Nerve Blocks

Nerve blocks are medical procedures that involve the targeted injection of local anesthetics, steroids, or other medications around specific nerves or groups of nerves to interrupt pain signals. These techniques are widely used in managing acute and chronic pain, often forming a cornerstone of therapeutic treatment plans for various painful conditions.

• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value: This nerve block is both diagnostic and therapeutic for conditions like occipital neuralgia, chronic headaches, and migraines. It helps in identifying the source of pain and providing relief.
• Clinical Indications: Chronic headaches, migraines, occipital neuralgia, cervicogenic headache.
• Medications Used: Local anesthetics like lidocaine or bupivacaine, sometimes combined with corticosteroids like methylprednisolone, dexamethasone, dexamethasone or triamcinolone.
• Procedure Frequency: Can be repeated every 2-3 months if needed.
• Duration of Effects: Relief can last from weeks to months.
• Patient Experience: Patients will be positioned comfortably, and the area will be cleaned with antiseptic. The nerve is located using palpation or ultrasound guidance, and the anesthetic is injected.
• Side Effects/Complications: Minimal side effects such as numbness, tingling, and local discomfort. Rare complications include infection and bleeding.

• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value: Provides pain relief for conditions like inguinal hernia, chronic postoperative pain, and chronic pelvic pain.
• Clinical Indications: Inguinal hernia, postoperative pain, chronic pelvic pain, and ilioinguinal neuralgia.
• Medications Used: Local anesthetics like lidocaine or bupivacaine. Sometimes combined with corticosteroids like dexamethasone or triamcinolone.
• Procedure Frequency: Can be repeated every 2-3 months if needed.
• Duration of Effects: Relief can last from weeks to months.
• Patient Experience: Patients will be positioned comfortably, and the area will be cleaned with antiseptic. The nerve is located using palpation or ultrasound guidance, and the anesthetic is injected.
• Side Effects/Complications: Minimal side effects such as numbness, tingling, and local discomfort. Rare complications include infection and bleeding.

• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value: Provides pain relief for conditions like chronic pelvic pain and postoperative pain.
• Clinical Indications: Chronic pelvic pain, postoperative pain, and pudendal neuralgia.
• Medications Used: Local anesthetics like lidocaine or bupivacaine, sometimes combined with corticosteroids like methylprednisolone, dexamethasone, dexamethasone or triamcinolone.
• Procedure Frequency: Can be repeated every 2-3 months if needed.
• Duration of Effects: Relief can last from weeks to months.
• Patient Experience: Patients will be positioned comfortably, and the area will be cleaned with antiseptic. The nerve is located using palpation or ultrasound guidance, and the anesthetic is injected.
• Side Effects/Complications: Minimal side effects such as numbness, tingling, and local discomfort. Rare complications include infection and bleeding.

At the Institute of Interventional Pain Management, we are dedicated to helping patients achieve long-term benefits from nerve blocks. Our experienced team ensures that each procedure is performed with the utmost care and precision, providing relief and improving the quality of life for our patients.