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What is a spinal nerve and why is a selective spinal nerve block helpful?

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What is a spinal nerve and why is a selective spinal nerve block helpful?

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Spinal nerves exit your spinal cord and form nerves that travel into your arms or legs. These nerves allow you to move your arms, chest wall, and legs. Inflammation of these spinal nerves may cause pain in your arms, chest or legs. These spinal nerves may become inflamed and painful due to irritation, usually from a damaged disc or bone spur. A selective spinal nerve block provides important information to your care provider. It helps prove which nerve is causing your pain by placing temporary numbing medication over the nerve of concern. If your main pain area improves after the injection, then the nerve that was injected is most likely causing your pain. If your pain remains unchanged, then that nerve probably is not the cause of your pain. Confirming or denying that a nerve is your exact source of pain provides information allowing for proper treatment of your condition. What will happen to me during the procedure? An IV is often started for safety reasons and to give medication for

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