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Injections and Other Pain Relief Options

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:59 pm


Injections

When other therapies are ineffective, therapeutic injections can be used to treat some types of pain. A nerve block involves injecting a regional anesthetic (e.g., procaine) into the area surrounding a nerve or into the nerve endings. This treatment reduces pain by temporarily preventing pain signals from being transmitted from the nerves to the brain.

Localized pain (e.g., arthritis, bursitis tendonitis) may respond to cortisone injections. These injections, which include a...Read the full article

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