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Stellate Ganglion Block Treatment
A stellate ganglion block is an injection of local anesthetic in the sympathetic nerve tissue of the neck. These nerves are a part of the sympathetic nervous system. The nerves are located on either side of the voice box, in the neck.
Vertebroplasty Treatment in Michigan
Vertebroplasty is an outpatient procedure for stabilizing compression fractures in the spine. Bone cement is injected into back bones (vertebrae) that have cracked or broken, often because of osteoporosis. The cement hardens, stabilizing the fractures and supporting...
Dekompressor Discectomy Treatment in Michigan
This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and probe device to reduce a herniated disk, quickly relieving pain in most patients. The procedure may be performed on an outpatient basis using a gentle, relaxing medicine and local anesthetic. After some...
Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection Treatment in Michigan
In a lumbar epidural injection, a corticosteroid (anti-inflammatory medicine) is injected into the epidural space to reduce inflammation. A local anesthetic (numbing medicine) may also be injected. When it is done through the bony opening in your tailbone, this is...
Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection Treatment – Michigan
The sacroiliac joint is where the spine and the hip bone meet. A steroid injection is performed to relieve pain caused by sacroiliac joint dysfunction or arthritis in the sacroiliac joint. This video goes through the anatomy and procedure of a sacroiliac joint steroid...
Intercostal Neuralgia Treatment in Michigan
Intercostal neuralgia is pain that is the intercostal spaces of the chest wall, involving intercostal nerves. People with intercostal neuralgia may have sporadic episodes of acute pain or pain that is dull and constant. The pain is often described as stabbing,...
Medial Branch Block – Lower Back Pain Treatment, MI
Medial branch nerves are small nerves that feed out from the facet joints in the spine, and therefore carry pain signals from those joints. A medial branch nerve block temporarily interrupts the pain signal being carried from a specific facet joint.
Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantations
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a procedure that uses an electrical current to treat chronic pain. A small pulse generator, implanted in the back, sends electrical pulses to the spinal cord. These pulses interfere with the nerve impulses that make you feel pain....
Kyphoplasty – Osteoporosis Fracture Treatment
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used for treating a compression fracture resulting from osteoporosis. Spinal compression fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis are actually quite common, occurring in approximately 750,000 people in the...
Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection Procedure
Cervical epidural steroid injections (CESI) have been utilized for decades in the treatment of radicular pain. This injection relieves pain in the neck, shoulders, and arms caused by a pinched nerve (or nerves) in the cervical spine. Conditions such as herniated...
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