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Usually a nerve root block is only carried out when other methods of treatment have tried and failed and any nerve root that is blocked, will have been the most likely originator of pain. The procedure is not undertaken on each particular nerve.
What is a Nerve Block? A Nerve Block is a procedure performed by a pain management physician to anesthetize or numb a particular nerve in the body to treat certain forms of chronic pain. A Nerve Block involves the injection of a local anesthetic like Lidocaine or Bupivicaine onto a target nerve or group of nerves. An example of a therapeutic nerve block used to treat chronic pain is the Stellate Ganglion Block, performed in the front of the neck to treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD).