In the ANAPLASI Pain Clinic, our specialized and certified physicians treat acute and chronic pain by applying special analgesic procedures and techniques.
Stellate ganglion infiltration. This can help patients with stroke, upper limb algodystrophy (complex regional pain syndrome), and postherpetic facial neuralgia. During treatment with selected physical therapy modes, e.g., ultrasound, electrotherapy, etc., topical analgesic medication is applied. The drug passes through the skin into the stellate ganglion (iontophoresis, phonophoresis), producing the desired analgesic, anti-edematous, and vasodilating effects.
Intra-articular injection. This can provide relief for patients suffering from chondropathy and osteoarthritis. It is performed with ultrasound guidance where required (shoulder, hip). The injection of hyaluronic acid and corticosteroids into the joint, combined with appropriate physiotherapy interventions, contributes to the reduction of inflammation and pain.
Trigger point injection. This is indicated in patients suffering from myofascial pain syndrome. Areas of muscle that are in continuous contraction and therefore constitute the “pain trigger points” are treated.
Are these treatments effective, and what are they combined with?
Corticosteroids and local anesthetics are commonly used as pain-relieving injections.
The injection, combined with physiotherapy sessions using specialized equipment and appropriate medication, contributes to the effective treatment of the syndrome.
Botulinum Toxin type A injection
At Anaplasi, we provide treatment with butyric toxin type A injections under electromyographic monitoring.
It can benefit patients with the following conditions:
1) severe muscle spasm from chronic, untreated degenerative diseases of the cervical and lumbar Spine, and in acute and chronic whiplash producing cervical dystonia;
2) muscle hypertonia (spasticity), especially when it produces limb deformities or impedes limb function, is seen after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury;
Muscle relaxation and control of hypertonia, carried out with maximum precision, using electromyographic monitoring, contribute significantly to the achievement of the patient’s rehabilitation goals.
Epidural injections. These are undertaken exclusively by an anesthesiologist.
