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Medical branch block is an injection of a local anaesthetic near the medial branch nerves to temporarily block the pain signal carried from the facet joints of the spine to the brain. It is used to assist your physician in diagnosing the cause of your back pain. Facet joints are the joints connecting the different vertebrae of the spine to each other. Medial branch nerves are small nerves that supply the facet joints of the spine.
The achilles tendon is often injured during sports resulting in an inflammatory conditi..
Cartilage restoration is a surgical procedure where orthopedic surgeons stimulate the g..
Hip bursitis is a painful condition caused by inflammation of a bursa in the hip. Bursa..
Hip synovitis, also called transient hip synovitis or toxic synovitis is a condition in..
Juvenile arthritis is the term used to describe arthritis in children younger than 16 y..
The hip joint is one of the body's largest weight-bearing joints and is the point w..
Pelvic osteotomy involves reorienting or restructuring the acetabulum or hip socket to ..
Severs disease, also called calcaneal apophysitis, is a condition causing swelling and ..
