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What exactly is a spine block injection? Will it work long-term for low back pain due to disc problems?
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Spine block injections are injections of pain relieving medicine cocktail given around spinal nerves by different routes most commonly caudal. Medicines are injected in epidural space. These injections are helpful in neuritic type of pain. Long term relief can be seen in patients if there is not severe root compression. Transforaminal route offers best results in unilateral radicular pain.
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