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PAIN MANAGEMENT
For all these and many like them Dr. Neeraj Jain’s massage is “pain is real and treatable- there is no merit in suffering”. You must see a pain specialist if you still suffer from pain after a month of conservative treatment. Sooner your pain is managed better are the overall results.Including various kinds of pain like Back pain,headache and Cancer Pain
Read More...OZONE DISCECTOMY
DR. NEERAJ JAIN MD
SENIOR CONSULTANT INTERVENTIONAL PAIN SPECIALIST
SPINE & PAIN CLINIC, RU23 PITAMPURA, NEW DELHI. &
SRI BALAJI ACTION MEDICAL INSTITUTE
(M)9810033800 email-managepain@yahoo.com
Ozone Discectomy is the injection of Ozone inside the intervertebral disc in trouble. This is done as an outpatient under local anaesthesia with strict real time radiological control, which ensures the proper placement of Ozone in the center of the disc making it shrink.
LOW BACK PAIN, SCIATICA & PIVD:
NEURALGIA
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also called tic douloureux, is a chronic pain condition that causes extreme, sporadic, sudden burning or shock-like face pain. The pain seldom lasts more than a few seconds or a minute or two per episode. The intensity of pain can be physically and mentally incapacitating. TN pain is typically felt on one side of the jaw or cheek. Episodes can last for days, weeks, or months at a time and then disappear for months or years. In the days before an episode
Read More...SLIP DISC SCATICA
The inter-vertebral discs are made-up of two concentric layers, the inner gel like Nucleus Pulposus and the outer fibrous Annulus fibrosus. As a result of advancing age, the nucleus looses fluid, volume and resiliency and the entire disc structure becomes more susceptible to trauma and compression. This condition is called as degeneration of the disc. The disc then is highly vulnerable to tears and as these occur, the inner nucleus pulposus protrudes through the fibrous
Read More...Pain Management- A Superspecialty
PAIN MANAGEMENT : A NEW SUPERSPECIALITY
DR. NEERAJ JAIN M.D., FIMSA, FIPP (USA)
SENIOR CONSULTANT SPINE & PAIN SPECIALIST
SPINE & PAIN CLINIC, RU-23 PITAMPURA, NEW DELHI-110088
& INCHARGE PAIN CLINIC SHRI BALAJI ACTION MEDICAL INSTITUTE
& ACTION CANCER HOSPITAL & MAX HOSPITAL, NEW DELHI.
“No one dies of pain but many die in pain and many more live with pain”
“It is easier to find a man who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience” Julius Caesar
“The neurosignature of pain experience is determined by the synaptic architecture of the neuromatrix”
Pain is 5th vital sign as per W.H.O. Pain is now understood as primary medical condition. Effective pain management presents a significant challenge for
JOINT PAIN
Arthritis:-JOINT PAIN
Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body.
There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Other arthritis forms are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related diseases. Septic is caused by joint infection.
The major complaint by individuals who have arthritis is joint pain. Pain is often a constant and may be localized to the joint affected. The pain from arthritis occurs due to inflammation that occurs around the joint, damage to the joint from disease, daily wear and tear of joint, muscle strains caused by forceful
CANCER PAIN
INTRACTABLE CANCER PAIN :EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT
Dr. Neeraj Jain. M.D., FIMSA, FIPP (USA)
Senior Consultant Interventional Spine & Pain Specialist.
Spine & Pain Clinic, Pitampura, New Delhi-110088.
Head, Department of Pain Medicine, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, Delhi.
Incharge Pain Clinic, Action Cancer Hospital, New Delhi.
Incharge Pain Clinic, Max Hospital, Pitampura, New Delhi.
9810033800(M), managepain@yahoo.com www.spinenpain.com
Pain is a major symptom of cancer and occurs at all stages of the disease. In addition, pain is usually a hallmark of progression or metastatic spread, and 65 to 85 percent of people with cancer have pain when they develop advanced disease. In 10 to 20 percent of cancer cases, pain is difficult to treat, frustrating, and poorly controlled. Currently, opioid pharmacotherapy is the principal weapon in the fight against cancer pain; but when less invasive treatments are unsuccessful,
Read More...HEADACHE
“Headache”
Headaches are common, and many people treat themselves with simple painkillers, drinking extra water, having a rest, or simply by waiting for the headache to go away.
Even so, headaches can be distressing and disabling, and sometimes people worry that they may have a serious underlying cause. In fact most headaches are unpleasant but cause no lasting harm.
What are the different types of headache?
CHRONIC PAIN
Pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical attention and one of the most prevalent medical complaints in today’s world. Chronic pain has many causes and can affect any part of the body. Conditions most associated with pain include arthritis, headache, neck and back problems, cancer, neuropathies eg. Diabetic, chronic regional pain syndromes (CRPS), pelvic pain disorders, fibromyalgia, myofacial pains, herpes and trigeminal neuralgias.
Read More...CANCER PAIN
CANCER PAIN,
Pain is a major symptom of cancer and occurs at all stages of the disease. In addition, pain is usually a hallmark of progression or metastatic spread, and 65 to 85 percent of people with cancer have pain when they develop advanced disease. In 10 to 20 percent of cancer cases, pain is difficult to treat, frustrating, and poorly controlled. Currently, opioid pharmacotherapy is the principal weapon in the fight against cancer pain; but when less invasive treatments are unsuccessful,
BLACKBERRY THUMB
The following article has been provided by Dr. Neeraj Jain, Senior Consultant, Pain Clinic, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute
All you teenagers, young guns and cell phone addicts out there! Next time you are exchanging any text message with your friends or colleagues, beware! You may end up suffering from sore wrists & thumbs and repetitive strain injury. Every year, more than 3 million people across the globe complain of injuries resulting from text messaging. People tend to hold the device in their fingers and press the tiny keys with their thumbs which results in numb fingers, painful thumb and
BACK PAIN
LOW BACK PAIN (LBP) is a pandemic disease having 80% of lifetime prevalence, affecting 15-20% population at any point of time, being one of the commonest reason for visit to a doctor & young age morbidity/disability/work absenteeism.
Some of the main causes of back pain include facet arthropathy, sciatica, muscle strain, sacroilitis, bulging or herniated discs and degenerative disc disease. Prolapsed intervertebral discs (PIVD) are the most common cause of low back pain associated with a defined structural Abnormality.
Read More...PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY
PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY (PVP) / KYPHOPLASTY
A NOVEL APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF VERTEBRAL BODY FRACTURES:
As life expectancy is increasing so is the incidence of vertebral body (VB) fractures now being the commonest fracture of the body. PVP is an established interventional technique in which bone cement is injected under local anaesthesia via a needle into a fractured VB with imaging guidance providing instant pain relief, increased bone strength, stability, decreasing analgesic medicines, increased mobility with improved quality of life and early return to work in days.