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Pre-congress Workshop: Cryoneurolysis for Adults and Children with Spasticity and Complex Pain

Saturday, May 16, 2026

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Location: Pacific Rim Room - Pan Pacific Hotel

Ideal Audience:Physician or Surgeon, Residents, Medical Students

Course Director(s)

Paul J. Winston, MD

Physiatrist and Researcher
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Moderator(s)

Ibrahim (Ibby) Ali, MD

Dr.
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Speaker(s)

Mahdis Hashemi, MD

Researcher
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Fraser A. MacRae, BS (he/him/his)

PhD Candidate
Western University
Vova Joshua, MD

MD
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Romain David, MD

MD
University of Poitier
Eve Boissonnault, MD, FRCPC (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Alberta
Alfredo Rodriguez Perez, MD (he/him/his)

Physiatrist
Hospital de Calahorra

speaker(s)

Jose Alexandre AC Pereira, MD (he/him/his)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor
Rehazenter

Speaker(s)

Guynn Clay, DO

Physiatrist
Northside Hospital

Brief Session Description : Cryoneurolysis is a revolutionary new method to treat spasticity via a drug-free percutaneous treatment that offers long-lasting surgical-like results. Cryoneurolysis is the first major advancement in spasticity care in decades and is growing rapidly from it’s nascence in Canada. We will outline the novel idea of pre-screening with ultrasound-guided nerve blocks. Due to its wide application on nerves, cryoneurolysis can reduce spasticity, increase range of motion and treat pain, and has shown significant improvement in patients who have plateaued on other treatments. Cryoneurolysis offers the developing world a far more accessible long lasting treatment due to huge cost savings.

Price: $149 for members; $199 for non-members

COI
Unless noted below there are none.
Paul J. Winston, MD – Disclosed honoraria and advisory board roles with Merz; payments to institutions
Mahdis Hashemi, MD – Disclosed research support (Pacira)
Fraser A. MacRae, BS – Disclosed travel support and investigator role in clinical trial (Pacira)
Eve Boissonnault, MD, FRCPC – Disclosed speaking role and grant support to institution (Merz, Pacira)
Jose Alexandre AC Pereira, MD – Disclosed advisory board participation and clinical research grant support (Merz, Luxembourg)

Session Objectives:

Identify that that contractures are not absolute. That many patient actually have reducible deformities that can be overcome with nerve targeted procedures.
Describe the physics of freezing nerves at -88C Celsius to offer long lasting results.
Identify the patients that are suitable candidates for cyroneurolysis
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