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    Any recommendation where to get an EMG machine (Cadwell)

    Tagging onto this thread because its pretty recent - does anyone have suggestions for the used EMG market?
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    SIS Guidance on Spinal Procedures During COVID-19 Pandemic

    Approx how many telehealth cases people doing? Do you see any patients declining this, we have some who say they aren't interested. Not only the older ones. For those still doing select procedural care (with the above guidance) on low risk and those not wanting to wait either due to time or...
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    Steroid allergy

    Does not really make sense For allergic reactions like contrast they recc pretreatment with steroid 1 d, 12 hours and 2 hr prior ??? has to be something else. possibly preservative
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    how are these peeps getting board certified in pain?

    atleast start with eliminating mid levels, nurses, naturopaths (yes- have seen these guys doing or atleast charting that they have done US guided facet/SIJ injx) etc from doing these procedures
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    Game-changer: New Guidelines for Interosseous Ablation of Basivertebral Nerve

    It seems its mainly being done at academic centers, (for those patients with chronic LBP, endplate changes )they are still working out details. It was presented at SIS meeting impression they did rule out facet first, end plate modic changes type 1 or 2 exclusions - radicular pathology...
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    2020 NANS Rumors, Gossip, and Innuendo...Post it all here...

    thats why the patients call it "stim cells" lol
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    Cluneal RFA

    i have a few patients with this dx, not many. Typically seen w pelvic bone graft site for spine fusion surgery. Sometimes neruoma is palpable at this location, which as noted above is different than SIJ and facet locations (more lateral across the iliac crest) I block it and then do phenol X 2 1...
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    RF lasts 4 months

    seems sensible to recheck imaging if outcome are less than expects, see if something else is contributing. Have seen this with patient who have spinal stenosis however no limb pain or claudication to tip you off. SIJ is also a culprit, but do more than just "push on it " and see if it hurts...
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    billing modifiers

    what then is the modifier you are using for RIGHT or LEFT?
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    Selective Branches of Genicular Nerves?

    I posted for discussion re the last article above , FYI reposted below https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283039502_Development_and_validation_of_a_new_method_for_locating_patella_sensory_nerves_for_the_treatment_of_inferior_and_superior_knee_pain Specifically about more accurate way to...
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    Selective Branches of Genicular Nerves?

    for the 1/3 measurement of the femur.... the superior landmark is not well described. To be accurate using 1/3 measurement, is the suoerior aspect of the femoral head used, trochanter etc used for landmark measurement "For the nerves of the superior knee, the horizontal treatment line is...
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    Pregnancy +ESI

    I think the issue is PRE-TERM labour secondary to stimulation of the muscle contraction
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    Reimbursement: What does the future hold?

    just curious... Where did these numbers come from? QUOTE="drusso, post: 20497061, member: 200"]Absolutely disgusting. This SOS difference is adding **NO** value for patients & just padding Big Hospital's Pocketbook... Procedure Price Lookup Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into...
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    Where to get neurotherm compatible BLUNT tip radiofrequency cannulae?

    I have a neurotherm and is a good work horse, three channel that is well serviced. Let me know if you want more details.
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    sodium citrate for anticoagulant supply source

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