Pain management using spine interventions is a new paradigm of medicine that requires specialists trained to understand the distinctive needs of patients who suffer from chronic and complex spinal pain. Interventional techniques are minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures with the placement of drugs in targeted areas or ablation of targeted nerves.
Some surgical techniques for the diagnosis and management of chronic, persistent, or intractable pain include- laser or endoscopic discectomy and spine procedures, vertebroplasty for spinal fractures, intrathecal infusion pumps, spinal cord stimulators For patients with chronic pain, minimal interventional procedures are proven more effective in pain-reduction and are also associated with improved functioning and quality of life. The rising prevalence of chronic pain is likely to increase the demand for interventional pain management…
