Pain originating from the nervous system is termed neuropathic pain. When neuropathic pain is due to damage or compression of a particular nerve, we can target that nerve specifically using imaging techniques. Blocking the input signals from the nerve with local anaesthetic will quickly determine if the nerve is a large source of your pain.
Nerve blocks and steroid injections deliver local anaesthetic and steroid using a fine-gauge needle to reduce inflammation around a nerve and provide pain relief compression over the nerve. This procedure can provide significant benefit and be repeated over the course of a year.
View our video with Dr Brendan Moore to learn more.
