Department
- Knee Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial
- Sprint PNS - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Facet Rhizotomy
- Facet Joint Injection
- Pain Evaluation & Consultation
- Diagnostic Nerve Block
- Viadisc for Degernerative Disc Disease
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Sympathetic Block
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Coccyx Block
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial
- Shoulder Injection
- Hip Injection
- Electromyography (EMG)
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Diagnostic Nerve Block
Diagnostic nerve blocks are precise medical procedures used to identify the specific source of chronic pain by temporarily interrupting signals along a targeted nerve path. During the procedure, a specialist injects a local anesthetic—sometimes combined with a corticosteroid to reduce inflammation—directly near the suspected nerve or nerve cluster. If the patient experiences significant, immediate pain relief while the anesthetic is active, it confirms that the specific nerve is indeed the “generator” of the pain. These services are invaluable for mapping out complex conditions like sciatica, facet joint syndrome, or trigeminal neuralgia, allowing physicians to move beyond guesswork and develop a highly targeted long-term treatment plan.
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Video Presentation
If you’ve been living with chronic pain, you know how frustrating it is when imaging like X-rays or MRIs don’t tell the whole story. You need answers, not just more tests. Welcome to our guide on Diagnostic Nerve Blocks—a precise, minimally invasive tool used by specialists to pinpoint the exact source of your discomfort. By temporarily ‘turning off’ a specific nerve, we can determine if it’s the true cause of your pain, moving you away from guesswork and toward a treatment plan that actually works. Let’s take a look at how this procedure provides the clarity you’ve been searching for.
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What to do next: Please call your PCP and request they send a referral to our clinic first. Once we receive and process the referral, we will contact you immediately to schedule your appointment.
