India, Nov. 3 -- Patients with persistent back, knee and shoulder pain can now access additional treatment options at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida as specialists have started performing image-guided injections for selected chronic pain conditions.

The institute has also added a molecular diagnostic system that can detect multiple infectious pathogens through a single test.

The pain management initiative is being carried out at the institute's dedicated Minimally Invasive Pain and Spine Interventions (MIPSI) Lab, where doctors perform targeted injections under ultrasound and C-arm fluoroscopy guidance. More than 10 patients have undergone the procedures in the past month, the GIMS said in a statement...