Diagnostic and therapeutic infiltrations
Specific pain originating from the spine can in many cases be alleviated initially by means of a direct, image-guided injection of painkillers.

Modern imaging techniques (ultrasound) allow the medication to be injected directly and precisely into the structure to be treated.

Even in cases of severe signs of wear, this can often delay an operation or, in some cases, avoid it altogether.

On the other hand, infiltrations also serve to differentiate between painful (symptomatic) and non-painful (non-symptomatic) spinal changes. This allows operations to be planned better and unnecessary additional interventions that burden the patient but are of no use can be avoided.