Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Introduction of the medical department

This is a place to treat all acute and chronic pain that is closely related to the patient's quality of life.
In the case of acute pain (lower back pain due to a sprained back, disc, stenosis, herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia, stiff shoulder and pain, knee pain, post-operative pain) unless there is an indication for surgery, it will disappear over time and the condition will improve in most cases.
But if you visit a pain clinic and receive treatment, you will be able to quickly return to your daily life.
Chronic pain refers to pain that remains or worsens for a long time when the exact cause of the pain is unknown or even after the cause has been removed. In these cases, a pain clinic can be of great help.

Pain clinics mainly manage pain using non-surgical methods (minimally invasive procedures) and drug therapy. Therefore, pain patients who do not want surgery can receive great help by visiting a pain clinic.
Currently, the pain clinic is run by eight anesthesiologists and they are doing their best to reduce patient pain..

Major Diseases

  • Spinal pain due to cervical disc, lumbar disc, spinal stenosis, etc.
  • Musculoskeletal disorders, including shoulder and knee pain, post-surgical pain, etc.
  • Headache, shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia
  • Myofascial pain syndrome
  • cancer pain
  • chronic intractable pain

Major Procedures

Epidural nerve block, intervertebral joint block, sympathetic ganglion block, celiac plexus block, radiofrequency coagulation, peripheral nerve block, intracranial nerve block, trigger point injection, intraarticular injection, spinal cord stimulation, epidural endoscopy, epidural adhesiolysis, etc.

Major Investigations

  • Hematology test - Check the patient's level of inflammation and blood coagulation disorder before the procedure (very important)
  • Radiological tests (X-ray, CT, MRI)
  • Infrared thermography
  • bone scan

Etc

Patients with spinal pain who do not wish to undergo surgery can receive help by coming to the pain clinic which is introducing the latest epidural endoscopic procedure for patients with spinal pain