Neuraxial Analgesia Archives - Clinical Pain Advisor

Post-Surgical Pain

Labor Epidural Analgesia Linked to Reduced Likelihood of Successful Breastfeeding

By

Hannah Dellabella

June 29, 2018

Labor epidural analgesia may be associated with reduced likelihood of breastfeeding at 6 weeks.

Low Back Pain

Lumbar Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy Treatment Using Targeted Indwelling ESI

By

Tyler Rice

March 15, 2018

Targeted indwelling caudal epidural steroid injection in combination with a four-step manipulative therapy may be a safe and effective method for reducing pain intensity and functional disability in patients with symptomatic lumbar disc hernia.

Treatments

Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections Effective for Pain Relief in Lumbar Foraminal Spinal Stenosis

By

Brandon May

February 13, 2018

Transforaminal epidural steroid injections may be more effective in relieving pain in patients with mild to moderate vs severe lower extremity radicular pain associated with lumbar foraminal spinal stenosis.

Treatments

Epidural Steroid Injections Associated With Decreased Bone Mineral Density, Increased Risk for Vertebral Fracture

By

Jessica Martin

January 25, 2018

Epidural steroid injections may be associated with reduced bone mineral density and an increased risk for vertebral fracture.

Treatments

Epidural Steroid Injection Outcomes and Prior Opioid Use

By

Jessica Martin

November 1, 2017

Opioid use prior to epidural steroid injections for degenerative spine diseases may not have an impact on the long-term effectiveness of the injections.

Treatments

Neuraxial Analgesia in Neonates: Overview and Expert Q&A

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

August 24, 2017

Neuraxial anesthetics and analgesics are associated with fewer systemic adverse effects than general anesthetics.

Acute Pain

Uniport vs Multiport Catheters for Labor Epidural Analgesia

By

Anna Olechowska

August 22, 2017

Uniport and multiport wire-reinforced flexible catheters have similar analgesic efficacy for labor epidural analgesia.

Chronic Pain

Intrathecal Ziconotide Long-Term Efficacy and Safety for Severe Chronic Pain

By

Crystal Wong, MD

August 15, 2017

In patients with severe chronic pain refractory to conventional therapy, intrathecal ziconotide provided long-term pain relief, particularly when used as first-line intrathecal therapy.

Treatments

Pregabalin Not Effective for Sciatica Treatment

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

May 4, 2017

A randomized trial found that pregabalin is not more effective than placebo in treating sciatica, and resulted in more adverse effects.

Acute Pain

Nitrous Oxide During Labor: Less Pain Relief, High Patient Satisfaction

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

February 28, 2017

Despite lower reported effectiveness for labor pain, the degree of patient satisfaction in women who received nitrous oxide is similar to that of women who received neuraxial modalities.