I have a herniated disk at L4. Before surgery my dr. recommends trying a nerve block. Does anyone know what good that will do for the injury itself other than pain relief? I have to get permanent relief from this and from all I see, this is only a short term pain relief and won't help the problem itself. How could this help the actual problem itself????? It seems its just pain therapy and won't help me get back to my job. Any answers would greatly be appreciated
i have two broken l4 and l5 my neurosurgeon doesnt recomend any of that. he thinks that surgery or physical therapy will help.
i had surgery for mine and its gotten a lot better so try different things nerve blocks might not be the thing for you