Category Archives: Injection

Groundbreaking News – A “Cure” For Chronic Discogenic Back Pain??

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

A simple procedure injecting 1 ml of 1% methylene blue followed by 1 ml 2% lidocaine into damaged disc has achieved unprecedented results

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New Hope For Chronic Daily Headaches – Continuous Infusions of Dihydroergotamine

Posted on February 13, 2010 by admin

Repeated IV infusions of DHE (dihydroegotamine) is the standard treatment for breaking transformed migraines (into chronic daily headaches). Unfortunately, arranging patient to be seen every 8 hours is just not viable in our community. Now a continuous infusion protocol may … Continue reading →

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Shingles – For God’s Sake Give a Block Update

Posted on December 28, 2009 by admin

The first question I ask a shingles / herpes zoster patient is whether they would mind if what pain they currently had persisted. This is because efficacy of anti-virals could be limited…They are still fighting over whether anti-virals prevents post-herpetic … Continue reading →

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New Hope For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome I – 5 days Magnesium Infusions

Posted on July 17, 2009 by admin

Type I CRPS is a vague syndrome of inordinate pain with variable – vague neurologic weakness or numbness features (unlike type II in which the nerve has definely been cut). Typical scenario is after a wrist fracture in patients with … Continue reading →

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Posterior Acromial Injections Need 2″+ Needles

Posted on October 15, 2008 by admin

Recent Study did injection by anterior, lateral and posterior portals and checked subacromial penetration arthroscopically. “RESULTS: The mean distance with anterior needle placement was 2.9 +/- 0.6 cm. The mean distance with lateral needle placement was 2.9 +/- 0.7 cm. … Continue reading →

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Injecting Subscapularis – How

Posted on October 5, 2008 by admin

The subscapularis muscle is the key muscle in shoulder pain. It is strong and pulls the shoulder up to impinge “better”. It is a principle muscle involved in frozen shoulder. The best trigger / Botox injection would perhaps hit the … Continue reading →

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Is Facet Injection Better Than Medial Branch Block?

Posted on September 21, 2008 by admin

Facet injection appeared to be superior to medial branch block of SPECT scan positive facet joints

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