Chapter 2 Therapeutic Agents for Spine Injection Local Anesthetics, Steroids, and Contrast Media Matthew J. Pingree, Marc A. Huntoon Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Spinal and epidural injections may be performed…
Chapter 18 Minimally Invasive Intradiscal Procedures for the Treatment of Discogenic Lower Back and Leg Pain Leonardo Kapural, Dawn A. Sparks Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Diagnosis and treatment of lumbar…
Chapter 21 Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Spine Injections Samer Narouze Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: In the past few years, there has been a tremendous growth in interest in US-guided cervical injections as…
Chapter 11 Therapeutic Epidural Injections Interlaminar and Transforaminal Marc A. Huntoon, Abram H. Burgher Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Similar to many spinal injection therapies, epidural injections for the treatment of…
Chapter 12 Facet (Zygapophyseal) Intraarticular Joint Injections Cervical, Lumbar, and Thoracic Jason E. Pope, Jianguo Cheng Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: It is estimated that nearly half the general population experiences…
Chapter 4 Differential Diagnostic Nerve Blocks Jerald Garcia, I. Elias Veizi, Salim M. Hayek Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Diagnostic differential neural block (DDNB) is a tool that can help identify…
Chapter 6 Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blockade Hugh M. Smith, Christopher M. Duncan Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: This chapter considers the various techniques and indications for upper extremity peripheral nerve…
Chapter 1 History of Spine Injections Sheryl L. Johnson, Kevin E. Vorenkamp Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Similar to many medical procedures used today, spinal injection for the control of pain…
Chapter 17 Discogenic Pain and Discography for Spinal Injections Stanley Golovac Chapter Synopsis Chapter Synopsis: Disc pain is primarily axial and it is by nature mechanical: it worsens with activity…
Chapter 16 Pulsed Radiofrequency Khalid Malik, Honorio T. Benzon Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Radiofrequency (RF) techniques are used to ablate neural tissue in the treatment of painful conditions by delivering…
