Radiographic Imaging for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Brief Author Bio: (150 words limit per author/editor) Steven D Waldman is an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in the specialty of Pain Medicine. Dr Waldman has received numerous awards and honors and is the author of over twenty textbooks and numerous academic articles on the specialty of Pain Management. His main clinical work is as an interventional pain management physician as well as being an active member of the medical staff at Truman Medical Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a former President of the Society of Pain Practice Management (SPPM) Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

1.Basic Physics of Radiography 2.Equipment Used for Radio-Imaging: Fluoroscopy Computed Tomography 3.Radiation Safety 4.Pharmacology of Drugs Used with Radiographic Imaging 5.Principles of Radiofrequency and Cryoanalgesia 6.Trigeminal Ganglion Block and Neurolysis 7.Maxillary Nerve Block 8.Mandibular Nerve Block 9.Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block 10.Cervical (C3-7) Nerve Root Block and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 11.Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block and Neurolysis 12.Stellate Ganglion Block 13.Atlanto-occipital Joint Block 14.Atlanto-axial Joint Block 15.Cervical Facets Median Branch Block and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 16.Cervical Epidural 17.Cervical Discogram 18.Brachial Plexus 19.Intercostal Nerve Block 20.Thoracic Nerve Root/Dorsal Root Ganglion Block and Neurolysis 21.Suprascapular Nerve Block 22.T2, 3 Sympathetic Block and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 23.Thoracic Facet Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 24.Thoracic Epidural 25.Thoracic Discogram 26.Lumbar Nerve Root/Dorsal Root Ganglion Block and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 27.Splanchnic Nerve Block and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 28.Celiac Ganglion Block and Neurolysis 29.Lumbar Sympathetic Block and Neurolysis 30.Lumbar Facet Block and Median Branch Block 31.Lumbar Discography 32.Intradiscal Electro Thermocoagulation 33.Vertebroplasty 34.Psoas and Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Injection 35.Sacral Nerve Root Injection and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 36.Hypogastric Plexus Block and Neurolysis 37.Ganglion of Impar Block 38.Sacroiliac Joint Injection 39.Sciatic Nerve Catheter Placement and Block 40.Piriformis Muscle Injection Special Procedures 41.Decompressive Neuroplasty: Cervical Transforminal Caudal 42.Epiduroscopy 43.Augmentation Techniques: Occipital Stimulation Cervical Stimulation Thoracic Abdominal Stimulation Sacral Stimulation 44. Intrathecal Implantation of Pump and Catheter