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Intracranial Pharmacotherapy and Pain Assays in Rodents
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[Interventional pain management, indications and results]
1Bereich für Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsspital Bern. andisiegenthaler@gmail.com
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique
|September 2, 2011
Summary
Interventional pain management techniques offer crucial options when conservative treatments fail. Image-guided spinal procedures provide precise and safe management for chronic pain patients.
Area of Science:
- Pain Medicine
- Interventional Radiology
- Neurosurgery
Context:
- Conservative pain management often proves insufficient for chronic pain.
- Interventional techniques are essential for managing chronic pain when other methods fail.
- These procedures target pain generators or neural pathways.
Purpose:
- To provide an overview of interventional pain management techniques.
- To discuss indications and outcomes of common interventional procedures.
- To focus on image-guided spinal interventions for chronic pain.
Summary:
- Interventional pain management utilizes image-guided techniques for diagnosis and therapy.
- Procedures include joint injections, nerve blocks, and spinal cord stimulation.
- Fluoroscopy is the primary imaging guidance, with CT and ultrasound also used.
Impact:
- Enhances precision and patient safety in chronic pain treatment.
- Offers alternative therapeutic options for refractory pain.
- Contributes to improved patient outcomes in pain management.
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