Abstract Interventional pain procedures and surgeries, while considered minimally invasive, can have serious, life-threatening infectious complications. The risk of infection varies considerably based on the type of procedure and patient…
Abstract Because of the technological evolution and the consequent possibility of electrically stimulating more specific anatomic structures, such as the dorsal root ganglion (DRG), there has been a shift in…
Abstract This chapter explores spinal cord stimulation (SCS) with thorough discussion of mechanisms, patient selection, indications, contraindications, perioperative considerations, equipment, programming, procedure, complications, and cost-effectiveness. Three types of spinal cord…
Abstract Peripheral nerve stimulation has been in existence for 50 years and has evolved over that time. Original designs of electrodes were cumbersome and required surgical open placement. Problems with…
Abstract The American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) guidelines on interventional pain procedures are more stringent compared to their guidelines on regional anesthesia. This is because of the type of…
Abstract We present an up-to-date summary of the scientific evidence on (1) the diagnostic value of neural blockade in radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathic pain, and complex regional pain syndrome; (2) the…
Abstract Vertebral augmentation procedures, which generally refer to vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, are interventional procedures used to treat vertebral compression fractures that may result from a variety of conditions, including osteoporosis,…
Abstract Intrathecal neurolysis is considered when the patient’s cancer pain is intractable and refractory to medical and interventional therapies. The pain should be unilateral, located in the thorax and abdomen,…
Abstract Pain associated with cancer may be somatic, visceral, or neuropathic in origin, and approximately 50% of all cancer patients have a combination of pain types at the time of…
Abstract The intrathecal delivery of medications has a long history and holds the promise of providing significant analgesia with diminished medication-related side effects. Early work dates to the late 1800s…
