Cervical Nerve Root Blocks
CHAPTER 16 Cervical Nerve Root Blocks Stanley Golovac INTRODUCTION The use of cervical root blocks can be used both diagnostically and/or therapeutically. In certain conditions, a nerve root block can…
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…
Corticosteroids: Inditoc-authortions, Pharmacology, and Risks in Interventional Pain Management
CHAPTER 6 Corticosteroids: Indications, Pharmacology, and Risks in Interventional Pain Management Carolyn Kim and Christopher Gharibo Corticosteroids have been a mainstay in the area of interventional pain management because of…
Percutaneous Sacroplasty
CHAPTER 29 Percutaneous Sacroplasty Harold Cordner and Michael E. Frey INTRODUCTION Sacral insufficiency fractures are a common, but often underdiagnosed source of low back pain in the elderly osteoporotic patient….
Sedation for Interventional Pain Procedures
CHAPTER 11 Sedation for Interventional Pain Procedures Nancy Staats INTRODUCTION • Many patients with acute and chronic pain may require sedation for interventional pain procedures. • Patients may have extreme anxiety about…
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…
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…
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
CHAPTER 47 Lumbar Sympathetic Block Joshua P. Prager SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCKS Indications Pain specialists use sympathetic nerve blocks for diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic purposes (Table 47-1). Sympathetic nerve blocks…
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…
