INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
FOR HEAD
- Sphenopalatine ganglion block for Migraine
- Greater and lesser occipital nerve block for pain of the back of the head
- Atlantooccipital and atlantoaxial block technique for pain fo the back of the head and neck.
- Supraorbital and supratrochlear nerve block for pain of forehead
- Trigeminal nerve block for trigeminal neuralgia
FOR NECK
- Stellate ganglion block for reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) , recurrent refractory anginal pain, chronic pain of breast or unilateral pain in the chest
- Glossopharyngeal nerve block, Vagus nerve block and phrenic nerve block
- Cervical epidural and cervical facet blocks for pathologies and pain of the neck
FOR SHOULDER AND UPPER EXTREMITY
- Blocks for Brachial plexus, Suprascapular suprascapular nerve Radial nerve block. Median nerve block and Ulnar nerve blocks for carpel tunnel syndrome
- Metacarpal and Digital nerve blocks for pain and pathology of digits and hand
FOR THORAX AND CHEST WALL
- Thoracic epidurals, thoracic facet joint block , Intercostal nerve blocks for pain in the chest , thoracic region and pain around dorsal spine
ABDOMEN
- Splanchnic nerve block, Celiac plexus block, Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric blocks are given for upper abdominal chronic pain of pancreatitis, Cancer of pancreas, Carcinoma Liver and Stomach
BACK AND PELVIS
- Lumbar Sympathetic ganglion block for management of sympathetically mediated pain of Kidneys, Ureters, Genitalia, and lower extremity Phantom limb pain, reflex sympathetic dystroply or CRPS and causalgia. It is also useful in the palliation of pain secondary to vascular insufficiency including Frostbite, Atherosclerosis, Burgers disease, Herpes Zoster pain and post herpetic neuralgia
- Lumbar paravertebral nerve block
- Lumbar facet block for back pain due to facetal arthropathy
- Lumbar Epidural block for generalized back pain
- Caudal Epidural block for low back pain
- Superior hypogastric plexus block lower abdominal pain
- Transforaminal epidural block with ozone for unilateral nerve root pain along with back pain
- Ozone disc nycleolysis for disc prolapse and herniations
- Ganglion Impar block for pain around anal region due to operations or radiotherapy around anus
LOWER EXTREMITY
- Blocks given to individual peripheral nerves for neuropathic and nociceptive pain of lower limbs.
- Prolazone (Ozone) intraarticularly in knee Hip and ankle joints for arthritic pain.
Miscellaneous interventional techniques
- Lysis of epidural adhesions.
- Implantation of totally implantable reservoirs and injection ports.
- Implantation of totally implantable infusion pumps.