Algology

Algology

Algology (Pain science) is the field of medicine that deals with the treatment of persistent, chronic pain that does not respond to conventional painkillers and disrupts the patient's comfort of life. Algologists are physicians who have completed their specialization training in one of the medical fields of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Neurology and then received subspecialty training on Algology (Pain).

Applications include a wide range of methods from drug therapy to interventional therapy. Interventional treatments performed by algologists are performed by visualizing bones, nerves and surrounding tissues, accompanied by imaging methods such as fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography or MR. The procedure is usually performed under sedoanalgesia or only under local anesthesia.

Treated patient groups and treatment methods;

Medical Services

Cancer Pains
  • Multimodal approach in pain relief application in all cancer pains, pump applications with continuous intravenous infusion of strong painkillers
  • Splanchnic ganglion block in stomach and pancreatic cancer pains
  • Superior hypogastric ganglion block in colon and pelvis cancers
  • Impar ganglion block in rectal cancers
  • Application of tunneled epidural catheter in diffuse chest, low back and lower extremity pain
Headaches and facial pains
  • Occipital or sphenopalatine block / radiofrequency treatment
  • Radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) in trigeminal or occipital neuralgia
  • Block to the related nerve dermatome or stellate ganglion block in the zona
Neck pain
  • Cervical steroid or intra-disc ozone application in disc herniations
  • Trigger point injection for myofascial pain (trigger point injection)
  • RFT for facet syndrome
Shoulder and arm pain
  • Trigger point injection for myofascial pain
  • Steroid injection, PRP, ozone, RFT for joint pain, tendon and ligament pain
  • Nerve block and RFT application for frozen shoulder
  • Ultrasound-guided median nerve release and steroid administration in carpal tunnel syndrome
Back and trunk pain
  • Trigger point injection and body blocks with ultrasound guidance in myofascial pain
  • Body blocks in shingles or neuropathic pain
Low back pain
  • Trigger point injection in myofascial pain, body blocks
  • Transforaminal and epidural steroid injection, DRG pulse RFT application in disc herniations
  • Transforaminal and epidural steroid injection, racz catheter and epiduroscopy and neuroplastic adhesionolysis or laser application from the coccyx in failed back surgery. If there is no response, spinal cord stimulator (SCS) (spinal cord pacemaker)
  • Application of steroid or pulse RF or conventional RF in facet syndrome (lumbar calcification) and canal stenosis (spinal stenosis)