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Intrathecal Pump Implantation
An intrathecal pain pump implantation, or targeted drug delivery, It uses to relieve chronic pain. The intrathecal pain pump implantation delivers small amounts of medication directly to the intrathecal space to prevent pain signals from being perceived by the brain. Because the medication delivers directly to where pain signals travel, intrathecal drug delivery offers many people dramatic pain management. It is with a dose smaller than would be required with oral medication. This result in fewer side effects associated with oral medication, such as sleepiness, upset stomach, vomiting, and constipation.
It also minimizes the side effects sometimes experienced by pain management patients who take these medications orally. Following are the side effects with intrathecal pump implantation:
Mental and physical side effects like sleepiness, mental clouding. Similarly, the potential for addiction is much reduced, while pain management and relief are optimizing and preserves.
The intrathecal pump implant
It is around a metal device connected to the spine via a catheter. This thin tube placed in the intrathecal space of the spinal cord (located under the spine’s protective covering). And it is used to deliver medication from the pump to the spine. The intrathecal pump implant programmed to send medication to the spine at a predetermined dosage, time and rate. Furthermore, this pump implant is easily refilled by injection.
A trial will complete first to determine if it would work for your pain management. If you achieve a good level of pain relief (50 percent or greater) you may be a candidate for a permanent pump.
Although uncommon, It risks include infection, bleeding, itching, difficulty urinating, nausea, discomfort, drainage or swelling at the surgical site. Moreover, severe headache, swelling in the extremities, increased pain, weakness or numbness or a disconnected catheter.
Benefits of Intrathecal Drug Delivery
- Reduces the need for oral medications
- Reduces the side effects associated with oral medications (brain fog, sleepiness, upset stomach, constipation)
- The trial completed for four-seven days to determine the effectiveness of therapy
- An outpatient procedure, little recovery time needed
- Reversible therapy can remove at any time
- The patient-controlled programmer allows for pre-set parameters to control breakthrough pain
Benefits of Intrathecal Drug Delivery
- Reduces the need for oral medications
- It also Reduces the side effects associated with oral medications (brain fog, sleepiness, upset stomach, constipation)
- The trial completed for four-seven days to determine the effectiveness of therapy
- An outpatient procedure, little recovery time needed
- Reversible therapy can remove at any time
- The patient-controlled programmer allows for pre-set parameters to control breakthrough pain
