Eumelanin is brown or black color pigment and protects the skin from absorbing the harmful UV rays. People with darker skin tones have more of Eumelanin.This is the reason melanin pigments are called as photo-protectants which means a substance that can provide protection from the harmful sun rays.
Medial branch block is a relatively simple diagnostic procedure that Dr. Franiak may recommend. The facet. joints are the little joints along the spine where two vertebrae meet. If there is arthritis or degeneration along those. joints, the doctor may be suspicious that some or all of your pain is coming from those joints.
Medial Branch Blocks work by reducing the inflammation and irritation in the facet joints of the spine that are causing your pain. An exciting aspect of this pain relief modality is that if successful, a more long-term treatment option, radiofrequency ablation of the medial branch, can be employed.nother benefit to the use of the Medial Branch Block is its use as a diagnostic test to see if pain is coming from the joint itself. If pain disappears with the injection, it is clear that the pain originates from the joint.