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Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in chronic musculoskeletal pain. This article reviews two cases of improvement/ resolution of chronic pain after vitamin D repletion in a pain practice setting in Lahore. Vitamin D insufficiency is common and its repletion may improve chronic musculoskeletal pain and improve quality of life. In some cases, it may result in complete resolution of symptoms. We observed 521 patients over a period of 1 year, of which 2 patients are described in detail. Written informed consent was taken from the patients to publish this report
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The management of cancer patient's pain with ketamine as an adjuvant to opioids is presented in case reports of three patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain, in which pain proved untreatable with the usual conventional pain therapies. Ketamine was administered either by intrathecal or oral route, in addition to morphine and the pain was controlled successfully in these patients. No untoward side-effects were noted except drowsiness which responded to a reduction in the opioids dose
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In this case series we present three different interventional procedures used to treat headache. The procedures, e.g. occipital nerve block, cervical injection and trigger point injection, are described and the supporting literature is reviewed
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The management of a case of perineal pain with a combination of treatment modalities is presented. A 42-year-old female with severe chronic perineal pain was unable to sit and work. Interventional pain management technique was applied to get rid of pain. At the end of treatment, the patient recovered completely, was able to sit and returned to work as a postal employee
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An unusual case of benign recurrent pheochromocytoma, admitted to the Shoukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre [SKMCH and RC] for exploratory laparotomy and excision of tumor is presented