Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Explained
The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is a collection of nerve cells deep in the face behind the nasal passages. It is closely associated with the [...]
Knee Joint Injections Explained
Viscosupplementation for Arthritis of the Knee is a pain management procedure for treating knee pain. The procedure is an injection of medicine that lubricates [...]
Vertebroplasty Explained
Vertebroplasty is a minimally-invasive procedure to help stabilizes a compression fracture of the spine. The procedure injects special bone cement into a collapsed vertebra. [...]
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants Explained
A spinal cord stimulator (SCS) uses electrical impulses to help relieve chronic pain in the back, arms, and legs. The electrical pulses prevent pain [...]
Trigger Point Injections Explained
A trigger point injection is an outpatient procedure to help reduce or relieve the pain of trigger points, small, tender knots that form in [...]
Sacroiliac Joint Injections Explained
Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection is a pain management procedure to help relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint where the spine and [...]
Opioids Explained
Opioid medications are a powerful class of prescription drugs that can help control severe pain. These drugs can be injected or taken in pill [...]
Medial Branch Blocks Explained
A Medial Branch Block is a diagnostic procedure to help locate the source of pain. The procedure bathes the medial branch nerves, which attach [...]
Facet Injections Explained
Facet Joint Injections are both a diagnostic and a pain management procedure. A facet joint injection may help diagnose the source of a patient's [...]
Epidural Steroid Injection Explained
A Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection is a pain management procedure to help relieve low back and radiating leg pain. A steroid-anesthetic medicine mixture is [...]