Selective nerve-root block
Pain medicine · Planning care in Germany and Czechia
- Clinical name
- Selective nerve-root block
- German
- Selektive Nervenwurzelblockade
- Czech
- Selektivní kořenový obstřik
Image-guided injection around a nerve root.
Before your appointment
Discuss the target nerve, intended diagnostic or therapeutic aim, medicines and imaging. The clinician assesses benefit and procedure-specific risks.
Time, hospital stay & appointments
Times are planning guides, not national averages or guaranteed schedules. They reflect published provider examples and patient guidance. The treating team confirms the individual plan, time needed near the clinic and fitness to travel. Waiting lists are not included.
- Procedure or course duration
- The appointment includes image-guided injection and a period of observation.
- Hospital stay
- The test is followed by observation. Day discharge depends on the protocol and your condition; allow time for recovery and transport arrangements.
- Visits and repeat attendance
- Plan one attendance for the test and a results discussion. The referral assessment and any repeat or additional tests may require separate visits; ask whether results can be discussed remotely.
- Recovery and travel planning
- Pain relief can be temporary or absent. Record the response for review and follow instructions on transport, weakness and symptoms requiring urgent contact.
Sources & finding a provider
Editorial source check: 29 October 2026. This is educational information, not an individual clinical assessment.
The specialty directories below help you research providers in each country; they do not confirm this procedure at every centre. The receiving service confirms eligibility, availability and international-patient acceptance. Procedure-specific clinical references are listed separately.