Lower Limb Blocks
Chapter 7 Lower Limb Blocks Padraig Mahon, Colin J.L. McCartney Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Perhaps because spinal and epidural nerve block procedures for both analgesia and anesthesia have been so…
Peripheral Applications of Ultrasonography for Chronic Pain
Chapter 10 Peripheral Applications of Ultrasonography for Chronic Pain Philip Peng Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Ultrasonic imaging has provided a relatively new tool in the management of patients with pain…
Cervical and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
Chapter 8 Cervical and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks Samer Narouze, Sean Graham Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Many pain syndromes include a sympathetic component, often in the form of output that exacerbates…
Vertebral Augmentation
Chapter 19 Vertebral Augmentation Tristan C. Pico, Basem Hamid, Allen W. Burton Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: The spine is susceptible to vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), which can arise from osteoporosis…
Head and Neck Blocks
Chapter 5 Head and Neck Blocks Samer Narouze Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: This chapter deals with various cephalic nerve and ganglia block procedures. Difficult pain conditions, including cluster headache, other…
Musculoskeletal Injections
Chapter 22 Musculoskeletal Injections Iliopsoas, Quadratus Lumborum, Piriformis, and Trigger Point Injections Anne Marie McKenzie-Brown, Kiran Chekka, Honorio T. Benzon Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Myofascial pain syndrome arises from the…
Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Spine Injections
Chapter 20 Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Spine Injections Manfred Greher Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: This chapter focuses on the use of ultrasound imaging for guidance during many different types of injection procedures…
Nerve Destruction for the Alleviation of Visceral Pain
Chapter 9 Nerve Destruction for the Alleviation of Visceral Pain Kacey A. Montgomery, Robert W. Hurley Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Visceral pain, which is characteristically diffuse and poorly localized, represents…
Fluoroscopy, Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, and Radiation Safety
Chapter 3 Fluoroscopy, Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, and Radiation Safety Stanley Golovac Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: A detailed, accurate picture of the body’s internal environment is key for a clinician guiding…
Medial Branch Blocks
Chapter 13 Medial Branch Blocks Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Seth A. Waldman, Vinita Parikh, Dawood Sayed Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Zygapophyseal (facet joints) are a common cause of axial back…
