Chronic Pain Chronicles with Dr Karmy - Episode 3: Nerve Blocks in Chronic Pain Management - How Nerve Blocks Can Help Manage Your Pain?

Episode 3: Nerve Blocks in Chronic Pain Management - How Nerve Blocks Can Help Manage Your Pain?

05/22/24 • 26 min

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Nerve blocks are the most common procedure performed for chronic pain management in Ontario. Over 55,000 patients receive this treatment every year. Yet despite the widespread use of this procedure, there is some controversy about this approach.
Nerve blocks happen to be one of the first procedures Dr. Grigory Karmy learned to perform. In this episode, Dr. Karmy will share what he has learned after performing nerve blocks for over 20 years on patients with a wide variety of chronic pain conditions.
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Chronic Pain Chronicles with Dr Karmy - Episode 3: Nerve Blocks in Chronic Pain Management - How Nerve Blocks Can Help Manage Your Pain?

Transcript

Dr Karmy00:00:00.239

In terms of the kinds of chronic pain conditions that can be treated with nerve blocks, the list is very long.

Dr Karmy00:00:10.829

Pretty well any musculoskeletal condition treated with nerve blocks that includes spine problems, that include joint problems, that include muscle problems.

Raveena00:00:26.934

Welcome to Chronic Pain Chronicles with Dr. Karmy, where we unravel the intric