Thoracic medial branch blocks
Injection of local anaesthetic and steroid next to the facet joints on the right and/or left side of the spine between the neck and the lower back for thoracic spine pain. This injection numbs the nerves that supply the facet joints.
- Speciality Pain Therapy
- Urgency elective
- Duration 10 min to 20 min
- Blood Loss none
- Anaesthesia none
- Anaesthesia II Sedation
- Procedures Prone position
- Pain mild-moderate (++)
- Post-op Pain II Tablets
- Hospital Stay Day Surgery (a few hours)
- Full Recovery 1 to 14 days
- Additional Info A painful flare up may occur after the injection that usually settles down within 2 weeks
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