PERIPHERAL NEUROLYTIC BLOCKS

Course overview

PERIPHERAL NERVE NEURALGIA OR PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN MAY RESULT FROM DAMAGE OF A NERVE DUE TO VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES INCLUDING MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES, INFECTIONS (E.G., POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA), KIDNEY DISEASES, OR NERVE COMPRESSIONS SUCH AS ENTRAPMENT, AS WELL AS PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY DUE TO TRAUMA, CANCER, OR A COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE. ALTHOUGH TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR NEURALGIA USUALLY START WITH PHARMACOTHERAPY, DRUG TREATMENT OFTEN FAILS TO OBTAIN EFFECTIVE RESULTS AND CAN EXPOSE THE PATIENT TO SIDE EFFECTS WITH POOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE. IT IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO RESORT TO NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL STRATEGIES SUCH AS NEUROLYTIC BLOCKS. PERIPHERAL NEUROLYTIC BLOCKS ARE INDICATED TO ALLEVIATE SEVERE INTRACTABLE PAIN. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS SEVERE INTRACTABLE PAIN AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE PERIPHERAL NEUROLYSIS IN TREATING THIS CONDITION.