Lumbar Nerve Root Block
This procedure is done mainly as a diagnostic tool but can also be therapeutic in certain circumstances. It involves basically infusing steroid with local anesthetic around certain nerves and hopefully obtaining relief pain that is in the distribution of the nerve is blocked.
These procedures are all done under x-ray guidance and sedation in the procedure suite or in a hospital outpatient setting
Lumbar Facet Blocks
The facets are located between the vertebrae of each level of the spine. By injecting into and around the joints we are able to diagnose and hopefully treat the source of pain that is a result of arthritis or joint swelling within those facet joints.
These procedures are all done under x-ray guidance and sedation in the procedure suite or in a hospital outpatient setting