Interventional Pain Medicine in Kochi, India
Dr. Ragesh I R is a Consultant Pain Physician leading the department of interventional chronic and cancer pain of Rajagiri hospital.
He did his formal training of two years (Post-Doctoral Advanced Fellowship, PDAF) in Interventional Chronic and Cancer Pain from Sanjiv Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP, where he was trained in treating all kinds of pain disorders. He is specialized in conducting minimally invasive pain and spine interventions in patients suffering from chronic and cancer pain. He has special interests in back pain, headache, and cancer pain. He is the only formally trained spine and pain physician in cochin. He is also certified to treat cancer patients for their pain relief as well as palliative therapy in their end of life.
He is also serving the post of treasurer of Kerala chapter of Indian society for study of pain.
Dr. Ragesh I R is a Consultant Pain Physician leading the department of interventional chronic and cancer pain of Rajagiri hospital.
He did his formal training of two years (Post-Doctoral Advanced Fellowship, PDAF) in Interventional Chronic and Cancer Pain from Sanjiv Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP, where he was trained in treating all kinds of pain disorders. He is specialized in conducting minimally invasive pain and spine interventions in patients suffering from chronic and cancer pain. He has special interests in back pain, headache, and cancer pain. He is the only formally trained spine and pain physician in cochin. He is also certified to treat cancer patients for their pain relief as well as palliative therapy in their end of life.
He is also serving the post of treasurer of Kerala chapter of Indian society for study of pain.
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Name of Department: Interventional Pain Medicine
Name of Doctor: Dr Ragesh I R
Interventional Pain Medicine.
Interventional Pain Medicine department of Rajagiri Hospital specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of acute, chronic and cancer pain disorders. We provide with the highest standard of quality care, which ensure relief from pain, so you can live a more comfortable and productive life. We adopt a multidisciplinary approach tailored to patients needs, which includes minimally invasive pain and spine interventions (MIPSIs), pharmacotherapy and physical reconditioning.
Interventions offered are:
· Headache – Botox injections for Chronic migraine, Occipital nerve block and stimulation, Sphenopalatine ganglion block.
· Trigeminal Neuralgia- Percutaneous Radio frequency ablation (RFA), Percutaneous Balloon Compression.
· Neck pain – Cervical Median branch RFA, Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection.
· Upper limb CRPS- Stellate Ganglion Block, T2-3 Sympathectomy.
· Postherpetic Neuralgia- Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation (PRF) of Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) of Intercostal Nerve.
· Post thoracotomy or mastectomy syndrome- Intercostal Nerve RFA
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· Radicular pain or Sciatica- Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection (TFESI), PRF of DRG, Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD).
· Low back pain- Rami communicants block or RFA, Intradiscal Biacuplasty, Lumbar Median Branch cooled RFA, Sacroiliac joint RFA, Cluneal Nerve RFA.
· Myofascial pain- Erector spinae, Iliopsoas, Quadratus Lumborum Trigger point injections.
· Lower limb CRPS or Diabetic foot or Ischemic pain- Lumbar Sympathectomy with RFA.
· Knee, Hip and Shoulder joint pain – Cooled RFA of genicular nerves, Suprascapular nerve PRF.
· Osteoarthritis knee or shoulder- Platelet rich plasma therapy.
· Cancer pain- Splanchnic nerve RFA, Celiac plexus block, Superior Hypogastric plexus block, Ganglion Impar Block.
· Chronic pelvic pain – Superior Hypogastric plexus block, Pudendal nerve RFA, Piriformis block
· Carpal or Tarsal tunnel syndrome- Hydro dissection.
· Frozen shoulder- Hydro dissection.
· Osteoporotic compression fractures- Vertebroplasty / Kyphoplasty.
· Chronic intractable pain – Intrathecal pump placement, Spinal cord stimulation