POPLITEAL NERVE BLOCK

by y2madmin | Sep 2, 2020

POPLITEAL NERVE BLOCK Nerve Blocks & Injections Nerves in the body called a plexus or ganglions, can cause pain. This pain can be “turned off” by using a specific type of injection that blocks the pain signals from reaching the brain and this is known as a nerve block. Nerve block injections are very common and are used to treat chronic pain when medications or other treatments prove to be ineffective or cause negative side effects. They allow for a damaged nerve proper time to heal, provide temporary pain...

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PIRIFORMIS INJECTION

by y2madmin | Sep 2, 2020

PIRIFORMIS INJECTION Muscle Injections Intramuscular injections are the injections of a substance directly into muscle. This is done so the medication absorbs into the bloodstream rapidly. Intramuscular injections are typically used to deliver drugs and vaccines. PIRIFORMIS INJECTION A piriformis injection is an injection of a long-lasting steroid into the piriformis muscle of your buttock. This steroid medication injected will help reduce the inflammation and/or swelling around the nerves that pass near or...

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PHANTOM LIMB PAIN MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT

by y2madmin | Sep 2, 2020

PHANTOM LIMB PAIN MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT Phantom Limb Pain Management & Treatment Phantom pain can occur in people who were born without a body part or in people who have recently had a body part amputated. Once believed to be a psychological problem, phantom limb pain is now recognized as sensations originating in the brain and the spinal cord. Some patients who lose a body part will have phantom limb pain that alleviates without treatment. However, other people face real challenges in their pain...

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PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATOR IMPLANTATION (PNS)

by y2madmin | Sep 2, 2020

PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATOR IMPLANTATION (PNS) Pumps & Stimulators Implants Spinal cord stimulation therapy and peripheral nerve field stimulation are related types of electrical stimulation that treat chronic pain. Mild electrical pulses are directed to disrupt pain messages to the brain, reducing the feeling of pain. Spinal cord stimulation is used most often after nonsurgical pain treatment options have failed to provide sufficient relief. Spinal cord stimulators may be used to treat or manage different...

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PECTORALIS AND SERRATUS PLANE BLOCK

by y2madmin | Sep 2, 2020

PECTORALIS AND SERRATUS PLANE BLOCK Nerve Blocks & Injections Nerves in the body called a plexus or ganglions, can cause pain. This pain can be “turned off” by using a specific type of injection that blocks the pain signals from reaching the brain and this is known as a nerve block. Nerve block injections are very common and are used to treat chronic pain when medications or other treatments prove to be ineffective or cause negative side effects. They allow for a damaged nerve proper time to heal, provide...

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