CT (computed tomography) – targeted pain therapy is a highly effective and gentle treatment method. This pain therapy is particularly suitable for pain in the lumbar spine (herniated disc, bulging disc, wear and tear on small vertebral joints). With CT-based pain therapy, the inflamed nerves or vertebral joints are controlled with millimeter precision. The drug is then injected into the appropriate vertebral joint or along the inflamed nerve root. This reduces inflammation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The great advantage of CT-targeted pain therapy<\/strong> is that the medication is administered precisely at the site causing the pain<\/strong> and the position of the infiltration needle is precisely checked with the help of computed tomography. With the precise infiltration, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs are administered. Depot drugs with a long-term effect are used, with glucocorticoids having an anti-inflammatory and decongestant effect and the local anesthetic leading to pain relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a computer tomography scan, it is possible to pinpoint the origin of the pain in the spine or joint. For the treatment, the patient is placed on their stomach or back on the CT table and the site to be treated is determined. After disinfection of the skin, a mixture of a local anaesthetic and a cortisone preparation under CT control is injected with a thin injection needle.<\/p>How does a CT-targeted pain therapy work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n