You suffer from pain in your back, legs or joints but the underlying cause of the pain isn’t clear. This is why your medical practitioner has proposed you undergo a trial injection with local anaesthetic. This page further outlines what this treatment entails
Treatment objective
The objective of the trial injection is to find the painful structure, which can be a:
- Facet joint
- SI joint
- Nerve root
- Intervertebral disc
- Other joints such as the hip, shoulder, wrist, or ankle
By administering a trial injection the medical practitioner can make a better diagnose which in turn means you’ll receive the correct treatment.
Treatment