Head of department

KITANO Takaaki

Introduction of clinical department

Our outpatient pain clinic mainly focuses on pain management of chronic pain and cancer pain. We provide a comprehensive approach to treating patients suffering from prolonged postherpetic neuralgia, lumbar postoperative pain syndrome, prolonged postoperative pain, and complex regional pain syndrome, as well as opiate-resistant cancer pain. We utilize nerve block techniques, medication, and surgery to provide treatment option for our patients.

Advanced treatments/ Specialized treatments

  1. Fluoroscopic guided nerve block
  2. Neurolytic block (alcohol, thermal coagulation).
  3. Ultrasound guided nerve block
  4. Epiduroplasty using Racz catheter.
  5. Spinal cord stimulation using epidural stimulation electrodes.
  6. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis
  7. Intrathecal/epidural catheterization with implanted pump reservoir