CHAPTER 71 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Implantation Techniques Elias Veizi and Salim M. Hayek INTRODUCTION Electrical stimulation of neural structures is a widely used, nondestructive, reversible therapy, for chronic noncancer related…
CHAPTER 19 Occipital Nerve Blocks Andrea Trescot and Lawrence Kamhi INTRODUCTION Beruto and Ramus first described occipital neuralgia in 1821.1 In the beginning of the 1900’s, Luff2 as well as…
CHAPTER 60 Genitofemoral Nerve Block Andrea Trescot Perhaps because much of its path is intra-abdominal, the genitofemoral nerve (GFN) nerve is an under-recognized cause of abdominal and pelvic pain. INDICATIONS…
CHAPTER 38 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD procedure) Lora L. Brown INTRODUCTION • MILD (minimally invasive lumbar decompression) is an FDA cleared percutaneous, fluoroscopically guided procedure developed as a less destabilizing…
CHAPTER 75 Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve and Field Stimulation Jason E. Pope, Timothy R. Deer, and Eric J. Grigsby INDICATIONS Since the advent of the Gate Control Theory, as proposed by…
CHAPTER 41 Vascular Complications of Spinal Interventions Scott E. Glaser, Rinoo V. Shah, and Peter S. Staats INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive procedures/injections are used to diagnose and treat pain emanating from…
CHAPTER 77 Neurolytic Blocks Kenneth D. Candido and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic INTRODUCTION Dogliotti1 first described the technique of subarachnoid chemical neurolysis using alcohol for the treatment of sciatic pain more…
CHAPTER 62 Pudendal Nerve Block Susanti Chowdhaury, Gail Gray, and Andrea Trescot Pudendal pain can often be difficult to diagnose and harder to treat. The majority of patients suffering from…
CHAPTER 70 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Trialing Procedure Richard B. North INTRODUCTION This chapter deals with screening trials for the use of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to treat otherwise intractable pain….
CHAPTER 45 Celiac Plexus Block Using CT Guidance Kenneth D. Candido and Nebojsa N. Knezevic INDICATIONS The major indications for celiac plexus block (CPB) include abdominal pain which is nonresponsive…
