Ultrasound-guided diagnostic injections for thoracic outlet syndrome, demonstrating two targets: an anterior and middle scalene injection and a pectoralis minor injection, with sonoanatomy, needle placement, and local anesthetic spread to help localize the site of neurovascular compression.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve block at the T4 level, demonstrating identification of rib 4 and the pleura, with careful needle placement and local anesthetic spread for thoracic and chest-wall analgesia.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block at the suprascapular notch for chronic shoulder pain, presenting a side-by-side comparison of in-plane and out-of-plane needle approaches, with sonoanatomy of the trapezius and supraspinatus and local anesthetic deposition.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block, demonstrating sonoanatomy of the sartorius and tensor fascia lata with in-plane needle placement and local anesthetic spread, for diagnosis and treatment of meralgia paresthetica.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection of the median nerve at the forearm/wrist, demonstrating the flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus, ulna, and radius, with needle placement and D5W hydrodissection for carpal tunnel syndrome.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided cryoneurolysis of the intercostal nerve, demonstrating needle placement and ice-ball formation at the nerve for management of chronic thoracic and chest-wall pain.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, trained and certified in cryoneurolysis by the technique’s originators. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal nerve block using an in-plane approach near the anterior superior iliac spine, demonstrating the external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis layers with needle placement and local anesthetic spread for groin and inguinal analgesia.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block at the subgluteal space using an in-plane approach, demonstrating sonoanatomy of the hamstring muscles and femur with needle placement for lower-extremity analgesia.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided injection at the anterior neck, demonstrating sonoanatomy of the sternocleidomastoid, omohyoid, and anterior scalene muscles adjacent to the carotid artery, with in-plane needle placement and local anesthetic deposition.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, fellowship-trained in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kalava is the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection of the piriformis muscle for piriformis syndrome, demonstrating sonoanatomy of the gluteus maximus, piriformis, superior gemellus, ischium, and femur, with in-plane needle placement and injection of 50 units of Botox.
This procedure was performed by Arun Kalava, MD, EDRA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician in Tampa, FL, and the Founder and Chairman of the American Society for Post Surgical Pain (ASPSP).
