Category: Minimally Invasive Pain Management

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A 27 year old lady was seen in the Pain Clinic with sacroiliac joint tenderness. She was working as a nurse and over the last 2 years had had increasing pain from the lower...

Coeliac Plexus Block Introduction The coeliac plexus is a bundle of nerves that controls some of the unconscious but necessary actions performed by the pancreas, liver or upper intestines. It is located near the...

Hypogastric Plexus Block Introduction The hypogastric plexus is a collection of nerves located just in front of the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae, or in the lower part of the abdomen in the...

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  Therapeutic Spine Injections Introduction Therapeutic spine injections are a method of delivering anti-inflammatory medications or local anaesthetics to areas of the spine that are generating pain. Not only can they provide temporary relief,...

        Lumbar Sympathectomy Introduction The sympathetic nervous system is in charge of controlling the actions of the body that we aren’t consciously aware of, such as the heart rate, breathing or...

Intra-articular Steroid Injections for the Hip Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections are a prescribed line of treatment for relief from joint-pain. The steroids administered through the intra-articular injections are used to decrease the inflammatory reaction...

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Intra-articular Steroid Injections of the Knee Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections are a form of treatment for pain-relief from joint pain. Such steroids are used to decrease the inflammatory reaction associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...