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Meralgia Paresthetica (Thigh Pain)

Presenting Complaint 42 year old patient presented with pain in the left anterolateral thigh. She described it as sharp, shooting pain, radiating up to the knee. Pain would be exacerbated by light touch, including any contact with loose clothing.  Her sleep was disturbed as any movement would trigger the burning...

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Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) in PTSD

Presenting Complaint 39 year old presented with a 8-year old history of severe PTSD. Symptoms included repeated disturbing memories, repeated disturbing dreams, feeling very upset when reminded of a stressful experience from the past, avoid thinking about stressful experiences from the past, loss of interest in things he used to...

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Patient with Severe Shoulder Pain

Presenting Complaint 80 year old patient presented with severe pain in the left shoulder of at least 3 years duration. She described the pain as an aching pain, exacerbated significantly with any activities, including house hold chores and personal care. Pain was also exacerbated by lying on her side and...

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Patient with Severe Groin Pain

Presenting Complaint 51 year old patient presented with pain in the right groin and lower abdomen. She described it as grinding and pressure pain. Pain would be exacerbated by activities including standing still, sitting down, bending, lifting and the usual household chores. She found gardening difficult because of her pain....

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Patient with Severe Neck Pain

Presenting Complaint 50 year old patient presented with long standing neck pain. He complained of severe pain all across the neck, with radiation to both shoulder blades. Pain would be exacerbated with standing, walking, working on a computer and driving. He was significantly limited with his day to day chores...

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Patient with Severe Low Back Pain

Presenting Complaint 90 year old patient presented with long standing low back pain. She complained of severe pain all across the lower back, with radiation to outer hips. Pain would be exacerbated with standing and walking. She was significantly limited with her day to day chores because of the ongoing...

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Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for patient with PTSD

The patient presented with a 5-year history of severe PTSD and complex PTSD. Symptoms included constant flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, distressing thoughts, 'being on the edge' and a feeling that something bad was going to happen. The patient also had a history of depression over the past 5 years.

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Stellate Ganglion Block for Hot Flushes

50 year old lady presented with severe hot flushes of long standing duration, following early menopause. She has been experiencing severe hot flushes multiple times during the day and severe night sweats. Symptoms were worse during the night and disturbed her sleep significantly.

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Chronic Knee Pain: Coolief

The patient presented with a history of knee pain of at least 5 years duration from osteoarthritis of a severe nature. She was not keen on knee replacement because of other co-morbidities. The pain was constant in nature and exacerbated significantly by standing and walking. Her walking ability was restricted significantly restricted.

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Left Ankle & Foot Pain: Sural Nerve Pain

The patient presented with left ankle pain of at least 5 years duration. Pain mainly involved the outer aspect of his left foot and ankle. He described significant sensitivity and burning sensation in the area. The pain was exacerbated by light touch and on walking, standing and wearing any kind of foot ware. The pain limited his activities significantly and disturbed his sleep.

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