Across
- 2. An injection of numbing medicine near a nerve to to block pain signals to that part of the body.
- 3. provide pain relief by blocking nerve signals in the affected area
- 4. A minor procedure that places a small electrical device (a wire-like electrode) next to one of the peripheral nerves
- 5. Done while the patient is under anesthesia the Dr. moves the shoulder through a range of motion which causes the capsule and scar tissue to stretch or tear.
- 7. Uses platelets from your blood to stimulate healing. Injects a concentrated amount of platelets into the injured area
- 8. A minimally invasive medical procedure that involves injecting a mixture of corticosteroids and local anesthetic into the epidural space
- 10. A medical procedure where a doctor injects medication into the epidural space in the spine
- 12. A small spacer is placed inside the spine without removal of any nearby bone or tissue.
- 14. A surgical procedure that relieves pressure on the nerves in the lower back by removing small pieces of bone and thickened ligaments through tiny incisions.
Down
- 1. A minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat spinal compression fractures. Physician injects special cement into the vertebrae to help heal the fracture
- 5. A diagnostic procedure that involves injecting a local anesthetic and/or corticosteroid medication near the medial branch nerves to determine if facet joint pain is the source of back or neck pain and provide temporary pain relief and assess the potential effectiveness of longer-term treatments
- 6. A trigger point is a taut band of skeletal muscle inside a muscle group. Lidocaine and/or Bupivocaine (local anesthetic) is injected
- 9. A medical device that delivers electrical impulses to the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.
- 11. Injection is delivered to the dorsal epidural space between the lamina of the vertebrae
- 13. A minimally invasive medical procedure that uses heat generated by radiofrequency waves to destroy or shrink abnormal tissue.