Fluoroscopic Confirmation of Needle Location in Ultrasound-guided Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation.

Background: Radiofrequency thermocoagulation of genicular nerves is an effective treatment for chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis. The procedure can be performed under fluoroscopic or ultrasonographic guidance.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to fluoroscopically check the final location  of the needle in ultrasound-guided genicular nerve radiofrequency thermocoagulation and evaluate the treatment's success in patients with knee pain.

Cerebrolysin Alleviating Effect on Glutamate-Mediated Neuroinflammation Via Glutamate Transporters and Oxidative Stress.

Glutamate, one of the most important excitatory neurotransmitters, acts as a signal transducer in peripheral tissues and endocrine cells. Excessive glutamate secretion has been shown to cause excitotoxicity and neurodegenerative disease. Cerebrolysin is a mixture of enzymatically treated peptides derived from pig brain including neurotrophic factors, like brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF).

Easy to treat when the diagnosis is made: Three cases of clunealgia and the advantage of ultrasonography.

In this article, we present three cases of clunealgia admitted with low back pain. Their pain relieved with superior cluneal nerve block. The posterior side of the iliac crest, which is the location where the superior cluneal nerve passes, was identified using a high-frequency linear transducer.

Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block and Trapezius Muscle Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome.

Objective: There were two goals to this study: the first goal was to research the analgesic effectiveness of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) added to the treatment after trapezius muscle injection (TMI) and the second was to investigate whether repeated TMI increases the analgesic effect in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).

Methods: Sixty patients with a diagnosis of MPS were randomized into two groups. The TMI group (n = 30) received ultrasound-guided (USG) TMI with 5 mL of 0.