Occipital Nerve Stimulation
CHAPTER 74 Occipital Nerve Stimulation Erich O. Richter, Marina V. Abramova, and Kenneth M. Alo INTRODUCTION Occipital neuralgia (ON) is a neurological disorder that commonly involves the greater occipital and…
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Hardware Specifitoc-authortions
CHAPTER 69 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Hardware Specifications Sudhir Diwan, Karina Gritsenko, and Neel Mehta INTRODUCTION Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) offers hope to the estimated 75 million people who suffer from…
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation: Anatomy, Physiology, and Potential for Therapeutic Targeting in Chronic Pain
CHAPTER 73 Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation: Anatomy, Physiology, and Potential for Therapeutic Targeting in Chronic Pain Jeffery Kramer, Christine E. Draper, Timothy R. Deer, Jason E. Pope, Robert Levy, and…
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
CHAPTER 18 Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Samer Narouze INDICATIONS The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is a large extracranial structure that has rich sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic innervations, which explains the autonomic features…
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block
CHAPTER 61 Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block Gerard P. Varlotta and Anya Myers INTRODUCTION The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a purely sensory nerve from the lumbar plexus and…
Surgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
CHAPTER 76 Surgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia Michael G. Kaplitt HISTORY Facial pain can be caused by a variety of factors, including but not limited to dental pathology, trauma, multiple…
Trigeminal Ganglion and Nerve Block
CHAPTER 17 Trigeminal Ganglion and Nerve Block Miles Day and Kenneth D. Candido INTRODUCTION Blockade of the trigeminal ganglion and/or its peripheral branches is a useful technique that can benefit…
Suprascapular Nerve Block
CHAPTER 64 Suprascapular Nerve Block Christopher Gharibo and Steve Aydin INTRODUCTION The suprascapular nerve is a branch off the brachial plexus that arises from the C5-C6 nerve roots. It has…
Trigger Point Injections
CHAPTER 52 Trigger Point Injections Ricardo A. Nieves and Rinoo V. Shah INDICATIONS • Trigger point injections (TIs) are commonly used as a treatment option in patients with acute and chronic…
Celiac Plexus Block Using Fluoroscopic Guidance
CHAPTER 46 Celiac Plexus Block Using Fluoroscopic Guidance Kenneth D. Candido, Peter S. Staats, Corey W. Hunter, and Sudhir Diwan INDICATIONS The celiac (coeliac) plexus (CP) is a group of…
