Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Palliative Care and Interventional Pain Management

Palliative Care is a medical specialty focused on improving the quality of life for patients with serious, often life-limiting illnesses. It provides relief from symptoms, pain, and stress, regardless of the stage of the disease or the need for other curative treatments. This care can be delivered in various settings, including inpatient facilities, outpatient clinics, and through home-based care. Palliative care aims to enhance the overall well-being of patients and their families by addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of care.

Interventional Pain Management involves the use of minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat pain. These techniques are typically used when traditional pain relief methods, such as medications and physical therapy, are not sufficient. Interventional pain management aims to target the source of pain more directly.

Some certain interventions include:

• Nerve blocks
• Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Intrathecal pump implants
• Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
• Botox injections