A rare procedure performed on a young 17-year-old patient involving the aplication of autologous stem cells to two levels of the intervertebral disc! The patient presents with radicular pain in the L4/5 dermatome on the left side, lasting for more than 6 weeks, MRI findings a paracentral disc herniation at the L4/5 level and a … 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
The prestigious award for extraordinary contribution and achievements in the field of spinal endoscopic procedures. Award was received by esteemed members of the faculty headed by the founder of the Interventional Pain Academy Dr. Robert Rapcan, FIPP, MBA, PhD.,. Award is from the global manufacturer of endoscopic technologiesand our esteemed partner company MaxMoreSpine System. The MaxMoreSpine award … Read more
The international medical workshop organized by the Interventional Pain Academy as part of the Pan Europe Interventional Pain Management Series Updates & Innovations educational project took place on November 10 and 11 in Prague at the Yalta Hotel. The workshop focused on news and technical skills of ultrasound application in interventional algesiology. The program of … Read more
The extensive publication activity of the IPA faculty members was newly supplemented by a professional article by Robert Rapcan MD, FIPP, MBA, PhD., Ladislav Kocan MD., PhD., FIPP, and the team “Cryoablation of intercostal nerve after mini-thoracotomy procedures: Pilot prospective interventional clinical study”,published by the international medical science journal. Link: https://discoveryjournals.org/medicalscience/current_issue/v27/n142/e384ms3258.pdf Due to a number of clinical benefits, such as minimal … Read more
A new significant success in the field of publication activities of the Interventional Pain Academy is the professional article “Endoscopic discectomy of the herniated intervertebral disc and changes in the quality-of-life EQ-5D-5L analysis” by EuroPainClinics specialists and cooperating authors, which was published in the current issue of the prestigious journal Medicine. The authors headed by … Read more