On May 20 and 21, 1997, a training workshop and conference on interventional spine treatments was held at Pars Hotel and Faraproto Radiology Center. This workshop was organized by the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association of Fars and with the support of Dard Tavana Clinic and Faraperto Center. Dr. Rahimi from Tabriz, Dr. Farpour from Shiraz and Dr. Arjamand from Shiraz were in charge of organizing the workshop and conference. Participants from different cities of the country attended this training workshop. In this workshop, various treatments and new non-surgical disc treatment methods were reviewed and taught.