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Did an auto accident leave you with debilitating pain, and you cannot find relief after various preliminary treatments? Maybe it is time you considered getting pain shots or pain injections.
At Stridewell, we offer interventional pain management options in Scottsdale for people suffering from different chronic pain issues.
Depending on the severity and location of the auto accident injuries, our pain relief specialists may recommend the following injections:
Trigger Point Injections (TPI)
A TPI procedure targets muscles with trigger points that irritate the nerves around them, causing pain. The medicine used can block the pain receptors, reduce inflammation, or interfere with the nerve signaling pathways and muscle contractions.
Toradol Injections
The doctor injects you with taradol (ketorolac tromethamine) to treat moderate to severe pain. Taradol is a powerful non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It helps block the production of certain natural substances that contribute to inflammation.
Major Joint Injections
Here, the healthcare provider alleviates pain by delivering medication directly into the space of the affected joints, such as knees, shoulders, hips, and ankles. The procedure involves using local anesthetics, steroid medications, or hyaluronan.
SI Joint Injections
The pain management specialist may recommend a sacroiliac (SI) joint injection if you’re experiencing low back pain or sciatica symptoms following an auto accident. Like the major joint injections treatment, this pain-relieving option involves injecting a local anesthetic and steroid medication to the joint. The treatment numbs the area and reduces the production of inflammation-causing chemicals.
Cervical MBB (Medial Branch Block)
Cervical MBB is used to treat facet joint pain. Facet joints are pairs of small joints found in the back of your spine. They have medial branch nerves that send pain signals to the brain. After an accident, these joints can get inflamed and cause extreme pain. The doctor uses a local anesthetic before administering low doses of steroid medication onto the targeted nerve. This procedure is performed under X-ray guidance, known as fluoroscopy.
Cervical RFA (Radio Frequency Ablation)
A cervical RFA is a type of injection for treating chronic neck, shoulder, and upper back pain. The treatment involves heat waves that disrupt nerve function. It creates a lesion that prevents medial branch nerves from transmitting pain messages to the brain.
Thoracic MBB/RFA
If you suffer from severe upper and middle back pain, your physician may recommend undergoing thoracic MBB/RFA. The doctor targets the thoracic facet joints located between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae column. First, they will perform the medial branch block procedure. If you experience reduced pain with the MBB injections, you may be an ideal candidate for RFA.
Lumbar MBB/RFA
As the name says, this interventional pain relief method focuses on the lumbar facet joints causing you pain. Like in other procedures involving MBB injection, a specialist will numb the target area and then use X-ray guidance to apply dye drops of contrast with a small specialized needle. Next, they will inject an anti-inflammatory medicine into the affected joints. And if you get significant pain relief, you may need to undergo RFA treatment.
SI Joint MBB/RFA
SI Joint MBB is used to treat sacroiliac joint or posterior pelvic pain. RFA is performed after steroid, epidural, or other injection treatments to provide longer-lasting interruptions of pain signals from the sciatic nerves.
Epidural Steroid Injections
Disc herniation is one of the common auto accident injuries, which can be treated with epidural steroid injections. Drugs like Corticosteroids may ease swelling and pain when directly injected into the source of the pain.
Occipital Nerve Blocks
Suppose the car accident caused pain in the upper neck. Or it affected one side or back of your head. Some people may also experience cluster headaches and painful scalps. In this case, an occipital nerve block can help alleviate the persistent pain. With this procedure, the doctor injects local anesthetic and steroids into the scalp at the back of your head, targeting the nerve trunk.
Occipital RFA
The pain management doctor will ask you to consider the occipital RFA for pain relief if you show signs and symptoms of occipital neuralgia.
Botox for Migraine
Botox injections are an effective way to treat chronic migraines. They work by blocking neurotransmitters from sending pain signals to the nerve endings around the head.
Botox for Neck Pain
Botox can also be administered to patients suffering from neck pain. It acts almost immediately on the affected muscles and nerves. Don’t let chronic pain affect your quality of life. Call us today at 480-550-9355!
