by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | May 19, 2011 | Conditions, Neuropathic Pain, Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy
GENERAL Diabetic polyneuropathy is one of the most common types of neuropathy. There are approximately 250 million people worldwide suffering from diabetes mellitus and 20-30 million of them suffer from neuropathy. Diabetic polyneuropathy is closely correlated with...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | May 16, 2011 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cervical and upper limb pain, Conditions
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ANATOMY The transverse carpal ligament is the roof of the carpal tunnel, through which pass the median nerve and finger tendon flexors. The median nerve provides sensory innervation to the thumb, forefinger, middle finger and half of the ring...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Apr 8, 2011 | Conditions, Osteoarthritis
GENERAL Arthritis is a general term, meaning inflammation of joints. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and is of degenerative type. It may occur in any joint of the body but it is more frequently observed in joints receiving the highest loading....
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Apr 7, 2011 | Conditions, home page articles, Lower Limbs Pain, Meralgia Paresthetica
CAUSES Meralgia Paraesthetica is the condition where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is compressed by the inguinal ligament, due to obesity, pregnancy or belt worn too tight around the waist. ANATOMY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is part of the lumbar plexus...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Apr 6, 2011 | Alternative medicine, Articles
GENERAL The term “Alternative Therapy” is generally used to describe every medical treatment or intervention which is not scientifically documented as safe and effective therapy for a specific disorder or disease. There are various alternative therapies, such as:...
