mario@catchatiger.co.za, Author at RA Education

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Managing continuous nerve blocks at home

More and more patients are sent home with continuous nerve blocks in place. These are MUCH safer than the potent opioids and also work MUCH better, but there are certain rules...

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Preventing complications

Any time the skin is penetrated with a needle, there may be complications. These complications can virtually all be prevented and occur extremeley infrequently.

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Ankle block

A very popular block for foot surgery including bunions.

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Femoral nerve block

The go-to block for knee surgery and medial ankle surgery.

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Sciatic nerve block

The go-to block for surgery below the knee.

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Elbow block

Almost always a "rescue" block when all the branches are not blocked higher up.

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020

Patients Patients Understanding Nerve Blocks

Axillary block

Not too commonly done anymore, as there are better blocks to do for more distal upper lims surgeries, but there are specific situations where this is the block to do.

mario@catchatiger.co.zaJuly 21, 2020