Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Various neuropathic pain syndromes involving injuries to peripheral nerves may be amenable to treatment and diagnosis with the use of peripheral nerve blocks. When a diagnostic dilemma exists as to the cause of a specific pain, the blockade of a particular nerve may rule out its involvement in the pain syndrome. The use of steroids peripherally may decrease the inflammation and irritation to that nerve and may decrease pain scores. The use of local anesthetics may also break the cycle of pain and provide some relief of the patients pain complaints. The use of these blocks for therapeutic purposes is based only on anecdotal reports in the literature. The frequency of these blocks for therapeutic purposes depends on the overall effectiveness.

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