02/18/2026
News 12 CT announces Advanced pain-management program with IAA
The Connecticut Orthopedic Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center working with IAA doctors has launched an advanced pain-management program using next-generation nerve-treatment technology that provides long-lasting, opioid-free pain relief. Doctors are using cryotherapy — a treatment that applies cold temperatures to temporarily disrupt pain signals from nerves in and around the knee joint. The effects are completely temporary, and when the nerve regenerates, full sensation returns. Currently, the treatment is being offered to patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery. “The first patient we had came in with chronic pain for ten years, using a cane — and walked out without it,” said IAA’s Dr. Theresa Bowling of St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
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