CHAPTER 59 Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerve Blocks Paul J. Hubbell III INDICATIONS The diagnosis and treatment of: • Ilioinguinal neuralgia • Iliohypogastric neuralgia • Groin pain • Inguinal pain, especially after mesh and/or staples…
CHAPTER 33 Hydrosurgery of Disc Didier Demesmin and Sagar Parikh INDICATIONS Hydrodiscectomy is a form of disc decompression within the realm of minimally invasive discectomy that is an effective, predictable…
CHAPTER 13 Documentation, Billing, and Coding Laxmaiah Manchikanti Multiple issues related to documentation, billing, and coding are facts of life for physicians practicing interventional pain management. Emphasis continues on the…
CHAPTER 67 Intrathecal Drug Delivery Trialing Procedures Richard Bowman, Timothy R. Deer, and Jason E. Pope INTRODUCTION • Intrathecal drug delivery system (IDDS) trials offer the clinician an ability to utilize…
CHAPTER 79 Cryoneuroablation David Irwin and Andrea Trescot INTRODUCTION Cryoneuroablation is an interventional technique aimed at temporary destruction of the nerve providing relief of the pain. The origin of this…
CHAPTER 25 Dorsal Root Ganglion Blocks and Radiofrequency Procedures Seth A. Waldman and Vladimir Kramskiy INTRODUCTION • The dorsal root ganglion (DRG) contains the cell bodies of first-order sensory neurons, each…
CHAPTER 7 Local Anesthetics Christopher Voscopoulos and Mark J. Lema INTRODUCTION Local anesthetics (LAs) are used in many clinical scenarios that require the pain practitioner to be intimately familiar with…
CHAPTER 27 Sacroiliac Joint Denervation Using Synergy System Leonardo Kapural and Amanda Toye INTRODUCTION The sacroiliac (SI) joint is a common source of chronic low back pain (LBP) with a…
CHAPTER 42 Stellate Ganglion Block Richard S. Epter Stellate ganglion blockade has been utilized since the 1920s to treat a variety of medical conditions. Although blind stellate ganglion blockade had…
CHAPTER 65 Commercially Available Reservoir Options for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Corey W. Hunter and David Caraway INTRODUCTION The presence of abundant opioid mu receptors in the dorsal horns of the…
