Cryoanalgesia in interventional pain management

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-360

  Trescot, Andrea M ^a  

^a The Pain Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoanalgesia; Cryoneuroablation; Cryoneurolysis; Interventional pain management; Sensory nerves

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LIQUID NITROGEN; PHENOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; CRYOANESTHESIA; DEVICE; EDEMA; ENDONEURIUM; EQUIPMENT; FACE PAIN; FREEZING; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LIGAMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NEURALGIA; NEURITIS; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSICS; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; SACROILIAC JOINT; THORAX PAIN; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TUBE;

EID: 0042062587     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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