Nerve Blocks for Pelvic Pain

There are multiple causes of pelvic pain—visceral, musculoskeletal, neurologic, and primary or secondary psychologic causes. Pelvic pain is therefore often difficult to address and treat, therefore usually relegated to the gynecologist (or psychologist). There are several nerve pathologies that, if accurately identified, may be effectively treated, including anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment (ACNE), as well as pudendal, ilioinguinal, genitofemoral, obturator, posterior femoral cutaneous, and inferior cluneal nerves.