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SI joint pain. The most commonly used method to diagnose the SI joint as a pain generator is with small-volume local anesthetic blocks, although the validity of this practice remains unproven. In the present review I provide a...

studies have failed to show a meaningful difference between regional and general anesthesia. Moreover, when anesthetic agents are compared, there is no compelling evidence to suggest that a specific anesthetic agent is indicated or is to...

a definitive diagnosis. Radiography of the hip and pelvis should be the initial imaging test. Ultrasound-guided anesthetic injections can aid in the diagnosis of an intra-articular cause of pain. Because femoroacetabular impingement...

acid, ultrasonography-guided CSI injection plus delayed injection of normal saline, neural therapy (local anesthetic therapy directed at the autonomic nervous system) plus thumb spica splint, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy plus...