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Pain management
Pain management is a medical field dedicated to the management and treatment of chronic or persistent pain. Its aim is to relieve pain, improve the patient’s quality of life and restore function.
Dr. Marzio Bevilacqua
Dr. ssa Chiara Baracco
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Services provided
• Initial pain management consultation / Palliative Care
• Follow-up pain management consultation / Palliative Care
• Peripheral nerve anaesthetic injection for pain relief: trigger points
• Mesotherapy
• Injection of therapeutic substances into a joint or ligament
• Ultrasound-guided injection of therapeutic substances into a joint or ligament
• Injection of medication into the sacral canal
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Pain management
Spinal conditions such as low back pain, herniated discs and persistent pain following spinal surgery (FBSS – Failed Back Surgery Syndrome) are treated using pharmacological therapies as well as ultrasound-guided or fluoroscopy-guided injections. Similar techniques are also used to treat osteoarticular conditions affecting the shoulder, knee, hip, ankle and other joints, as well as myofascial pain conditions.
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Pain management consultation
A thorough specialist medical consultation aimed at identifying the causes of the patient’s pain and determining the most appropriate treatment options.
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Ultrasound-guided injection therapies
These treatments involve the ultrasound-guided injection of medications such as corticosteroids, local anaesthetics, hyaluronic acid and collagen into the joints, nerve root areas or muscle and tendon structures affected by pain.
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Mesotherapy
Small amounts of medication are injected using needles inserted only a few millimetres into the area affected by pain. This treatment may be used for neck pain, low back pain and myofascial pain.
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Trigger point injections
Medication is injected into trigger points, which are painful areas of muscle contraction. This treatment may be used for chronic muscular pain and muscle tension.
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Treatment of painful scars
Treatment of local and referred pain caused by active scars, which may produce pain even when lightly touched.
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a treatment derived from traditional Chinese medicine that can help reduce pain and restore the body’s balance. It may be used for musculoskeletal conditions, headaches and chronic tension as part of personalised pain management programmes.
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Ozone therapy
Ozone therapy uses ozone as part of the treatment of inflammation and pain. It may be used for joint conditions, herniated discs and low back pain, with the aim of supporting functional recovery as part of a personalised pain management programme.