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Selective Nerve Root Blocks
A SNRB is primarily used to diagnose the specific source of nerve root pain, and secondarily, for therapeutic relief of low back pain and/or leg pain.
When a nerve root becomes compressed and inflamed, it can produce back and/or leg pain. A MRI may not clearly show which nerve is causing the pain. A SNRB injection is performed to assist in isolating the source of pain. In addition to its diagnostic function, this type of injection can also be used as a treatment for a far lateral disc herniation (a disc that ruptures outside the spinal canal).
In a SNRB, the nerve is approached at the level where it exits the foramen (the hole between the vertebrates). The injection is done both with a steroid (an anti-inflammatory medication) and Lidocaine (a numbing agent). Fluoroscopy (live x-ray) is used to ensure the medication is delivered precisely where it is needed. If the patient's pain diminishes completely after the injection, it can be inferred that the pain generator is the specific nerve root that has just been injected. Following the injection, the steroid also helps reduce inflammation around the nerve root.
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