Spinal Injections and Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Volume 4: A Volume in the Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management Series; (Expert Consult Premium Edition -- Enhanced Online Features and Print)

Spinal Injections & Peripheral Nerve Blocks - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on when and why these procedures should be performed, the mechanisms of action on pain, and current guidelines for practice. Honorio Benzon, MD; Marc Huntoon, MD; and Samer Nauroze, MD offer expert advice and scientific evidence supporting the use of spinal injections and sympathetic nerve blocks. Comprehensive, evidence-based coverage on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications - helps you ensure optimum outcomes. With access to the fully searchable text at www.expertconsult.com and procedural videos on Expert Consult, you’ll have the detailed visual assistance you need right at your fingertips.

Table of Contents:

Section I: General Considerations


Chapter 1: History of Spine Injections


Chapter 2: Therapeutic Agents for Spine Injection: Local Anesthetics, Steroids, Contrast Media



Chapter 3: Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, CT, and Radiation Safety



Section II: Peripheral Nerve Blocks


Chapter 4: Differential Diagnostic Nerve Blocks



Chapter 5: Head and Neck Blocks


Chapter 6: Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blockade


Chapter 7: Lower Limb Blocks



Chapter 8: Cervical and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks

Chapter 9: Nerve destruction for the alleviation of visceral pain


Chapter 10: Peripheral Applications of Ultrasound for Chronic Pain




Section III: Injections for Back Pain


Chapter 11: Therapeutic Epidural Injections: Interlaminar & Transforaminal



Chapter 12: Facet (zygapophyseal) Intraarticular Joint Injections: Cervical, Lumbar and Thoracic


Chapter 13: Medial Branch Blocks: Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar

Chapter 14: Radiofrequency rhizotomy for facet syndrome


Chapter 15: Sacroiliac joint injections and lateral branch blocks including water-cooled neurotomy


Chapter 16: Pulsed Radiofrequency


Chapter 17: Discogenic Pain and Discography for Spinal Injections

Chapter 18: Minimally Invasive Intradiscal Procedures for the treatment of discogenic lower back and leg pain

Chapter 19: Vertebral Augmentation



Chapter 20: Ultrasound-guided lumbar spine injections


Chapter 21: Ultrasound-guided Cervical Spine Injections

Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal Injections: Iliopsoas/quadratus lumborum, piriformis, trigger point injections


Chapter 23: Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Guided Joint Injections