What is a Pain Pump or Intrathecal Drug Delivery System? BY LAZMAIAH MANCHICANTI, MD AND MAHENDRA SANAPATI, MO thecal drug delivery systems, more commonly known in pain pumps typically used for management of chronic nonmalignant pain and cancer related pain. However, these system are also used in managing seves muscle spasticity An intrathecal pain pump implant provides pain relief by sending pain medication through a thin, flexible tube in extremely small doses Intrathcal drug delivery of pain medications and muscle relaxants allows for direct administration of spinally administered agents to their location of action within the central nervous system SPINAL AREA PAIN PUMP An intrathecal drug delivery system sends medication directly to your spinal cord area using a small pain that is surgically placed under the skin of your abdomen The pump delivers medication through a catheter to the area around your spinal cord. With this system, symptoms can be controlled with a much smaller dose than oral medication CATHETER Intrathecal drug delivery has several advantages for the treatment of chronic pain as compared to peripheral delivery.ly administration through pain pump medicine bypasses the first pass metabolism and bypasses the blood brain baie Due to the direct delivery of treatment drugs to the location of action less drugs can be used, which can intretin less interaction with systemic receptors, leading to overall les adverse effects Who is a candidate? An intrathecal pain pump implant may be used in chronic pain or cancer pain from an injury or a disease it can also help ease gain when other types of pain care have not worked or have caused severe side effects. It may be used after trying pain medication by pliquid or injection in addition, when all other treatments have failed and surgery is not an option intrattecal pain pump is considered for severe muscle spasm backofen pump is considered Pump procedure Intrathocal pain pump implantation requires 2 stages after selecting the patients with appropriate assessment and psychological evaluation Intreal pain pump trial is very sim epiduralorpnal injection, where small dese of pain medication either Oddshort acting or morphine long-acting injected following the procedure the patient is observed for at least 2 hours with activities and pain relief and functional improvements judged PERMANENT IMPLANT Online pain resources are a click away! Articles. Animations. Videos. And more! pmcoa.us/resources Discover online pain resources today! Just scan the QR code Cont AGENTE www back area. This is connected to app, which is placed in the lower back over the hiporn the abdominal area. A small electronic device controls the pump. The device stays outside the body. This is considered as a minimally invasive surgery. The pump contains medicine that send it through the tube into the cerebrospinal fluid which is cinculating in the intrahecal space. The medicine reaches nerves along the spine helps prevent them from sending pain signal to the brain Pain Resources The type of medicine used in the pump will depend on your type of pain and other factors including allergies. The pump wilneed to be refled with medicine when needed. This happens frequently in the majority of the patients in 2 months and rarely every 1or 3 months The introtecal pain pump may be associated with risks including: 2. Small growth of the catheter 3 A tear in the catheter that stop medicine from getting to the nerve if appropriate relief of greater than 50% obtained with improvement in functional status without side effects of urinary detention, vomiting constipation, a person is considered to bea candidate for permanent implant What's new? in managing chronic pain conditions, some pain pumps have advanced Cuently, there are several pump systems in the market. The life of A permanent implant is placed by connecting a small tubing to a round pump. The tubing pain pump is approximately 5 years after which is placed from the lumbar spine into the mide the battery needs to be replaced called granuloma 4 Emors in programming of the device 5. Damage to the nerves of the spine 6.Leaking of the cerebrospinal fluid that causes headache and other symptome 7. A pocket orospinalid under the skin called hygrom Apocket of the other fluid under the skin called seroma Other complications are related to pain medication and its usual side effects What is Fi w SDP 14 i Opioid Guidelines Treating Pain with Stem Ca h Fe What is a Pain Pump or Intrathecal Drug Delivery System ? BY LAZMAIAH MANCHICANTI , MD AND MAHENDRA SANAPATI , MO thecal drug delivery systems , more commonly known in pain pumps typically used for management of chronic nonmalignant pain and cancer related pain . However , these system are also used in managing seves muscle spasticity An intrathecal pain pump implant provides pain relief by sending pain medication through a thin , flexible tube in extremely small doses Intrathcal drug delivery of pain medications and muscle relaxants allows for direct administration of spinally administered agents to their location of action within the central nervous system SPINAL AREA PAIN PUMP An intrathecal drug delivery system sends medication directly to your spinal cord area using a small pain that is surgically placed under the skin of your abdomen The pump delivers medication through a catheter to the area around your spinal cord . With this system , symptoms can be controlled with a much smaller dose than oral medication CATHETER Intrathecal drug delivery has several advantages for the treatment of chronic pain as compared to peripheral delivery.ly administration through pain pump medicine bypasses the first pass metabolism and bypasses the blood brain baie Due to the direct delivery of treatment drugs to the location of action less drugs can be used , which can intretin less interaction with systemic receptors , leading to overall les adverse effects Who is a candidate ? An intrathecal pain pump implant may be used in chronic pain or cancer pain from an injury or a disease it can also help ease gain when other types of pain care have not worked or have caused severe side effects . It may be used after trying pain medication by pliquid or injection in addition , when all other treatments have failed and surgery is not an option intrattecal pain pump is considered for severe muscle spasm backofen pump is considered Pump procedure Intrathocal pain pump implantation requires 2 stages after selecting the patients with appropriate assessment and psychological evaluation Intreal pain pump trial is very sim epiduralorpnal injection , where small dese of pain medication either Oddshort acting or morphine long - acting injected following the procedure the patient is observed for at least 2 hours with activities and pain relief and functional improvements judged PERMANENT IMPLANT Online pain resources are a click away ! Articles . Animations . Videos . And more ! pmcoa.us/resources Discover online pain resources today ! Just scan the QR code Cont AGENTE www back area . This is connected to app , which is placed in the lower back over the hiporn the abdominal area . A small electronic device controls the pump . The device stays outside the body . This is considered as a minimally invasive surgery . The pump contains medicine that send it through the tube into the cerebrospinal fluid which is cinculating in the intrahecal space . The medicine reaches nerves along the spine helps prevent them from sending pain signal to the brain Pain Resources The type of medicine used in the pump will depend on your type of pain and other factors including allergies . The pump wilneed to be refled with medicine when needed . This happens frequently in the majority of the patients in 2 months and rarely every 1or 3 months The introtecal pain pump may be associated with risks including : 2. Small growth of the catheter 3 A tear in the catheter that stop medicine from getting to the nerve if appropriate relief of greater than 50 % obtained with improvement in functional status without side effects of urinary detention , vomiting constipation , a person is considered to bea candidate for permanent implant What's new ? in managing chronic pain conditions , some pain pumps have advanced Cuently , there are several pump systems in the market . The life of A permanent implant is placed by connecting a small tubing to a round pump . The tubing pain pump is approximately 5 years after which is placed from the lumbar spine into the mide the battery needs to be replaced called granuloma 4 Emors in programming of the device 5. Damage to the nerves of the spine 6.Leaking of the cerebrospinal fluid that causes headache and other symptome 7. A pocket orospinalid under the skin called hygrom Apocket of the other fluid under the skin called seroma Other complications are related to pain medication and its usual side effects What is Fi w SDP 14 i Opioid Guidelines Treating Pain with Stem Ca h Fe