Stratus® Medical ha recentemente partecipato alla Conferenza della Società Internazionale del Dolore e delle Neuroscienze a Dubai, negli Emirati Arabi Uniti.

Stratus Medical participated in the International Society of Pain & Neuroscience’s first conference in Dubai, UAE. ISPN is an International section of ASPN. It was an excellent opportunity to spend time with leading interventional pain physicians from across the world. Thanks Dr. Reda Tolba, MD, Program Chair, and the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience […]

Stratus® Medical ha recentemente partecipato al corso della Pacific Spine & Pain Society a Oahu.

Ko’Olina, O’Ahu, Hawaii, September 10, 2023 /— Stratus® Medical recently participated in the Pacific Spine and Pain Society (PSPS) hands-on cadaver demo, led by Dr. Douglas Beall, instructing on the Nimbus RF Multitined Expandable Electrode technology, which provides a large volume heat lesion for pain relief. Thank you to the Pacific Spine and Pain Society (PSPS) faculty & attendees, Scot […]

Stratus® Medical ha recentemente partecipato al corso di perfezionamento della World Academy of Pain Medicine United a Newark, NJ

Newark, New Jersey, August 13, 2023 /— Stratus® Medical recently participated in the WAPMU Chicago Master’s Course. The Nimbus RFA session was attended by over 30 interventional pain management specialists. Day one highlights included Dr. Amitabh Gulati breakfast presentation on RF for pain utilizing the Nimbus RF Multitined Expandable Electrode, and Dr. Daniel J. Pak, M.D., who provided […]

Stratus® Medical ha recentemente partecipato alla Società Americana del Dolore e delle Neuroscienze

MIAMI, Florida, July 15, 2023 /— Stratus® Medical recently participated in participated in the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience in Miami, Florida, July 14-16. Excellent presentations, including the panel: Alternative RFA Techniques for Back Pain moderated by Dr. Helen Blake, MD, MBA and Dr. Jay Grider; with panelists Dr. Christopher Lam, Dr. Magee Guirguis, Dr. Christopher Kim, Dr. Tory McJunkin, Dr. […]

Stratus® Medical ha recentemente partecipato alla terza riunione annuale del WIPM.

Scottsdale, Arizona, June 11, 2023 /— Stratus® Medical recently participated in the Women in Pain Management conference and lab in Scottsdale, Arizona, June, 10th and 11th. The meeting was attended by over 200 physicians. The Women in Pain Management was founded in 2019 by a small group of female physicians who recognized the under representation of women in the […]

CS1Vilims BD, Block JE. Effective management of recurrent trauma-induced neck pain with radiofrequency neurotomy using the Nimbus electrode. ASIPP. 2024;8(3):65-70.

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Background:

Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) can be an effective treatment for patients with chronic neck pain and cervicogenic headaches resistant to conservative care. However, the degree and duration of pain relief after RFN is dependent upon the thoroughness of target nerve coagulation.

Case Report:

This is a case of a 37-year-old patient with debilitating neck pain and headaches following a motor vehicle accident. Successful local anesthetic block of the third occipital nerve (TON) confirmed pain of C2-C3 facet joint origin. An initial RFN treatment of the TON, using standard 18G electrodes in bipolar mode, resulted in complete symptom amelioration for 8 months. Repeat RFN, using the same electrode configuration, was unsuccessful in alleviating the severe neck pain and headaches, and produced no demonstrable sensory loss in the distribution of the TON. RFN was then performed using the NIMBUS® electrosurgical RF multitined expandable electrode, which provides a larger zone of coagulation in volume than standard RFN electrodes even when used in bipolar configuration.

Conclusion:

The NIMBUS procedure resulted in successful coagulation of the TON with sensory loss in the TON distribution and reinstatement of palliative relief.