{"id":18522,"date":"2026-02-19T18:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/?p=18522"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:01:45","slug":"uva-anesthesiology-expands-acute-pain-care-with-new-cryoablation-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/uva-anesthesiology-expands-acute-pain-care-with-new-cryoablation-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"UVA Anesthesiology Expands Acute Pain Care with New Cryoablation Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18523\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Awards-for-Hallway-Monitors-5-1024x576.png\" alt=\"UVA Anesthesiology Expands Acute Pain Care with New Cryoablation Technique\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Awards-for-Hallway-Monitors-5-950x534.png 950w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Awards-for-Hallway-Monitors-5-356x200.png 356w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Awards-for-Hallway-Monitors-5.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The UVA Anesthesiology Acute Pain Service is now offering cryoablation.\u00a0The technique involves the application of very cold temperatures to specific nerves under ultrasound guidance to treat painful conditions.\u00a0UVA has offered the technique in the past for the destruction of nerves in the outpatient clinic.\u00a0The introduction of the technique to the acute pain service is new.\u00a0Using a handheld device, UVA physicians are now able to target the nerves responsible for pain in a specific area under ultrasound guidance.\u00a0The procedure takes just a few minutes and can be performed at the bedside.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18524\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18524\" class=\"wp-image-18524 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Cryo-with-Labels-copy-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Cryo-with-Labels-copy-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Cryo-with-Labels-copy-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Cryo-with-Labels-copy-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2026\/02\/Cryo-with-Labels-copy-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, 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