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What is Spinal nerve block?

Category: Procedures

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Generic name: Nerve Block

Blocks are injections of medication onto or near nerves. The medications that are injected include local anesthetics, steroids, and opioids. In some cases of severe pain it is even necessary to destroy a nerve with injections of phenol, pure ethanol, or by using needles that freeze or heat the nerves

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain in lower back 7 2
Pain 3 0
Sciatic nerve pain 2 0
Degenerative disc disease 1 0
Meralgia paresthetica 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 1
Moderate 1
Mild 0
None 0

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Spinal nerve block

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 1
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 0
Not specified 1

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped having Spinal nerve block and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Ketamine (Ketamine lozenges) 1
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1 patient evaluation for Spinal nerve block

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Jun 8, 2012 (Started Jun 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
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Cost: $200+ monthly
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