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…
Therapeutic Agents for Spine Injection
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…
Minimally Invasive Intradiscal Procedures for the Treatment of Discogenic Lower Back and Leg Pain
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…
Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Spine Injections
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…
Therapeutic Epidural Injections
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…
Facet (Zygapophyseal) Intraarticular Joint Injections
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…
Differential Diagnostic Nerve Blocks
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…
Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blockade
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…
History of Spine Injections
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…
Discogenic Pain and Discography for Spinal Injections
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…
