title: Diagnostic and therapeutic blocks in pain therapy.
abstract: The skillful use of nerve blocks is important as a diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic tool in the management of chronic and acute pain problems. It is important that these blocks be performed not as technical exercises, but with responsibility, skill, and understanding--and in collaboration with both the patient and fellow physicians, so as to minimize or avoid harmful side effects and give the earliest possible relief from suffering.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D059408:Pain Management