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What is Nerve Block?
A nerve block relieves pain by interrupting how pain signals are sent to your brain. It is done by injecting a substance, such as alcohol or phenol, into or around a nerve or into the spine.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Pain | 17 | 3 |
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| Pain in lower back | 7 | 2 |
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| L5S1 nerve inpengment | 4 | 0 | |||||
| CRPS I (Complex regional pain syndrome type I) | 2 | 1 |
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| Degenerative Disc Disease | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Migraine headaches | 2 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Nerve Block
| Hospitalization | 7 | |
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| Pain | 1 | |
| Asthma | 1 | |
| Roid rage effects (steroids) | 1 | |
| Emotional changes | 1 | |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 1 | |
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Nerve Block
Always |
6 | 55% |
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Usually |
1 | 9% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
4 | 36% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Nerve Block
Very |
2 | 18% |
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Somewhat |
3 | 27% |
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A little |
2 | 18% |
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Not at all |
4 | 36% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Nerve Block
$200+ |
4 | 50% |
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$100-199 |
1 | 13% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 13% |
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< $25 |
2 | 25% |
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