Diagnostic Nerve Blocks
A minimally invasive procedure used as a diagnostic test to determine the source of your pain. A small amount of local anesthetic is injected onto target nerves, and the patient is assessed…
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A minimally invasive procedure used as a diagnostic test to determine the source of your pain. A small amount of local anesthetic is injected onto target nerves, and the patient is assessed…
A common treatment option for many forms of lower back pain and leg pain. These treatments involve an injection of corticosteroids (similar to cortisone) into the space into the space into the epidural space that surrounds the spinal…
Minimally invasive procedures in which a physician injects a small amount of local anesthetic and/or medication to numb a facet joint and provide pain relief. They are also performed…
An injection used to treat bursitis pain. A mixture of a local anesthetic (numbing agent) and a steroid (anti-inflammatory medication) is injected into the inflamed joint or bursa to reduce swelling and relieve pain…
A variety of treatments including occipital nerve injections or blocks, radiofrequency ablation, and intramuscular injections can be used to treat chronic and severe headache disorders…
An advanced regenerative medicine therapy that utilizes the platelet-rich plasma from a patient’s blood sample to heal injured soft tissue, including tendons, muscles, and ligaments…
A safe, effective, and non-surgical therapy designed to relieve chronic pain. Pain nerves are destroyed with electrical impulses resulting in elimination or reduction of pain…
An injection of local anesthetic and a steroid medication into the sacroiliac joint to reduce inflammation and pain. The purpose of a sacroiliac joint injection is two-fold: to diagnose the source of a patient’s pain, and to provide therapeutic pain relief…
Spinal Cord Stimulators are implanted devices used to relieve the pain signals that are being communicated through the spinal cord. The devices consist of thin wires (electrodes) and a small…
Unlike a psychotherapy-based approach to overcoming PTSD, a stellate ganglion block involves the injection of a long-acting local anesthetic into a cluster of nerves that can trigger…
Injections of medication close to nerves, known as nerve blocks, relieve neuropathic pain symptoms by disrupting pain signals to the brain. Short-term relief is provided by injecting a medication into the area in pain. In other cases, a nerve block intentionally damages the malfunctioning nerve or nerves in the area…
A trigger point injection is generally indicated to treat painful areas of muscle or knots of muscle that can form in any muscle of the body. During this injection, medication is placed into the trigger point to help alleviate the localized pain, as well as the referred pain from this trigger point. The medication injected is generally…
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are procedures used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures in the spinal column. Compression fracture of the vertebral body is common…
The PainSmith team has reviewed this information. It is intended for informational purposes only, not to replace the advice of your doctor or other health care provider. Please discuss any questions or concerns you may have with your provider.
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