Complete List of Procedures and Indications (by body region)
Below is a sample list of procedures performed at Peninsula Pain Care. Procedures are performed at the office on El Camino Real in Palo Alto, or at a local surgery center or hospital.
Head and Neck
Headache management (Botox)
Cervical epidural injections
stellate ganglion blocks
trigeminal nerve block for trigeminal neuralgia, facial blocks for facial nerve pain
occipital blocks for posterior headaches
peripheral nerve blocks: periorbital nerves, postauricular for posttraumatic nerve pain
trigger point injections for myofascial pain syndrome
Botox injection of chronic spasticity
Extremities (shoulders, arms, hands, legs, and feet)
Cervical epidural injections for herniated disc pain and arm pain
lumbar epidural injections and selective nerve root blocks for leg pain (sciatica) or spinal stenosis
stellate ganglion blocks for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
spinal cord stimulators for radiculopathy, CRPS or advanced ischemic pain
peripheral nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation: ulnar, radial, median, femoral, peroneal for posttraumatic nerve pain
Chest, abdomen, or pelvis
Thoracic epidural injections for mid-back pain and/or postherpetic neuralgia
intercostal nerve blocks for chronic chest wall pain after breast or thoracic surgery
celiac plexus block for cancer pain
hypogastric plexus block for chronic pelvic pain
impar ganglion for chronic rectal pain or coccygeal pain
sacral foramen injection for pelvic pain
spinal cord stimulators
peripheral nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation: pudendal nerve block, ilioinguinal nerve block for posttraumatic nerve pain
Spine and joints
Transforaminal or interlaminar epidural injections for spinal stenosis or sciatica
selective nerve root blocks for radiating nerve pain in legs (sciatica)
facet blocks and radiofrequency ablation for chronic neck or low back pain from arthritis
joint injections: sacroiliac, shoulder, knee, hip injections
bursa injections
disc procedures and ablation
Heat nerve ablation for chronic postamputation pain or phantom limb pain