Lidocaine is a local anesthetic or numbing medication. It’s used before several medical procedures, both minimally-invasive and surgical, to numb the targeted areas of the body. It numbs the targeted areas, thereby ensuring a comfortable experience during injections, surgeries, or the insertion of catheters.

Lidocaine is often combined with epidural or facet block injections to numb the assumed source of chronic pain, such as the facet joints assumed to be responsible for your pain. If the injection provides immediate relief, it indicates that the targeted facet joint is solely responsible. And failure indicates that another facet joint or nerve root is responsible.

Glen Rock Spine & Rehab is led by the most talented chiropractors in Glen Rock, New Jersey — Dr. Michael Lagana and Dr. Montero-Cruz. Our team uses the latest diagnostic tools and techniques to trace the root cause of your chronic pain, allowing them to curate a personalized treatment plan. We use lidocaine injections to ensure a painless experience and acquire diagnostic information about the location of your pain. Please schedule an appointment at our medical center in Glen Rock to discuss your treatment options.