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