected spinal region, and guided by x-ray, the doctor searches precisely with a cannula for the points of pain on the intervertebral joints in the area of the inflamed nerves. He directs the heat probe at the proper to the point.
With the aid of a computer, he determines whether the probe is in proper position on the nerves to be treated. Once again the doctor injects a local anesthetic - this time, however, directly in the area to be treated. The tip of the probe is heated and, unlike before, numerous small regions are sclerosed. The conductibility of the nerves is disrupted - pain can no longer be transmitted. Since every vertebral joint is innervated from numerous nerves, often numerous points must be treated.

Indication

• therapy-resistant facet joint pain (vertebral joint pain), segmental pain (non-radicle, non-radiating), that responds to repeated diagnostic blockades

• vertebral joint arthrosis

• deformation of the spinal column

• vertebral slippage (instability)

• simultaneous disc and vertebral joint arthrosis

• Instability following disc and spinal column surgery

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