Open AccessEffectiveness of Stellate Ganglion Block Under Fuoroscopy or Ultrasound Guidance in Upper Extremity CRPS
Author(s) -
Farnad Imani,
Helmet T. Karim,
Poupak Rahimzadeh,
M. Kazemi,
Kokab Hejazian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/14476.7035
Subject(s) - medicine , complex regional pain syndrome , block (permutation group theory) , ultrasound , statistical significance , nerve block , stellate ganglion , bupivacaine , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , radiology , mathematics , geometry , alternative medicine , pathology
Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) is an effective technique which may be used to manage upper extremities pain due to Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), in this study we tried to evaluate the effectiveness of this procedure under two different guidance for management of this syndrome.