WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026
20:00 Welcome act
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026 | SPASTICITY
8:30 Welcome and presentation of the course. Alberto Romero Cerón. Managing Director of Healthcare Services, Melilla
8:40 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Cryoneurolysis as a Novel Treatment for Spasticity, Associated Pain and Presumed Contracture. Paul Winston. Medical Director of Rehabilitation and Transitions at Island Health. University of British Columbia
9:20 Upper limb spasticity: nerve targets. Diego Hermoso de Mendoza. PRM Specialist, Hospital de Gorliz. CryoSpain Rehabilitation Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos
9:40 Lower limb spasticity: nerve targets. Gil de Sousa. PRM Specialist, Hospital de Gorliz. CryoSpain Rehabilitation Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos
10:20 Clinical application of cryoneurolysis in spasticity. Jose Pereira, MD. National Centre for Functional Re-education and Rehabilitation (CNRFR), Luxembourg.
10:50 Debate and Consensus on Spasticity Treatment
11:15 Coffee Break
11:35 Ultrasound Hands-on Workshop I: Spasticity. Coordinators: Paul Winston, Jose Pereira, Diego Hermoso de Mendoza, Gil de Sousa
14:00 Lunch
16:00-20:00 Clinical Cases: Cryoneurolysis Applications. Coordinators: Paul Winston, Jose Pereira, Diego Hermoso de Mendoza, Gil de Sousa, Jorge Moreno Lopez
21:00 Dinner
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026 | PAIN
8:30 Joint denervation with cryoneurolysis: Shoulder and Hip. Ana Meléndez Laborda. PRM Specialist, Hospital de Calahorra. CryoSpain Rehabilitation Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos
9:00 Joint denervation with cryoneurolysis: Knee and Ankle. Alfredo Rodríguez Pérez. PRM Specialist, Hospital de Calahorra. CryoSpain Rehabilitation Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos
09:30 Cryoneurolysis in Spinal and Extra-articular Pain. Simão Serrano, MD. PMR, CIPS Interventional Pain Management Unit (ULS de Coimbra). Chronic Pain Department, ULS do Médio Tejo
10:00 Debate and Consensus on Pain Treatment.
10:15 Coffee Break.
10:45 Ultrasound Hands-on Workshop II: Pain Coordinators: Paul Winston, Simão Serrano, Alfredo Rodríguez Pérez, Ana Meléndez Laborda
14:00 Lunch
16:00-19:00 Clinical Cases: Cryoneurolysis Applications. Coordinators: Paul Winston, Simão Serrano, Alfredo Rodríguez Pérez, Ana Meléndez Laborda, Jorge Moreno Lopez
19:00 Closing Ceremony.
Please note that all sessions will be conducted in Spanish, with the exception of Dr. Paul Winston’s keynote lecture, the ultrasound workshops, and the clinical cases, which will be delivered in English. To ensure full accessibility for all participants, simultaneous translation services will be provided for all Spanish-speaking sessions