Injections, Nerve Blocks, Pumps, and Spinal Cord Stimulation

This presentation will highlight common procedures used for pain reduction, their evidence base, and a basic description of how each procedure is performed. We will primarily review epidural steroid injections, facet joint blocks and denervation, sacroiliac joint injections and denervation, myofascial pain, spinal cord stimula¬tion, and intrathecal pumps.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify patients who may benefit from interventional procedures
  • Recognize procedural interventions for spinal/ non-spinal pain
  • Describe patients who may benefit from pain pumps and neural stimulation

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAFP
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 ACCME (All Other)
  • 1.00 ACCME (MD/DO Only)
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
Course opens: 
06/01/2021
Course expires: 
06/01/2022
Part of: 
Interventional Pain Management Track
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Paul J. Christo, MD, MBA

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAFP
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 ACCME (All Other)
  • 1.00 ACCME (MD/DO Only)
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
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