Service
Spinal Anesthesia
An injection of numbing medicine into the lower back that numbs the lower body for surgery.
Also called: spinal block
Who Can Help with Spinal Anesthesia?
- Anesthesiologists
A physician who gives anesthesia and monitors patients during surgery and other procedures.
- Nurse Anesthetists
An advanced practice nurse who gives anesthesia and monitors patients during surgery and other procedures.
Related
- Back Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Joint Injections
- General Anesthesia
- Labor Epidural
- Labor Pain Relief
- Nerve Blocks
- Pain Control After Surgery
- Pain Management
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation
- Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation
- Sedation
- Sedation Dentistry
General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about spinal anesthesia and what is right for you.