These are small joints of your spine which allows movement and maintains stability. Wear and tear, inflammation and injury of the facet joints can cause pain.
These injections will help in identifying the source and relieving your pain.
It is a mixture of local anaesthetic (numbing medication) and steroid (anti-inflammatory) helping to reduce pain and inflammation of the joints.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The procedure usually takes between 15 – 20 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
We will consider another procedure which involves heating of the nerves using Radio waves provided the initial injection helps. This will give you a prolonged period of pain relief.
It is an injection of steroid (anti-inflammatory) and local anaesthetic (numbing medicine) that is inserted into the root of your nerves where it leaves the spinal cord. These injections can be performed anywhere in your spine depending on your pain site e.g. neck (cervical), back of chest (thoracic), lower back (lumbar). They are mainly used for radicular pain (sciatica or arm pain).
The injection helps by numbing and reducing inflammation or swelling of the affected nerves. It aids in identifying the source and relieving your pain.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The procedure usually takes between 15 – 20 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
We will consider another procedure which involves modulating the nerves using Radio waves provided the initial injection helps. This will give you a prolonged period of pain relief.
It is an injection of steroid (anti-inflammatory) and local anaesthetic (numbing medicine) that is inserted into the root of your nerves where it leaves the spinal cord. These injections can be performed anywhere in your spine depending on your pain site e.g. neck (cervical), back of chest (thoracic), lower back (lumbar). They are mainly used for radicular pain (sciatica or arm pain).
The injection helps by numbing and reducing inflammation or swelling of the affected nerves. It aids in identifying the source and relieving your pain.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The procedure usually takes between 15 – 20 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
We will consider another procedure which involves modulating the nerves using Radio waves provided the initial injection helps. This will give you a prolonged period of pain relief.
It is a therapy that uses bursts of high-frequency electric current which is produced by the radio waves using a radiofrequency machine. It modulates or changes how the nerve functions.
It is undertaken when the Dorsal Root Ganglion block /Nerve Root block or Peripheral Nerve blocks have provided significant pain relief for a short duration. The main purpose is to provide a prolonged period of pain relief.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The doctor will ask you questions during the procedure to make sure the needles are in the right place to avoid complications.
The procedure usually takes between 20 – 30 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
It is the joint between Hip bones (Iliac Crests) and Sacrum, which is a triangular bone between lower Lumbar spine and Coccyx (Tailbone).
These injections will help in identifying the source and relieving your pain.
It is a mixture of local anaesthetic (numbing medication) and steroid (anti-inflammatory) helping to reduce pain and inflammation of the joints.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The procedure usually takes between 10 – 15 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
We will consider another procedure which involves heating of the nerves using Radio waves provided the initial injection helps. This will give you a prolonged period of pain relief.
It is a therapy that uses radio waves to produce an electric current which heats the nerves of the facet joints or sacroiliac joint. The heat lesion of the nerves helps in reducing the pain.
It is undertaken when the sacroiliac joint injections, facet joint injections or medial branch blocks have provided significant pain relief for a short duration. The main purpose is to provide a prolonged period of pain relief.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The doctor will ask you questions during the procedure to make sure the needles are in the right place to avoid complications.
The procedure usually takes between 20 – 30 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
This injection is given in your epidural space which surrounds the spinal cord that contains the nerve roots which send signals to the brain. These injections can be performed anywhere in your spine dependant on your pain site e.g. neck (cervical), back of chest (thoracic), lower back (caudal or transforaminal epidural).
It is a mixture of local anaesthetic (numbing medication) and steroid (anti-inflammatory).
The injection helps by reducing inflammation or swelling around the nerves. It can provide significant pain relief for a different length of time, but it may not be a cure. They are mainly used to treat radicular pain (sciatica or arm pain). The injection also aims to provide you with a pain-free period to help you engage with physiotherapy and do more exercises to improve the core muscle strength.
The injections are performed under x-ray guidance in the theatres by the Pain Management Consultant. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb the skin before the needle is inserted.
The procedure usually takes between 15 – 20 minutes however you will be expected to arrive 30 minutes before for consent and ward check.
You will be moved to the recovery area where the nurse will check your heart rate and blood pressure, followed by transfer to the ward. Your Pain Management Consultant will perform an initial assessment to ascertain the effectiveness and review you before discharge.
Yes, your Pain Management Consultant will follow up in 6 – 8 weeks in the Pain clinic to ascertain the effectiveness of the treatment and discuss further management.
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