Cluster Headache

October 26, 2020 0 Comments

OVERVIEW @  Introduction @  Prevalence @  Pathophysiology @  Diagnosis @  Types @  Differential Diagnosis @  Investigations @  Management @  Emerging Therapy @  Key points @  References   INTRODUCTION Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disorder belongs to the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs). It has distinct features of unilateral intense pain of a short duration, …

Tension Type Headache

October 26, 2020 0 Comments

Introduction Tension-type headache is the most common type of primary headache. It is a pain or discomfort in the head, scalp or neck and is often associated with muscle tightness in these areas. Epidemiology For most of the population, the first onset of TTH is before the second decade of life. The peak prevalence appears …

Classical Migraine

October 25, 2020 0 Comments

Migraine is a medical condition that involves severe, recurring headaches and associated symptoms. It occurs in stages and can last for hours to days, can be so intense to affect persons daily life and activities Definition of classical migraine Migraine with aura, it is a recurring headache that strikes after or at the same time …

Common Migraine

October 24, 2020 0 Comments

A migraine is a primary headache disorder characterised by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. It is the most common complaint with which patients present to a clinician. Migraine was first comprehensively classified in 1988, which was updated by “The International Headache Society” in 2018 which is widely used by pain physicians now.  The …

What next after anaesthesia degree?

August 27, 2020 4 Comments

Why have I chosen an Anaesthesia specialty? I am a second-year MD anaesthesiology resident. I do not have too many answers as to why I chose this branch of Medicine. I have always looked up to my father like most other kids. My father is a practicing pain physician who did his MD in Anaesthesia, …

Pain Brain Tournament

August 24, 2020 3 Comments

Details of the day-1 Pain brain Tournament Date:19/09/2020* Dear friends this is just to brief you all about how we are going go with the Game on 19 th September 2020 – The journey of PBT 2015- 2019 slide show of pictures – PBT 2020 Welcome by Organising Committee members Dr. Gautam Das Dr. Pratibha …

CHRONIC PAIN AND COVID-19

August 17, 2020 0 Comments

-Dr. Jeshnu Tople The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted human life on the entire planet and it has affected not only physical health but also affected psychological well-being, social well-being, and interpersonal relations as well as personal, local, and global financials. The health care system, including pain medicine, is facing the most unanticipated changes and …

How Are Chronic Pain Patients in Covid Era?

August 5, 2020 0 Comments

COVID 19 or Corona virus disease is a viral infection caused by SARS-COV2 virus. It is a RNA virus and is transmitted by respiratory passage. The spread of virus was so deadly that COVID 19 disease is pandemic worldwide affecting not only the developing low income source countries but mostly the highly developed countries. The …

Ozone: Is it a better option to treat pain in Covid era?

July 17, 2020 0 Comments

The world is now facing one the biggest crisis known to mankind, the Coronavirus pandemic. This COVID-19 is multiplying at an unprecedented pace, affecting population worldwide. Coronaviruses have abundant cysteine in their spike proteins. It has been studied that the cysteine residues are also present in viral membrane proteins and must be “conserved” for viral …

Cryoneurolysis,1st time in India

September 27, 2019 0 Comments

Cryoneurolysis, a type of Cryoablation done to relieve intractable pain is a new addition in interventional pain management after advent of newer smaller gauge cryoprobe. It was done at our hospital on 6th Sept 2019. Probably first time in India with improved 22G cryoprobe.  We did USG guided bilateral genitofemoral nerve cryoablation after diagnostic block …