Barium Enema with Air Contrast. Your doctor has requested a procedure called a barium enema with air contrast. This exam is performed to assess a change in bowel habits, abdominal pain or rectal bleeding, or if your doctor suspects that you may have diverticulitis (small inflamed areas in your colon) or polyps (growth of tissue on your colon).
Medial branch nerves are very small nerve branches that carry the pain message from the facet joints and the muscles around the joints.If the nerves are blocked or numbed, they will not be able to transfer the pain sensation from the joints to the brain.edial branch nerves are very small nerve branches that carry the pain message from the facet joints and the muscles around the 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.