Dr. Samuel M. Theagene provides effective pain management interventions, including nerve blocks, to patients as medical director of Central Park Physical Medicine, P.C., in Springfield Gardens, New York. To prepare for his career, Dr. Samuel Theagene earned his MD from the University of Nuevo Leon.

1. PAIN MANAGEMENT -
NERVE BLOCKS
Dr. Samuel Theagene, MD

2. Introduction
 Dr. Samuel M. Theagene provides effective pain
management interventions, including nerve
blocks, to patients as medical director of Central
Park Physical Medicine, P.C., in Springfield
Gardens, New York. To prepare for his career, Dr.
Samuel Theagene earned his MD from the
University of Nuevo Leon.
For some people with chronic pain, doctors may
recommend nerve blocks as part of a holistic pain-
management strategy. When patients experience
chronic pain in a specific part of the body, it
means that certain nerves are sending signals to
the brain that it interprets as painful sensations.

3. Nerve Blocks
 Therefore, one way to address pain is to “block”
the nerve or nerves in question from sending
those signals in the first place.
Doctors accomplish nerve blocks by injecting
medicine directly into the target nerve, resulting in
temporary relief. In most cases, relief occurs
immediately or shortly after a doctor administers
an injection and lasts anywhere from 7 to 14 days,
depending on the patient. Sometimes, patients
report a degree of long-term relief after repeated
instances of nerve-block therapy.