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Acupuncture Treatment
Acupuncture has been used to treat many medical conditions, and it can be particularly useful for the treatment of pain.
Capsaicin 8% Patch Application
The 8% capsaicin patch is a patch for use on your skin.
Caudal Epidural Injection
An Epidural Injection is the name given to an injection into the epidural space.
Dorsal root ganglion block
The dorsal root ganglion is nerve root which exits your spinal cord. It is located in a small area in your spine.
Ilioinguinal Nerve Block
This injection can be helpful in reducing pain in the groin area. The main reason for doing this block is to reduce pain.
Intrathecal Phenol or Alcohol Injection for Cancer Pain
Intrathecal phenol or alcohol injection is a nerve block.
Lumbar sympathetic block
A sympathetic nerve block involves injecting medicine around the sympathetic nerves in your lower back. By doing this, the sympathetic system is temporarily blocked in the hope of reducing or eliminating pain.
Methadone for Pain
Methadone is a strong pain killer and is classed as an opioid.
Oral Ketamine
Ketamine is an anaesthetic medication which is sometimes used to help control pain which has not responded to standard treatment.
Saddle neurolytic block
Using saddle neurolytic block for pain relief
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