- Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic
- Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic
Head of department
MATSUMOTO Shigekiyo
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
- Fluoroscopic guided nerve block
- Neurolytic block (alcohol, thermal coagulation).
- Ultrasound guided nerve block
- Epiduroplasty using Racz catheter.
- Spinal cord stimulation using epidural stimulation electrodes.
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis
- Intrathecal/epidural catheterization with implanted pump reservoir