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...

BACKGROUND Modern ultrasound (US) is an attractive alternative to anatomical landmark-, nerve stimulation-, and fluoroscopic-guided techniques for interventional procedures performed to treat chronic pain syndromes. METHODS In this review, we evaluated the effects of US guidance compared with traditional guidance techniques on performance, efficacy, and safety outcomes for interventional chro...

BACKGROUND Reports of chronic pain and associated opioid use, abuse, and fatalities continue to increase at an alarming rate, not only in the United States but also across the globe. In light of the many resultant fatalities, multiple authors and authorities have cautioned against the excessive use of opioids. Consequently, the Food and Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, and ...

background burn dressings, debridement, surgical incisions, skin grafting and physical therapy are some of painful treatments of burn. according to the studies, distraction techniques have a significant effect on patients’ pain. the present study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of distraction on pain of dressing change in second degree burn in 3-6 year-old children. materials...

Cancer pain is complex and multifactorial. Most cancer pain can be effectively controlled using analgesics in accordance to the WHO analgesic ladder. However, in a small but significant percentage of cancer patients, systemic analgesics fail to provide adequate control of cancer pain. These cancer patients can also suffer from intolerable adverse effects of drug therapy or intractable cancer pa...

Low back pain is one of the most important burdens for the patient, the health-care provider, and society. Treatment selection should target the appropriate use of the available health-care resources with the highest probability of success. When conventional treatment fails to provide satisfactory pain reduction and improvement of the quality of life, more interventional techniques can be envis...

I pain treatment procedures (IPTP) does play important role in relief of acute or chronic pain in multimodal approach. When oral medication results in inadequate pain relief, the interventional pain treatment techniques come as rescue for pain patients. In acute pain, especially in post-operative pain, oral route is not possible so interventional pain treatment procedure becomes mandatory such ...

Pain syndromes originating from the thoracic region are a major health problem that generates discomfort, loss of working hours, medical expenses. This medical condition is a difficult diagnosis and management challenge for general practitioners and for non-specialists, even in pain centers, chronic chest pain is usually a management problem. Like any other types of chronic pain, you must first...

There is no doubt that chronic pain is recognized as a biopsychosocial phenomenon in which biological, psychological, and social factors dynamically interact with each other. Thus, the role of psychological factors and understanding chronic, persistent disabling pain has been well recognized, but poorly understood. Approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of all patients diagnosed with chronic pain manifest to...

background the present study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of video game play on pain of venipuncture in 3-6 year-old children. materials and methods this randomized controlled trial study was conducted on 80 hospitalized children with pain of venipuncture procedures. playing a video computer game for children during the venipuncture procedures was the intervention for the ...