Pain Flashcards
Another name for gabapentin
Neurontin
Gabapentin treats what kind of pain
Neuropathic
Side effects of gabapentin
Tired, dizzy, edema
Neuropathic /central pain
Burning tingling shooting stabbing electric
Visceral pain
Cramps and dull
Nociceptive pain two types
Deep somatic is full aching
Superficial somatic sharp pain
What is l3 and l4 facet joint innervated by?
L2 and l3 medial branch
Back pain return to work
Off for 6 months 50 percent likelihood
1 year 25
2 years less than 5
In cervical spine c3 and c4 facet innervated by
C3 and c4 medial branch
Modic types
Type 1 inflammation and edema
Type 2 fatty infiltration
Type 3 sclerotic change and endplate thickening
edema fat and sclerosis on t1 vs t2
Edema is bright on t2 and dark on t1
Fat is bright on both
Sclerosis dark on both
Viscosupplementation effective?
Mixed results
Stellate ganglion block target
C6 transverse process and vetebra because C7 artery runs anterior but c6 it is posterior
Complications of stellate ganglio. Block
Horners
Back pain and return to work at 6 months
50%
1 year 25 % and
2 years less than 5 percent