by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Jan 6, 2011 | Conditions, Herpes Zoster and Postherptic Neuralgia, Neuropathic Pain
GENERAL Herpes zoster is caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV). When a patient has been cured from varicella, the VZV still remains in his/her body. This usually does not create any problems to the patient. However, years later, the virus may flare up and...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Jan 4, 2011 | Coccygodynia, Conditions, Pelvic Pain
GENERAL Coccygodynia is a painful disorder of the last part of the spine, right above the rectum. The aetiology is usually post-traumatic and more rarely idiopathic. In some rare cases, pre-coccygeal epidermoid cyst may cause coccygodynia. There is a clear correlation...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Jan 3, 2011 | Medications
ΑΝΤIDEPRESSANTS GENERAL Antidepressants are one of the very important groups of drugs used in the treatment of chronic pain syndromes. They are drugs administered to treat depression but it is a long time since they have been shown to be also active in the treatment...
