Interventional Pain Physician: What's in a name?

In Memoriam of an Eminent Pain Physician: Phulchand Prithvi Raj.

Phulchand Prithvi Raj Borundia (September 13, 1931 to February 27, 2016), fondly known as “Raj,” was a pioneer and world leader in regional anesthesia and interventional pain management (Fig. 1). Regional anesthesia and interventional pain management will forever be linked with the name of Dr. Raj. His death creates a major void in interventional pain management across the globe (1,2). He is th...

Is digital subtraction flouroscopy a useful tool for the interventional pain physician?

Most interventional pain physicians are experts in the use of fluoroscopy and understand its importance in improving the safety, accuracy and efficacy of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The addition of digital subtraction may enhance the utility of radiography and improve the accuracy of our interpretations. This article illustrates the use of the technique in several patients. The utili...

The Risk of Radiation Exposure to the Eyes of the Interventional Pain Physician

It is widely accepted that the use of medical imaging continues to grow across the globe as does the concern for radiation safety. The danger of lens opacities and cataract formation related to radiation exposure is well documented in the medical literature. However, there continues to be controversy regarding actual dose thresholds of radiation exposure and whether these thresholds are still r...

Truly a critical review: root cause analysis of paraplegia following transforaminal epidural steroid injections: "unsafe" triangle.

We read with great interest the article by Glaser and Shah titled “Root Cause Analysis of Paraplegia Following Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: The Unsafe Triangle (Pain Physician 2010; 13:237-244). For years, the well known “safe triangle” (when performing transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injection) has been taught and learned by hundreds of interventionists in International S...

Pain physician protocols and promise for a unified approach for the delivery of interventional pain management.