What Does a Celiac Plexus Block Help: Celiac Plexus Block will help bring pain relief to nerves in your abdomen. This includes the following areas: Spleen Kidneys Liver Pancreas Gall Bladder Bowels Essentially, this nerve block will keep the pain messages from getting to your brain. The Celiac Plexus Block can be done right in…
As with most pain treatment options, a cortisone (steroid) injection reduces inflammation in the pained area. For Tendon and Soft Tissue injections, most patients would find relief from things like tennis elbow, elbow pain, tendonitis and wrist pain. What to Expect: A cortisone injection is used to treat many issues dealing with inflammation. If Dr.…
Peripheral Nerve Blocks are typically used for short-term pain relief (up to several days) and can aid many different nerves in the body. A more permanent solution is a Peripheral Nerve Stimulation which is an implant to bring long-term pain relief. A Peripheral Nerve Block is an anesthetic injected into the pained nerve. It may…
Some of our patients suffer from pain due to knots in muscle tissue. This pain can be felt in the arms, legs, back, and neck. Essentially, you may feel a knot when massaging the muscle tissue where the pain originates. If pain relief and physical therapy have not alleviated the pain, then Dr. Henriquez may…
As discussed in our article on Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Pain, pain in the knees is very specific for each person. It is typically the result of arthritis, osteoarthritis, surgery that did not heal properly, aging, and more. Each treatment is based on the specific type of pain you have, what this pain has…
Knee Pain is caused by issues such as osteoarthritis, tendinitis, dislocation, torn ligament, and many other things. Every patient has a different experience with knee pain, and treatments are just as specific. If the pain becomes chronic, and does not go away on its own (see the Getting out of Pain article), you may need…
Many times we see patients that have had surgery to treat chronic pain, and the surgery does not provide the relief expected. In certain situations, there are a series of treatments we may suggest. For instance, if a patient is suffering from chronic lower back pain (that is not sciatica) Dr. Omar may try a…
As a leader in chronic pain and acute pain care in Venice, North Port, and Port Charlotte Florida, we provide all of our treatments right in our offices. Dr. Omar Henriquez treats many issues with pain such as neuropathy pain, chronic migraines, arthritis that causes pain in the lower back, neck or extremities, sciatica pain,…
The Basics When you first start to have pain — Such as throwing your back out — Most people put heat on the area because it feels good. However, you need to be icing these areas instead. Ice is an anti-inflammatory, so icing the area two or three times each day for 15-20 minutes will…
What is Regenerative Medicine? Regenerative Medicine is, in short, placing healing cells onto cells that are degenerating so they can regenerate! Regenerative Medicine and techniques are also offered to patients at Family Spine & Pain Care Institute. It is cutting edge treatment for certain types of chronic pain. FAQs What is a Pluripotent Cell? We…