Treatments / Procedures
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
A short, minimally invasive procedure that is effective for treating some acute and chronic facial and head pain
A short, minimally invasive procedure that is effective for treating some acute and chronic facial and head pain
Targets sections of one or more nerves which may be transmitting pain signals to the spinal cord and the brain
TENS is a non-invasive, patient controlled form of pain relief using a TENS machine.
An outpatient procedure for diagnosing and treating upper and middle back pain.
Patients who get temporary relief from suprascapular nerve block may be suitable for suprascapular pulsed radiofrequency.
An injection of local anaesthetic and steroid near the suprascapular nerve
An injection of local anaesthetic in the sympathetic nerve tissue of the neck
The aim of neurotomy or ablation is to interrupt the nerve supply to the joints, so decreasing the pain signals being sent to your brain
In order to establish whether pain is coming from the sacroiliac joints (two lowest points in the spine) a person can undergo a sacroiliac joint injection.
Radiofrequency neurotomy is used for patients who suffer from facet joint pain and who have had a positive response to medial branch block.
