Pain Treatment Services

The following are examples of pain-related conditions that are treated at the Pain Treatment Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital:

• Cervical
• Thoracic
• Lumbar degenerative disc disease
• Upper and lower extremity radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis
• Facet arthropathy
• Post-laminectomy syndrome
• Sacroilitis
• Post-herpetic neuralgia
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Post-dural puncture headache
• Neuroma
• Cancer-related pain
• Myofascial pain syndrome

The following is a select list of the most common treatments performed at the Pain Treatment Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital:

• Transforaminal and interlaminar epidural steroid injections
• Intraticular facet and medial branch nerve block
• Sympathetis blocks
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Cryoablation
• Sacroilian and other major joint infections
• Trigger point injections
• Discography
• Minimally invasive percutaneous microdiscectomy
• Implantable intrathecal pain pump and spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation
• Electroacupuncture

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