What is a knee nerve block? Nerve block it is a medical procedure that involves injecting a local anesthetic medication into specific nerves around the knee to block pain signals from reaching the brain. This procedure is often used to relieve pain and discomfort before and after knee surgery, or as a treatment for chronic knee pain conditions such as arthritis. Using ultrasound or other imaging techniques, the doctor identifies the nerves to be targeted and inserts a thin needle into the area.

“I had a severe 17 mm disc bulge and nerve root compression at L5/S1 in April 2022, which caused debilitating pain, I literally couldn’t move.I first tried steroid shots and a nerve block to alleviate the pain, but the pain returned.From there I started manual therapy and was doing your standard rehab exercises for months but my injury only got worse… there was no structure to it, it felt useless.I then tried another round of shots in Aug 2022 which gave only temporary relief until the nerve pai

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