Interventional Chronic Pain Management

Services
Interventional Chronic Pain Management Clinic
Call center
2410 996000

At IASO Thessalias, assessment and interventional treatment services are provided for chronic pain syndromes of benign or malignant origin.

The approach is based on the assessment of each patient's medical history, underlying condition and coexisting health problems, with the aim of developing an individualised treatment plan.

Depending on clinical indications, pharmacological and minimally invasive techniques may be used for chronic pain management.

  • Pain Syndromes and Conditions

    Following medical assessment, interventional chronic pain management may be considered for conditions such as:

    • Low back pain and sciatica
    • Persistent pain following spinal surgery
    • Thoracic back pain and intercostal neuralgia
    • Neck pain and brachialgia
    • Cervicogenic and occipital headaches
    • Chronic joint pain (shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, hip and ankle)
    • Frozen shoulder
    • Tendinitis, epicondylitis, ligament and muscle injuries
    • Sacroiliitis
    • Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
    • Piriformis syndrome
    • Coccydynia
    • Fibromyalgia and rheumatic conditions
    • Chronic headaches
    • Trigeminal neuralgia
    • Postherpetic neuralgia
    • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
    • Chronic pain associated with pancreatitis
    • Cancer-related pain
    • Pain associated with peripheral vascular disease
    • Phantom limb pain
    • Chronic pelvic and visceral pain
    • Peripheral neuropathies

  • Therapeutic Procedures

    Depending on the diagnosis and individual patient needs, available therapeutic interventions include:

    • Acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and electroacupuncture
    • Functional magnetic stimulation for selected pain syndromes
    • Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections
    • Peripheral nerve blocks using ultrasound guidance or a nerve stimulator
    • Mesotherapy
    • Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injections and prolotherapy
    • Botulinum toxin injections for selected chronic pain conditions
    • Sphenopalatine ganglion block
    • Blocks of peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve
    • Occipital nerve blocks

  • Minimally Invasive Techniques

    Depending on the type of intervention, procedures are performed in an operating theatre environment, under fluoroscopic or ultrasound guidance, using local anaesthesia or sedation when required.

    Techniques include:

    • Cervical, thoracic and lumbar epidural injections
    • Caudal and transforaminal epidural injections
    • Facet joint injections
    • Thoracic paravertebral blocks
    • Suprascapular nerve block
    • Radiofrequency procedures targeting spinal facet joints and peripheral joints
    • Cryoneurolysis and pulsed radiofrequency treatment of peripheral nerves
    • Laser discoplasty
    • Sacroiliac joint injections and radiofrequency procedures
    • Stellate ganglion block
    • Splanchnic nerve blocks
    • Lumbar sympathetic block
    • Superior hypogastric plexus block
    • Ganglion impar block
    • Nerve blocks and radiofrequency procedures targeting the Gasserian ganglion and sphenopalatine ganglion
    • Radiofrequency treatment of the occipital nerves
    • Peripheral nerve stimulation
    • Spinal cord stimulation
    • Sacral nerve stimulation for selected bladder and bowel dysfunctions
    • Implantation of continuous intrathecal drug delivery systems
    • Kyphoplasty

The selection of an appropriate therapeutic intervention follows medical assessment, taking into account the indications, contraindications, expected benefits and potential risks of each method.

Staff
Physician in Charge