Editorial Office, Surgery: Current Research, Belgium
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Selective Nerve Root Block in Lumbar Radiculopathy Treatment
Author(s): Carlon Ray
A specific irritated nerve root causing lumbar radiculopathy can be targeted with the Selective Nerve Root Block (SNRB) approach, which can be used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Under imaging guidance, a local anaesthetic agent and a steroid are typically combined to make SNRB therapeutic, whereas merely the local anaesthetic agent is given to make SNRB diagnostic. While relieving the nerve root of its compressing pathology is the optimum course of treatment, local steroid injections into the afflicted nerve root can also be tried in an effort to reduce inflammation and alleviate discomfort. There are variations in procedures based on the area and level of the spine that is targeted, even if the underlying idea for administering an SNRB is largely the same across the field. Additionally, the medicine combinations that doctors use vary depending on their preferences. Th.. View More»
DOI:
1035248| 2161-1076.22.12(8).404
