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Episode 3: Nerve Blocks in Chronic Pain Management - How Nerve Blocks Can Help Manage Your Pain?
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Nerve blocks are the most common procedure performed for chronic pain management in Ontario. Over 55,000 patients receive this treatment every year. Yet despite the widespread use of this procedure, there is some controversy about this approach.
Nerve blocks happen to be one of the first procedures Dr. Grigory Karmy learned to perform. In this episode, Dr. Karmy will share what he has learned after performing nerve blocks for over 20 years on patients with a wide variety of chronic pain conditions.
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Chapters
1. Teaser (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:00:29)
3. Debunking Misconceptions: Duration of Efficacy, Mechanism of Action (00:01:40)
4. Variability in Response Rate and Outcomes (00:05:52)
5. Risks and Side Effects (00:08:15)
6. Benefits: Safety and Coverage (00:11:01)
7. Application: Types of Conditions Treated (00:12:38)
8. Effect on Function (00:16:15)
9. Landmark Guidance vs Image Guidance (Ultrasound and X-ray) (00:19:35)
10. Predicting the Future Landscape in Ontario (00:23:22)
11. Concluding Statements (00:25:04)
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