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Overview: Selective Nerve Root Block is designed to diagnose and treat inflammation in the spinal nerve. Like many nerve blocks, an injection is used to both reduce inflammation as well as decrease pain. Dr. Henriquez uses an anesthetic like lidocaine as well as a steroid to increase the relief from pain. The procedure lasts about…
Suprascapular Nerve Block aids in pain relief of acute or chronic pain in the suprascapular nerve and shoulder joint areas. This procedure is done right in our office within 20 minutes. It will help decrease pain involving rotator cuff injuries, shoulder pain, or scapular pain. It may also help if you are still in pain…
What Does a Celiac Plexus Block Help: Celiac Plexus Block will help bring pain relief to nerves in your abdomen. This includes the following areas: Spleen Kidneys Liver Pancreas Gall Bladder Bowels Essentially, this nerve block will keep the pain messages from getting to your brain. The Celiac Plexus Block can be done right in…
The Intra-Articular Cortisone Injection, is in short, a steroid injection used to help inflammation caused by osteoarthritis. The medicine is injected into the joint space of the inflamed (painful) part of the body. This may include hips, shoulder, wrist, foot, ankle, knee, or elbow. It is worth noting that Intra-Articular is most likely going to…
What are the Sacroiliac Joints? The Sacroiliac Joints are right next to the spine – They connect the sacrum to the hips on both sides. Therefore, there are two Sacroiliac Joints in the body. If these joints become inflamed, or are not working properly, then acute pain or chronic pain may be the result. Sacroiliac…
As discussed in our article on Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Pain, pain in the knees is very specific for each person. It is typically the result of arthritis, osteoarthritis, surgery that did not heal properly, aging, and more. Each treatment is based on the specific type of pain you have, what this pain has…
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The Carpal Tunnel in your wrist is a thin passageway surrounded by ligaments and bones. For some people, there may be pressure placed upon the medial nerve that runs through the wrist, causing pain or numbness in the hand. It can be caused by overuse of the wrists during activities…
Knee Pain is caused by issues such as osteoarthritis, tendinitis, dislocation, torn ligament, and many other things. Every patient has a different experience with knee pain, and treatments are just as specific. If the pain becomes chronic, and does not go away on its own (see the Getting out of Pain article), you may need…
What It's For & When to Use it This procedure is for lower back pain and upper leg pain, but not for sciatica. Radiofrequency Ablation is for use in situations where you have arthritis, diabetes, spinal stenosis, or osteoporosis. Typically, we may first try a Facet Joint Injection, and if that doesn’t provide long-term pain…
What is a Spinal Cord Stimulator? A Spinal Cord Stimulator can bring relief to your extremities that are experiencing burning or pain. It simply provides a different type of sensation such as a buzzing or massaging feeling which prevents you from feeling the burning pain you had before. Think of it like the Tens unit…