by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Mar 10, 2011 | Conditions, Low Back Pain, Sacroiliac Joint Pain
GENERAL The sacroiliac joint is a quite common cause of chronic low back pain. According to the criteria set by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the sacroiliac joint pain is defined as the pain which is located in the sacroiliac joint,...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Mar 9, 2011 | Conditions, Interstitial Cystitis, Pelvic Pain
GENERAL Interstitial cystitis, or else known as “Painful Bladder Syndrome”, is a rare, chronic, painful disorder characterized by urgency and frequency of urination and chronic pelvic pain. The disorder mainly occurs in women but may also occur in children and men....
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Mar 8, 2011 | Chronic Pain
GENERAL Neuropathic pain is defined as pain due to impairment or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system. It is described by patients as “a burning, stabbing, tingling, electric-shock sensation” and is usually intense and continuous. It may coexist...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Mar 7, 2011 | Alternative medicine, Treatments
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine method. It is an ancient therapeutic methodology that is still used today having undergone many modifications and improvements throughout centuries. Its roots of origin are found in ancient China. It is based on the philosophy...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Mar 7, 2011 | Cancer Pain, Conditions, home page articles
GENERAL Thirty per cent (30%) of cancer patients suffer from pain during the diagnostic phase and 65-85% experience severe pain in more advanced stages of the disease. According to Cleeland et al, 67% of patients treated for the disease in an outpatient setting...
