Algology (pain treatment) department is a branch of science that studies the diagnosis and the treatment of all kinds of chronic pains and severe pains with unidentifiable reasons.

Head aches, face pains-neuralgias, neck pains, shoulder-arm pains, back pains, waist-leg pains, pains related to embolisms, pains with unidentifiable reasons are treated in this department.

Pain is a personal experience and requires personalized treatment approaches. The most suitable treatment options are determined by a pain specialist following a detailed examination. 

Algology department of our hospital provides diagnostics and treatment services for outpatients` pains. Our doctors evaluate each patient individually and administer their treatments privately.

 

A painless and stress-free hospital experience is provided in our hospital for surgical and gynecology originating painful situations.

 

The anesthesiologist and the patient discuss post surgery analgesia treatment during pre surgery consultation. Present analgesia treatments include options such as peripheral nerve blocks, plexus blocks, epidural and intratecal opioid application, continuous opioid infusion and patient controlled analgesia.

 
Disease groups dealt in our algology unit are;

Head and facial pains

• Migraine and similar vascular head aches
• Tension type head aches
• Head aches caused by structures in the neck
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Occipital neuralgia
• Atypical face pains
• Chin joint function deformations
• Pains caused by head and facial muscles

 

Neck, shoulder-arm pains

• Cervical disc hernia
• Neck vertebral joint (facet joint) pains
• Pains related to trigger points in muscles
• Forcing of soft tissues in neck area

 

Back and chest pains

• Back muscles function deformations
• Chest muscles function deformations
• Pains related to compression of rib nerves
• Reflection of chest internal organ pains

Stomach and groin pains

• Painful points of stomach muscles
• Compression of nerves in stomach muscles
• Reflection of back and waist pains
• Reflection of stomach internal organ pains

Waist and leg pains

• Herniated disc
• Waist vertebral joint (facet joint) pains
• Sacroiliac joint pains
• Pains related to knee and hip joint problems
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Sciatic and femoral nerve compressions
• Nerve damage related to injection (related to inaccurate injection)

Pains related to embolism

• Related to diabetics
• Related to smoking (Buerger`s disease)
• Related to vessel failures

Neuropathic pains related to diabetics

Neuralgic pains developed related to shingles

Phantom pains

Sympathetic nervous system diseases

• Extreme sweating in hands and feet (Hyperhidrosis)
• Bruising and tingling in hands in cold (Reynoud`s disease)
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Cancer Pains

Pains with Unidentified Reasons