Interventional Pain management

ESIs involve the injection of corticosteroid medication into the epidural space around the spinal cord to reduce inflammation and relieve pain caused by conditions such as herniated discs or spinal stenosis.

Facet joints are small joints located between the vertebrae of the spine. Facet joint injections involve the injection of a local anesthetic and sometimes a corticosteroid medication into these joints to relieve pain caused by arthritis or injury.

The medial branch nerves are small nerves that supply sensation to the facet joints of the spine. Medial branch blocks involve the injection of a local anesthetic near these nerves to temporarily block pain signals from reaching the brain. This procedure is often used as a diagnostic tool to identify the source of pain before more definitive treatment such as radiofrequency ablation.

RFA is a procedure that uses heat generated by radiofrequency energy to disable the nerves responsible for transmitting pain signals from a specific area of the body, such as the facet joints or sacroiliac joint. RFA can provide long-lasting pain relief for conditions such as chronic low back pain or neck pain.

SCS involves the implantation of a small device under the skin that delivers electrical impulses to the spinal cord, interrupting pain signals before they reach the brain. SCS is typically used to treat chronic pain conditions that have not responded to other treatments, such as failed back surgery syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome.