Pain Management Methods that we follow at the Pain Centre, Apollo Speciality Hospitals
Medical Management
- Opioids (oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous)
- Anti-neuropathic (antidepressants, anti-epileptics, etc.)
- Topical medications
Acupuncture
- Musculoskeletal Treatments
- Trigger point deactivation
- Tendinomuscular treatment
Radiographically Guided (x-ray and Ultrasound scan) Injections
- Epidural block
- Translaminar (conventional)
- Transforaminal
- Selective nerve root block (extraforaminal)
- Radiofrequency abalation (medial branch nerve, splanchnic nerve)
- Pulsed radiofrequency treatment (DRG, peripheral nerves, Trigeminal ganglion)
- Facet joint related injections
- Intra-articular
- Medial branch (Diagnostic and therapeutic)
- Sacroiliac joint block
Other Radiographically (X-ray and Ultrasound scan) guided injections
- Celiac plexus block
- Stellate ganglion block
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Peripheral nerve blocks (Ilioinguinal, Iliohypogastric, Transversus Abdominis Plane, Occipital, lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, Intercostal)
- Neuraxial blocks (including neurolysis)
Other injections
- Trigger point injection Subcutaneous infiltration
Intravenous infusions
- Lidocaine Intravenous regional sympathetic block
Neuromodulation
- Spinal cord stimulation
Behavioral/Psychological Techniques
- Cognitive Behavioral therapy
- Stress management techniques
- Biofeedback
- Group therapy
- Family counseling related to pain and chronic illness
- Management of mood disorders related to pain and chronic illness
