What is Pain Management?
Pain management, also called pain medicine, is a type of specialized medical care. It is designed to minimize the impact of surgical pain or chronic pain. Chronic pain, in particular, can be difficult to control. It can sometimes be impossible to cure. Pain management treatment can help reduce pain. It can help patients enjoy a better quality of life.
A celiac plexus block is an injection of a local anesthetic into or around the celiac plexus of nerves that surrounds the aorta, the main artery in the abdomen.