Introduction to the Pain Department of Zhejiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  Our pain department specializes in the treatment of strain disorders such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar strain, lumbar disc herniation, osteoarthrosis and other strain disorders, intractable neuralgia such as sciatica and postherpetic neuralgia, various types of headache and cancer pain and other pain disorders. We focus on minimally invasive interventional treatment, and highlight the characteristics of combined Chinese and Western medicine, with radiofrequency, ozone, nerve block, physiotherapy and silver needle, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and chiropractic manipulation combination of comprehensive treatment, to a variety of chronic pain with fast results and significant efficacy. At the same time, we can provide personalized non-invasive and minimally invasive treatment, rehabilitation treatment and pain health management services to meet the requirements of different patients. The purpose of the pain department is to remove the causes of pain, relieve pain, and give patients a pain-free body. At present, we have opened specialized outpatient clinics for neuralgia and other specialized diseases.   Our hospital opened pain clinic in 2004, which is one of the earliest pain treatment centers established in the province and a key discipline of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Juan Zhang, the leader of the department, is a member of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Pain Society and has studied in Ohio State University Medical Center. At present, the department has established a set of standardized treatment procedures and carried out a variety of domestic leading pain treatment techniques to diagnose and treat various pain diseases, especially the minimally invasive pain treatment under various imaging interventions combined with Chinese medicine dialectical treatment method, which has alleviated the pain of numerous pain patients. At present, the department has advanced pain treatment equipment such as imported radiofrequency therapy instrument, ozone generator, portable ultrasound, silver needle, semiconductor laser therapy instrument and ultrasound physiotherapy instrument. After more than ten years of development, our department is at the leading level in the province in terms of pain medical technology strength and hardware equipment. The department has undertaken a number of pain research projects at national and provincial levels and won awards.  Scope of treatment: Head and facial pain: cervicogenic headache, migraine, tension headache, cluster headache, temporomandibular joint disease, atypical facial pain Neuropathic pain: herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, diabetic peripheral neuralgia, sciatica, post-amputation residual limb pain and phantom limb pain, intractable upper limb pain after trauma to the brachial plexus nerve, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)  Bone and joint soft tissue pain: cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, frozen shoulder, knee osteoarthritis, tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, myofasciitis, lumbar postoperative pain syndrome (FBSS) Various cancer pains: such as pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, etc. Rheumatic and rheumatoid pains: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout Non-painful disorders: facial muscle spasm, facial paralysis, intractable eruption (hiccups)  Ischemic pain: Raynaud’s disease, occlusive thrombotic vasculitis, thrombophlebitis, erythrodermic limb pain, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, etc.  Technical advantages: 1. There are more comprehensive diagnostic advantages for symptoms with pain as the main complaint, especially for difficult chronic pain.  2.There are more comprehensive treatment measures. The department adopts the treatment idea of combining Chinese and Western medicine, combining the strengths of both, using the combination of local precise treatment in Western medicine and comprehensive overall treatment in Chinese medicine, with the guiding ideology of patient-centered, not just disease-centered, so that the therapeutic efficacy is significantly improved.  3.Using domestic advanced radiofrequency and ozone treatment means combined with CT precise positioning, making pain treatment more minimally invasive and safer.  4.Under the effective treatment of Western medicine, the effective treatment methods of Chinese medicine are integrated, and effective treatment methods are selected for different diseases, including Chinese medicine introduction, silver needle, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and chiropractic manipulation, etc., which not only increase the treatment efficacy, but also make the treatment time significantly shorter.  5.The treatment is mainly minimally invasive, and the treatment time is relatively short, which is more suitable for elderly patients with limited mobility, patients with poor gastrointestinal function who cannot take oral analgesic drugs, and patients who are working.  Introduction of Cancer Pain Specialized Clinic In cancer pain treatment, our department has the advantages of anhydrous alcohol destruction of abdominal plexus under CT positioning, intrathecal morphine pump placement and nerve block treatment, based on the precise target control of analgesic drugs, we can also provide guidance on the selection of drugs for patients at different stages, reduce the amount of drugs used by tumor patients at the later stage and improve the quality of life of cancer patients in the late stage.  Head and Neck Pain Specialized Clinic Introduction Treatment highlights the characteristics of combining Chinese and Western medicine, with comprehensive treatment combining radiofrequency, ozone, nerve modulation, physiotherapy, traction and silver needle, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and chiropractic manipulation. For patients for whom the above conservative treatment is ineffective, we adopt minimally invasive interventional treatment under CT positioning, which has the advantage of fast and significant effect on various chronic head and neck pains. For patients with long-term or difficult chronic head and neck pain for which conservative treatment is ineffective, we provide a clear diagnosis and more effective treatment results.  Sciatica Specialist Clinic Introduction The treatment is based on nerve modulation, physiotherapy, traction and comprehensive conservative treatment combining silver needles, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and chiropractic manipulation. For patients whose conservative treatment does not work, we carry out minimally invasive interventional surgery with radiofrequency and ozone under CT positioning, which has the advantages of less trauma and faster recovery.  Low back pain specialist clinic introduction The treatment is based on nerve modulation, physiotherapy and comprehensive conservative treatment combining silver needle, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and chiropractic manipulation. For patients whose conservative treatment mentioned above is ineffective, we carry out minimally invasive interventional surgery with radiofrequency and ozone under CT positioning, which has the advantages of small trauma and quick recovery, and has the advantages of quick results and remarkable efficacy for patients with various chronic low back pain. It provides a clear diagnosis and more effective treatment for patients with long-term or difficult chronic low back pain for whom conservative treatment is ineffective.