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.
What is Medial Branch block? Medial branch block is an injection of a local anesthetic (numbing medication) near a medial branch nerve. A medial branch nerve carries pain signals from the facet joint of the spine. The facet joints are located between the bones of your spine (vertebrae).