Trigger finger is a common painful condition affecting the fingers and thumb, often causing catching, clicking, or locking during movement. It is associated with pathology of the A1 pulley, which surrounds the flexor tendon at the level of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint. In this educational article, Asian Pain Academy presents the clinical approach to ultrasound-guided injection for Trigger Finger, including the anatomy of the A1 pulley, conservative management, corticosteroid injection,...

Advance Your Skills in Pain Medicine with Asian Pain Academy’s 6-Month Fellowship Starts September 15, 2026 | Live Online Classes | Expert Faculty The Asian Pain Academy is pleased to announce the September 2026 batch of its 6-Month Fellowship in Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Pain Medicine, designed for medical professionals who want to develop advanced knowledge and practical skills in ultrasound-guided pain interventions. With the increasing importance of ultrasound in modern pain...

Introduction: A New Chapter for Facet Joint Pain Facet-mediated spinal pain remains one of the most discussed—and sometimes most misunderstood—areas of interventional pain medicine. Should every patient with facet arthropathy on MRI receive a facet injection? Should every patient with a positive medial branch block proceed to radiofrequency ablation? Are intra-articular facet injections still relevant? And perhaps most importantly: Is radiofrequency ablation still the preferred interventional...