What is Pinpoint Treatment? How To?

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Pinpoint Treatment

Many spine and joint problems, especially low back pain, are common in society. The most important handicap of these pains is that they negatively affect daily living activities and social life. In cases where the pain is not caused by serious nerve damage and does not require surgery, pinpoint treatment can be applied.

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What is Pinpoint Treatment?

Many spine and joint problems, especially herniated disc, may occur due to a stressful work or daily life, a sedentary lifestyle, or posture disorders. If a patient has problems such as nerve damage, weakness in the feet or legs, and urinary incontinence due to spinal problems, surgery is recommended.

However, if these symptoms do not occur, surgery is the last method to be preferred. Nowadays, pinpoint treatment has replaced traditional treatment methods as a method that is both fast and does not require surgery. The pinpoint method used in the treatment of spine and joint problems is targeted and has high success rates.

The main purpose of pinpoint treatment is to determine the cause of the pain and to apply an application accordingly.

Pinpoint treatment is also called nerve channel injection. It can be used for back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain and all pain caused by spine or joint problems. In pinpoint treatment, after the damaged nerve is detected by MRI and similar imaging methods, the needle is pinpointed into the damaged nerve channel in question. The drug dose used in the pinpoint method is quite low, but the success rate is extremely high. When applying pinpoint treatment, the application is performed with an imaging device also called scopy.


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How is Pinpoint Treatment Done?

In pinpoint treatment or epidural injection applications, the procedure can be performed in 3 different ways: from the middle part of the waist, from the coccyx and directly into the nerve canal.

Cortisone and local anesthetic drugs are commonly used during the procedure.

Thanks to these medications, conditions such as inflammation and adhesion, as well as edema that have developed around the nerve and hernia, are eliminated.

The most important reason why pinpoint treatment is a safe treatment method is that a C-arm fluoroscopy device is used to monitor live on the screen both the entry of the needle into the nerve canal and the spread of the applied contrast material within the nerve canal.

After the necessary examinations are performed by a specialist physician and the location and severity of the damage is determined by using imaging methods, the application can be carried out smoothly and successfully.

To whom is Pinpoint Treatment Applied?

In Turkey, the rate of people experiencing low back pain or similar pain due to spine and joint problems is around 75 to 80 percent. Approximately 85 to 90 percent of the pain in question can be treated with medication, exercise, physical therapy practices or manual therapy methods. In pinpoint treatment, pain can usually be relieved with a single session. However, other sessions can be applied for pain that cannot be relieved in a single session. For example, a patient complaining of back pain may receive 3 to 4 sessions of pinpoint treatment per year. In pinpoint treatment, each session lasts approximately 15 to 20 minutes. is used for persistent back pain.

However, in cases where this treatment method does not work or the patient has a special condition, different treatment methods, especially pinpoint treatment, can be used. A short list can be made as follows for whom pinpoint treatment can be applied:

  • Patients who do not benefit from classical treatment methods,
  • Patients who have undergone several surgeries,
  • Patients who should not use cortisone or anesthetic drugs.

In pinpoint treatment, pain can usually be relieved with a single session. However, other sessions can be applied for pain that cannot be relieved in a single session. For example, a patient complaining of back pain may receive 3 to 4 sessions of pinpoint treatment per year. In pinpoint treatment, each session lasts approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

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