Low back pain (LBP) and neck pain represent an epidemic throughout the industrialized world. More than 75% of patients reporting spine pain are between 18 and 65 years old, thereby…
Similar to peripheral nerve blocks of the upper or lower limb, truncal blocks provide excellent postoperative pain relief, avoid the risk for major complications associated with central nerve blockade such…
The use of electric current for pain management has a long history. As early as the second half of the 19th century, brain lesions were made in animals with the…
Cervical Sympathetic (Stellate Ganglion) Block Stellate ganglion block (SGB) was originally introduced by René Leriche for the treatment of angina pectoris. Findley and Patzer eventually modified the technique, which has…
Neurolytic therapy remains a therapy of last resort. However, for the appropriate patient, it can result in significant improvement of quality of life and possibly improved function. Few other interventional…
The Institute of Medicine’s report on chronic pain in America estimated that more than 100 million citizens are living with chronic pain. Of this group, chronic low back and often…
The primary indication for nerve blocks of the head and neck is for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in cases of head and neck pain. Some of the more common indications…
Introduction An ideal analgesic should provide pain relief locally at the site of trauma without any systemic or local side effects, preferably as long as the pain persists. Scientists have…
Introduction Neurolytic blocks of the sympathetic axis were procedures that were widely used in the past for control of chronic upper abdominal pain or pelvic pain in patients with cancer….
Regional anesthetic approaches to the brachial plexus are a mainstay of surgical anesthesia practice and play an increasingly important role in postoperative analgesia. Well-designed outcome studies have confirmed the benefits…
