Shoulder Pain

March 3, 2021 0 Comments

Shoulder pain How common is shoulder pain? Shoulder pain is a very common condition. About 4.7% to 46.7% population suffers from it in one year. The chance of suffering shoulder pain in a lifetime is up to 66.7% and at any point in time, every 4th or 5th person has shoulder pain. How is our …

Muscle Pain | Myofascial Pain

March 2, 2021 0 Comments

Muscle Pain or Myofascial Pain Syndrome An article by Dr. Hamsa Jayasheel Introduction: Muscle pain or myofascial pains are often defined as “pain related to inflammation or irritation of muscle or of the fascia surrounding the muscle”. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a very common clinical condition there is muscle pain with sensory, motor and autonomic …

Cervicogenic headache

January 10, 2021 0 Comments

Cervicogenic Headache What is Cervicogenic Headache? Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a chronic unilateral dull headache with ipsilateral shoulder and arm pain with a restricted range of movements of the neck (1) classified under secondary headache by International Headache Society(IHS). Essentially it is referred pain from certain pathologies of the cervical region.(2) Epidemiology             It is …

Dangerous Headaches

January 10, 2021 0 Comments

Headaches which are dangerous Not all headaches are dangerous. We must know which headaches are dangerous and which are not. These dangerous signals, signs, and symptoms are called red flags of headaches disorders. Let us see who are these! RED FLAGS OF HEADACHE In our day-to-day practice, we encounter a lot of patients complaining of …

THIRD OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA

January 10, 2021 0 Comments

Article by: Chaithannya N S Introduction: The concept of third occipital nerve headache was introduced by Bogduk, et al. On the basis of anatomical and circumstantial clinical evidence, they argued that in some patients with chronic headaches, the pain stemmed from the C2-3 zygapophysial joint, which is innervated by the third occipital nerve. The pain …

WBSSPCON Scientific Program

January 4, 2021 0 Comments

..   16th JANUARY (SATURDAY) Time Hall A (USG) HALL B Hall C 2:00PM – 2:10 pm Inauguration Session 1 2:10 pm – 3:00 pm       (BASICS): 15 minutes each + 5 minutes for discussion   Session Moderator: Dr Kanchan Sharma ·       USG Knobology (Transducers & Image Controls) Dr Vivek Chakole [15 minutes] …

Online Fellowship in Pain Medicine

November 30, 2020 0 Comments

  GE-DARADIA Online Fellowship in Pain Medicine (Basic) The GE-Daradia online fellowship in pain management is a collaboration between GE HEALTHCARE and Daradia: The Pain Clinic, Kolkata, India. This online pain fellowship started in November 2020 and is designed for physicians, anesthesiologists, pain specialists, and other healthcare professionals who wish to gain expertise in pain …

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 …