Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Evolution of Interventional Techniques  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vijay Singh, Joshua A. Hirsch)....Pages 3-14
 Chronic Pain: Pathophysiology and Mechanisms  (Sandy Christiansen, Steven P. Cohen)....Pages 15-25
 Pharmacology and Clinical Relevance of Commonly Used Drugs  (Natalia Murinova, Daniel Krashin, Alan D. Kaye)....Pages 27-34
 Compliance and Documentation for Interventional Techniques  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vijay Singh, Joshua A. Hirsch)....Pages 35-40
 Sedation for Interventional Techniques  (Murali Patri, Natalia Murinova, Daniel Krashin, Alan D. Kaye, Laxmaiah Manchikanti)....Pages 41-51
 Antithrombotic and Antiplatelet Therapy  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Alan D. Kaye, Frank J. E. Falco)....Pages 53-59
Front Matter ....Pages 61-61
 Anatomy of the Spine for the Interventionalist  (David M. Schultz)....Pages 63-88
 Radiology of the Spine for the Interventionalist  (Sheri L. Albers, Richard E. Latchaw)....Pages 89-108
 Fluoroscopy in Interventional Pain Management  (David M. Schultz)....Pages 109-123
 Needle Manipulation Techniques  (David M. Schultz)....Pages 125-139
 Lumbar Epidural Injections  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Sairam Atluri, Scott E. Glaser, Frank J. E. Falco)....Pages 141-186
 Thoracic Epidural Injections  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Scott E. Glaser, Frank J. E. Falco)....Pages 187-208
 Cervical Epidural Injections  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Frank J. E. Falco)....Pages 209-240
 Percutaneous Adhesiolysis  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, James E. Heavner, Gabor B. Racz)....Pages 241-272
 Discography  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Frank J. E. Falco, Vijay Singh, Joshua A. Hirsch)....Pages 273-300
 Percutaneous Lumbar Thermal Annular Procedures  (Standiford Helm)....Pages 301-308
 Lumbar Percutaneous Mechanical Disc Decompression  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vijay Singh, Ramarao Pasupuleti, David S. Kloth, Joshua A. Hirsch)....Pages 309-336
 Sacroiliac Joint Interventions  (Samir Jani, Thomas T. Simopoulos)....Pages 337-347
 Lumbar Facet Joint Interventions  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Frank J. E. Falco, Vijay Singh)....Pages 349-368
 Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Ramsin M. Benyamin, Frank J. E. Falco)....Pages 369-385
 Cervical Facet Joint Interventions  (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Frank J. E. Falco, Vijay Singh)....Pages 387-412
 Atlanto-Occipital and Atlanto-Axial Joint Injections  (Kenneth D. Candido, George C. Chang Chien, Alexander F. Bautista)....Pages 413-421
 Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression  (Ramsin Benyamin, Ricardo Vallejo, David L. Cedeño, Eric Jenkie)....Pages 423-430
 Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Sacroplasty  (Ronil V. Chandra, Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, Joshua A. Hirsch)....Pages 431-442
Front Matter ....Pages 443-443
 Ultrasound Basics  (Kenneth D. Candido, George C. Chang Chien)....Pages 445-450
 Trigeminal Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis  (Chia-Shiang (Sean) Lin, Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 451-461
 Occipital Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis  (Diego Fernandez Garcia-Roves, Boleslav Kosharskyy, Karina Gritsenko)....Pages 463-470
 Suprascapular Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis  (Mike Martinez II, Gulshan R. Doulatram)....Pages 471-479
 Chest Wall Blocks and Neurolysis  (Scott Burlison, Gulshan R. Doulatram)....Pages 481-488
 Abdominal Wall Blocks and Neurolysis  (Robert Bolash, Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 489-496
 Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis  (Daniel Krashin, Chris K. Merritt, Alan D. Kaye)....Pages 497-507
 Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis  (Daniel Krashin, Natalia Murinova, Alan D. Kaye)....Pages 509-516
Front Matter ....Pages 517-517
 Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks  (Bryan Skulpoonkitti, Miles Day)....Pages 519-529
 Cervical and Thoracic Sympathetic Blocks  (Amaresh Vydyanathan, Gregory Bryan, Karina Gritsenko, Hans Hansen, Laxmaiah Manchikanti)....Pages 531-550
 Lumbar Sympathetic Block and Neurolysis  (Sukdeb Datta, Umeshraya T. Pai, Laxmaiah Manchikanti)....Pages 551-571
 Hypogastric Plexus Blocks  (Benjamin Fronk, Gulshan R. Doulatram)....Pages 573-580
 Ganglion Impar Blockade  (Karina Gritsenko, Michael Lubrano, Vikram B. Patel)....Pages 581-594
 Celiac Plexus Blocks and Splanchnic Nerve Blocks  (Vijay Babu, Karthik Kura, Karina Gritsenko)....Pages 595-607
Front Matter ....Pages 609-609
 Trigger Point Injections  (Naum Shaparin, Sara Saber, Karina Gritsenko)....Pages 611-616
 Tendon Insertion, Tendon Sheath, and Bursa Injections  (Enrique Galang, Siddharth S. Arora, George C. Chang Chien, Kenneth D. Candido)....Pages 617-627
 Botulinum Toxin Injections for Chronic Pain  (Melinda Aquino, Heesung Kang, Karina Gritsenko)....Pages 629-633
 Upper Extremity Joint Injections  (Alexander F. Bautista, George C. Chang Chien, Kenneth D. Candido)....Pages 635-643
 Lower Extremity Joint Injections  (Rajiv Reddy, Ryan Clark, Zachary McCormick, George C. Chang Chien, Kenneth D. Candido)....Pages 645-655
Front Matter ....Pages 657-657
 Spinal Cord Stimulation  (Ramsin Benyamin, Ricardo Vallejo, David L. Cedeño)....Pages 659-670
 Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems  (Philip S. Kim, Sean Li, Timothy R. Deer, Mark S. Wallace, Peter Staats)....Pages 671-681
 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation  (Ramsin Benyamin, Ricardo Vallejo, David L. Cedeño)....Pages 683-695
Back Matter ....Pages 697-711