ABSTRACT
In 1994, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defined pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage or described in terms of such damage.” Spinal pain is still a leading cause of disability in the industrialized world. Spinal injections are common procedures for both the diagnosis and treatment of pain related to the spine. This book utilizes a step-by-step approach to illustrate routinely performed fluoroscopically guided spinal injections and procedures at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral regions. This is done in an attempt not only to introduce trainees to the basic interventional techniques but also to assist instructors in their pursuit of demonstrating the techniques of spinal injections in a clear and simple manner.
