Minimally Invasive Spine & Pain Interventions

Epidural Block

It's a type of anesthesia that doctors may give you during surgery to numb your spinal nerves and prevent pain signals from traveling to your brain.

Indication for Blocks

  • Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc
  • Sciatica
  • Pain in both legs
  • Pain in calf muscles
  • Radiculopathy
  • Weakness
  • Hypoaesthesia/Paraesthesia

Advantages

  • Easy to perform
  • Can be performed without fluoroscopy

Disadvantages

  • Better than Caudal Block
  • Less effective than Transforaminal nerve root  block
  • More amount of drug needs to be given

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