The Role of Invasive Pain Management Modalities in the Treatment of Chronic Pain

Invasive analgesic therapies provide an alternative to medical management of chronic pain. With the increasing incidence of chronic pain not only in the United States but worldwide, more therapies have evolved to address the growing need for pain relief options. These therapies include spinal inject...

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Published inThe Medical clinics of North America Vol. 100; no. 1; p. 103
Main Authors Smith, Heather, Youn, Youngwon, Guay, Ryan C, Laufer, Andras, Pilitsis, Julie G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2016
Subjects
Chronic Pain - therapy
Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Injections, Epidural - methods
Nerve Block - methods
Pain Management - methods
Treatment Outcome
United States
United States
Interventional pain management
Chronic pain
Neuropathic pain
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Summary:Invasive analgesic therapies provide an alternative to medical management of chronic pain. With the increasing incidence of chronic pain not only in the United States but worldwide, more therapies have evolved to address the growing need for pain relief options. These therapies include spinal injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, neurostimulation, and intrathecal drug delivery.
ISSN:1557-9859
DOI:10.1016/j.mcna.2015.08.011