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    Intrathecal Pain Pumps

    Intrathecal Pain Pumps

    An Intrathecal Pump is a device that helps manage chronic pain more effectively. It’s like a small pump surgically placed under your skin, usually in your abdomen. This pump delivers pain-relieving medication directly to the area around your spinal cord through a tiny tube.

    Now, who can benefit?

    People with chronic pain, especially when other treatments like pills haven’t worked well enough. The pump allows for a more targeted and efficient delivery of medication, reducing the overall amount needed and minimizing side effects. It’s like having a personalized pain relief system that can make a big difference for those dealing with ongoing and persistent pain.

    Intrathecal drug delivery (“pain pump”) is more commonly used for cancer-related pain and delivers the drug directly to the central nervous system (CNS). The intrathecal catheter is typically placed below L1, and depending on the location of interest, the radio-opaque catheter tip is advanced under direct visualization via fluoroscopy to a specific spinal level. It is best to place the catheter at the most optimal anatomical location to cover the patient’s pain.

    It is common to place the catheter higher in the intrathecal space than is necessary as the catheter can always be adjusted without unnecessary dural puncture. The system uses a small pump that is surgically placed by your physician under the skin of your abdomen and delivers medication through a catheter to the area around your spinal cord. A pain pump may be a treatment option if all other traditional methods have failed to relieve your long-term symptoms.

    Who Can Benefit from Intrathecal Pumps?

    Intrathecal pumps may be used for patients who suffer from an array of severe chronic pain conditions including post-laminectomy pain syndrome (persistent pain after back surgery) and cancer pain. Intrathecal pumps may also be used to treat spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis. Before the intrathecal pump implant, our physicians will perform a trial to assess if the pain pump will be effective for the patient. The drug being delivered intrathecally is typically an opioid used alone, or an opioid combined with a local anesthetic. As the medication is reaching the spinal cord directly, a smaller dose is generally needed for the pain pump than an oral medication would need.

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    Toni Seyhun
    Toni Seyhun
    May 15, 2023
    I started seeing Dr Kneeman a few months ago. He is kind and listens to you. I've had the best experience with him. Just had a spinal injection and he made sure I was not uncomfortable. He is the best!
    Deborah Spindler
    Deborah Spindler
    February 14, 2023
    Ally Ludlum
    Ally Ludlum
    December 9, 2022
    Dr. Kneeman took over my care about a year ago, though I have been under KPA's care for about 6 years now. I started with Dr. Gupta. I had been unable to work due to Occipital Neuralgia (diagnosed just before I came to Dr. Gupta), and Dr. Gupta got me back to work in about 3 years, which was an amazing feat! With my treatment plan in place, and Dr. Gupta spending less time at the pain clinic in Ottawa, I started seeing others in his practice. They were great doctors! But I never felt the same level of engagement with them as I had felt with Dr. Gupta. Then I found Dr. Kneeman!! I am always a nervous wreck when I see someone new, but Dr. Kneeman is awesome! Calm as a cucumber while still being very engaged! He's very thorough and very practiced with the tools of his trade! When we decided it was time to renew my RFA (radiofrequency ablation) and we went to do the nerve-block tests, Dr. Kneeman prevented me from experiencing potentially terrifying side-effects! There had been a miscommunication from the last time I had nerve block done (not with KPM) and I was not supposed to be taking OTC aspirin for a week prior to the blocks! (Which I had been as I had no idea!) Dr. Kneeman is the one who discovered this, through the nurse asking him about Ibuprofen that I had taken earlier the day before so he came in to talk to me. We could not do the nerve block that day, but I was, and am, incredibly grateful that he caught the issue before it could become a terrifying experience! Yesterday I had my RFA with him, and he was just as awesome as ever! It helped that I knew I was in amazingly competent hands, so it seemed like no time at all I was back at home, feeling better already! TlDr: I started with Dr. Gupta (who remains awesome), but I am also ecstatically happy that I am now Dr. Kneeman's patient. Both doctors are absolutely incredible and I am so, so grateful to and for them.
    Amanda Concannon
    Amanda Concannon
    December 6, 2022
    The Doctors and nursing staff are so wonderful here. They listen to you and work diligently to make you more comfortable. I have lived with an enormous amount of pain for too long. Washing dishes, cooking, getting into my bed and sleeping ,and several minor activities are so painful for me. The doctors here have worked with me and have given me treatment that has made an enormous difference in my life. I recommend them 100% over any other place you could go.
    Tom Davidson
    Tom Davidson
    September 23, 2022
    I've been going to see Dr. GUPTA for several years. He interested me in using a Nevro Device for the pain in my legs & back. Many years ago I had back surgery & over the years the pain had gotten almost unbearable. The device was a godsend. The follow ups by Nevro people were great & helpful. The staff are very helpful and friendly.
    Opal Watson
    Opal Watson
    September 23, 2022
    Good experience every time..staff is great...Dr Gupta is the best...have experiences with him over several years....

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