Interventional pain management: an overview for primary care physicians.
Image-guided spine intervention is used primarily for its precise diagnostic capabilities. This article reviews basic principles of the more common image-guided diagnostic techniques specifically as they relate to patients with low back pain. It also includes discussion of advanced modes of therapy, including spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal therapy, providing primary care physicians with an understanding of the primary indications for these therapeutic modalities.
Boyajian
Stephen S
SS
Advanced Pain Consultants, PA, 805 Cooper Rd, Suite 2, Voorhees, NJ 08043-3814, USA. sboyajian@comcast.com
D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care