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Regional nerve blockade, or more commonly nerve block, is a general term used to refer to the injection of local anesthetic onto or near nerves, or a group of nerves (called a plexus or ganglion). Nerve blocks are used to help control pain, but also offer diagnostic benefits by helping to identify specific nerves as pa... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Chronic Pain | 343 |
62% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 25 |
68% |
| Fibromyalgia | 10 |
90% |
| Migraine Headaches | 8 |
63% |
| Back Pain | 6 |
83% |
Overall, 63% (411
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Take as many a year as they will let me have.
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TN pain is the worst pain I ever had in my life. Side effects after surgery are soem numbness but pain is gone.
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thats why i'm taking Lyrica for is for the bad pain
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I get an epidural nerve block about every 6 weeks for two discs that are gone. It works better than anything else for thatpain.
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Worked well for a while then become worse than the problem
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Again, another effective but short-term.
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Mine worked as long as the dr put it in the right place.
If you're gonna use this, just make sure you trust the dr...
They don't last long enough...
If you're gonna use this, just make sure you trust the dr...
They don't last long enough...
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Work for my RSD
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not a bit helpful, expensive, and not worth it.
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Some worked and some didn't.
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I guess I'm one of the lucky ones because these work very well for me
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Scared me to tears when lower right quad got numb also when it was for lower back lumbar region.
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Hleped for a half hour
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they've worked...to initially get everythin' under control.
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Worked for a week or so.
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How some doctors have you over the barrell
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radiofrequency nerve block
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Occipital Nerve Block?
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Occipital Nerve Block?
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Lumbar sympathetic nerve block?
I am sorry I have not heard of this. [More]
