What is an epidural pain block?
A pain block is an injection of a mixture of a local anesthetic medication and a strong anti-inflammatory medication at a specific site in an attempt to control inflammation and pain. Epidural block procedures involve placing a small needle into the area of your spine where your pain is located. Tens of thousands of these procedures have been performed by pain management specialists and they are very safe and effective procedure for diminishing pain. Why do I need a pain block? There are basically two reasons for pain blocks: diagnostic and therapeutic. Diagnostic blocks are given to try and establish exactly what is causing your pain symptoms. This is commonly known as finding the ‘pain generator’. In therapeutic blocks, corticosteroid is injected to reduce the inflammation at the source of the problem which is producing your symptoms. What are there different types of blocks? There are many different types of pain blocks and many different pain management techniques, here is a list o
