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Atlas of Injection
Therapy in Pain Management
Juergen Fischer, MD
Professor
SpecialistinOrthopedicsandTraumaSurgery
OrthopedicCenterLuisenplatz
Darmstadt,Germany
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Preface
Painisthemostfrequentcauseforpatient–physi- patterns emerge. The typical clinical pain pattern
cian contact. The patient expects rapid relief and allows exact assignment of a suitable injection
freedom from pain. The more efficient the relief, treatment.
themoresuccessfulthephysicianisfelttobe. In this book, physicians will find symptom-
Besides elimination of pain-producing causes, oriented“cookbook-style”directions,whichprovide
eliminationof pain itself is the ultimate ambition easy recognition and indication of the approach.
oftherapy.Thisshouldtakeplacerapidly,withfew Both circumscribed pain of singular origin and
sideeffects,simply,andatlittlecost. complex pain syndromes can be managed effec-
Paintreatment through local anesthetics is one tivelyandrapidly.
ofthemostefficientandfastest-actingpaintreat- Owingtothegreatnumberofdidacticalillustra-
ment options. A prerequisite is knowledge of the tions,itispossibletoperforminjectiontreatments
exact techniques and indications, as well as the withlittleprecedingexperience.Risksarediscern-
risks. Injections are invasive procedures and ableinregardtotechniqueandlocationandcon-
requirepreciseexecution.Painsymptomsandpat- comitant treatments are listed. This enables the
terns encountered in daily practice are manifold practitionertoridthepatientofpaininafast,effi-
andoftendifficulttoassociatecausally.Amongthe cient,andlow-riskmanner.
various pain patterns that present themselves in
daily practice, some typical, constantly recurring JuergenFischer
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Contents
1 Introduction 2
PhysiologyofPainDevelopment ........ 2 EffectsofLocalAnesthetics ............ 6
TherapeuticPossibilities .............. 3 InjectionTechniques ................. 6
MethodsforApplicationofLocal SideEffectsandContraindications
Anesthetics ......................... 3 ofTreatmentswithLocalAnesthetics .... 9
2 Head 12
ComplexPain ...................... 12 Temporalis...................... 22
Temporal/ParietalHeadache ........ 12 MasseterandMandibularJoint ...... 24
OccipitoparietalHeadache ......... 14
TreatmentthroughNerves............ 26
ParietalLock .................... 16 SupraorbitalNerve ............... 26
OccipitalHeadache ............... 18 InfraorbitalNerve ................ 28
PainintheRegionoftheEar ........ 20
TreatmentthroughtheSkin........... 30
TreatmentthroughMuscles,Tendons, “CrownofThorns” ................ 30
andLigaments ..................... 22
3 CervicalSpine 32
ComplexPain ...................... 32 RectusCapitisPosteriorMajor
NonspecificNeckPain ............. 32 andMinor ...................... 42
InterspinousNeoarthrosis/Irritation TreatmentthroughNerves............ 44
oftheInterspinales ............... 34
GreaterandLesserOccipitalNerve ... 44
TreatmentthroughMuscles,Tendons, TreatmentthroughJoints ............. 46
andLigaments ..................... 36 CervicalVertebralJointsoftheC4–C6
LevatorScapulae ................. 36
Segments ....................... 46
Sternocleidomastoid .............. 38
Trapezius ....................... 40
4 UpperExtremities 48
ComplexPain ...................... 48 Supraspinatus ................... 60
AnteriorShoulderandSubacromial Infraspinatus .................... 62
Pain ........................... 48 BicepsBrachii ................... 64
PainintheAreaoftheCoracoidProcess 50 TricepsBrachii ................... 66
LateralEpicondylitis(TennisElbow) .. 52 Supinator ....................... 68
MedialEpicondylitis(Golfer’sElbow) . 54 TriggerFinger.................... 70
TherapythroughMuscles,Tendons, PainintheAreaoftheRadialStyloid
andLigaments ..................... 56 Process ......................... 72
Deltoid ......................... 56 PainintheAreaoftheUlnarStyloid
Process ......................... 74
Rhomboid ...................... 58
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TenosynovitisStenosans ........... 76 ElbowJoint(Humeroradial/
HumeroulnarJoint) ............... 84
TherapythroughNerves ............. 78
Wrist(RadiocarpalJoint) ........... 86
SuprascapularNerve .............. 78
RhizarthrosisandPainSyndromes
MedianNerve ................... 80
oftheThumbSaddleJoint .......... 88
Intra-articularTherapy............... 82
ShoulderJoint(GlenohumeralJoint).. 82
5 ThoraxandAbdomen 90
ComplexPain ...................... 90 TherapythroughtheSkin ........... 102
Xiphoid–Sternum–ClavicleTriangle .. 90 DisordersoftheStomach
InterscapularPain ................ 92 andtheDuodenum .............. 102
PancreaticPainSyndrome ......... 104
TherapythroughMuscles,Tendons,
KidneysandUrinaryTract......... 106
andLigaments ..................... 94
OvariesandFallopianTubes ....... 108
PectoralisMajor.................. 94
Sternocostalis ................... 96 Dysmenorrhea .................. 110
RectusAbdominis ................ 98 LiverandGallbladderPain......... 112
TransversusAbdominis ........... 100
6 LumbarSpineandPelvis 114
ComplexPain ..................... 114 PainfulLongBackExtensors
Lumbago ...................... 114 (Longissimus,Iliocostalis) ......... 122
PiriformisSyndrome ............. 116 TherapythroughNerves ............ 124
PeriarthritisCoxae............... 118 ObturatorNerve ................ 124
TherapythroughMuscles,Tendons, LateralFemoralCutaneousNerve ... 126
andLigaments .................... 120
TherapythroughJoints.............. 128
Adductors ..................... 120
LumbarVertebralJoints........... 128
7 LowerExtremities 130
ComplexPain ..................... 130 InfrapatellarNerve .............. 146
PatellofemoralPainSyndrome TarsalTunnelandTibialisPosterior
(Runner’sKnee) ................. 130 Compartment .................. 148
GracilisandPesAnserinusPain InterdigitalNerve(MortonNeuroma) 150
Syndromes ..................... 132 CalcaneusPain .................. 152
TherapythroughMuscles,Tendons, TherapythroughtheSkin ........... 154
andLigaments .................... 134 KneeCircle..................... 154
BicepsFemoris.................. 134 MedialMeniscusPain ............ 156
QuadricepsFemoris .............. 136 LateralMeniscusPain ............ 158
TricepsSurae ................... 138 PainalongtheTibia .............. 160
Peronei........................ 140
TherapyandJointInjection .......... 162
MedialCollateralLigament ........ 142
HipJoint....................... 162
LateralCollateralLigament ........ 144
KneeJoint ..................... 164
TherapythroughNerves ............ 146
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Contents IX
UpperAnkleJoint(Talocrural MetatarsalPhalangealJoint ........ 168
Articulation) ................... 166
8 MyofascialPainSyndromes 170
FrontoparietalDysfunctionSyndromes . 170 OccipitofrontalDysfunctionSyndromes 172
FurtherReading 174
Index 176
Description:A highly effective, low-risk pain management therapy to include in your patient services, Injection Therapy in Pain Management provides a practical, step-by-step approach that will allow physicians, including those without extensive prior experience, to manage pain through the injection of local ane