Dr. Ben Lulashnyk M.D.
Anesthesia and Sport Medicine
Dr. Ben Lulashnyk trained and practiced for several years as a Family Practice Anesthetist in Manitoba, acquiring advanced ultrasound and procedural skills within Anesthesia, as well as in emergency and acute care medicine. He then pursued an original passion, musculoskeletal (sport) medicine, through the University of Manitoba. In 2022, Dr. Lulashnyk completed the University of Manitoba Enhanced Sports and Exercise Medicine program and acquired his Diploma of Sports Medicine from the Canadian Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine. He now specializes in interventional pain services and Sports Medicine. Dr. Lulashnyk was born and raised in Manitoba. His sports background includes playing hockey for the Flin Flon Bombers and the University of Regina Mens Varsity team.
Specialty
Anesthesia and Sport Medicine
Degrees
University of Manitoba Enhanced Sports and Exercise Medicine program and acquired his Diploma of Sports Medicine from the Canadian Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Services Dr. Lulashnyk currently provides:
MSK Injections & Aspirations
- Shoulder: Acromioclavicular joint, glenohumeral joint, subacromial space, long head biceps
- Elbow/Forearm: olecranon bursa, intra-articular elbow joint, peritendinous or intratendinous injection of the common extensor tendon origin or common flexor tendon origin.
- Wrist/Hand: Intra-articular wrist, first carpometacarpal (CMC), wrist tendon sheaths, trigger fingers
- Spine: Sacroiliac joints (plan to expand spine options in the future)
- Hips: Intra-articular, posterolateral hip – peritendinous/intratendinous injections of gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, greater tronchanteric (GT) bursa
- Knee: Intra-articular, supra-patellar, aspiration of baker’s cyst, Iliotibial band/bursa, Pes Anserine bursa
- Ankle/Foot: intra-articular tibiotalar, midfoot and digits, peritendinous or intratendinous injections, tarsal tunnel, sinus tarsi
Nerve Blocks – Diagnostic & Therapeutic
- Occipital/Greater auricular nerves
- Brachial plexus & associated nerves, e.g. suprascapular
- Peripheral radial, median, ulnar nerves
- Carpal tunnel hydro-dissection/cortisone
- Truncal blocks – rectus femoris, Ilioinguinal, fascia iliaca, lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh
- Femoral & associated nerves, e.g. saphenous
- Sciatic & associated nerves, e.g. tibial, common peroneal
- Ankle nerves, e.g. saphenous, posterior tibial, sural, deep & superficial peroneal nerves