NO. 08
Sacroiliac Injection
The purpose of a sacroiliac joint injection is two-fold. First, to diagnose the source of a patient’s pain, second, to provide therapeutic pain relief. At times, these are separated and the patient will undergo a purely diagnostic or therapeutic injection, although often the two are combined into one injection.
NO. 09
Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial
When chronic pain becomes so severe that all conservative measures have failed to control it including medications, surgery, injections, physical therapy, and alternative health methods, some patients may be candidates for spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implantation. A trial lead placement is performed for about three days. During the at-home trial period at home, the patient can adjust stimulation settings to optimize pain relief. If and only the patient receives significant pain relief, the permanent system is later implanted.