Interventional pain management
Interventional Pain Management
Interventional pain management (pronunciation: in-ter-ven-shuh-nl peyn man-ij-muhnt) is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic or severe pain.
Etymology
The term "interventional" is derived from the Latin word "intervenire", which means "to come between" or "to intervene". The term "pain management" is self-explanatory, referring to the process of managing pain.
Definition
Interventional pain management involves the use of procedures to block or reduce chronic pain. These procedures include epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, and radiofrequency ablation. The goal of interventional pain management is to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from chronic pain.
Related Terms
- Chronic Pain: A persistent or recurrent pain that lasts longer than the usual course of an acute illness or injury or more than 3 to 6 months.
- Epidural Steroid Injections: A minimally invasive procedure that can help relieve neck, arm, back, and leg pain caused by inflamed spinal nerves.
- Nerve Blocks: A procedure that may help manage regional pain. Regional pain is pain that occurs in one part of your body, such as your back, abdomen, or head.
- Radiofrequency Ablation: A procedure that uses an electrical current produced by a radio wave to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain signals from that specific area.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Interventional pain management
- Wikipedia's article - Interventional pain management
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