Is one-time lumbar puncture needle painful

The lumbar puncture needle will administer anesthetic, but there will certainly be some pain.
Lumbar puncture is a commonly used clinical diagnosis and treatment operation, which can be used for the diagnosis of central nervous system, various inflammatory diseases, vascular diseases, myelopathy and intracranial space occupying lesions. For undiagnosed nervous system diseases, pneumoencephalgia, spinal canal angiography, etc., it is suitable for the treatment of central nervous system diseases due to excessive cerebrospinal fluid pressure and drug injection.
Operation method: The patient is bent on the side of the bed, with both hands clasping the knee, the lumbar posterior protrusion is made, the intervertebral space is widened, local routine disinfection, infiltration anesthesia after puncture, generally four to five centimeters into the resistance, feel the resistance suddenly reduced, pull out the needle core, rotate the needle tail, cerebrospinal fluid can be seen dripping. Cerebrospinal fluid was extracted according to different purposes and specific conditions, then the needle core was inserted, the puncture needle was removed, fixed with a sterile gauze block, and the pillow was removed and supine for four to six hours.
Attention should be paid before lumbar puncture needle, such as local skin, soft tissue, bone inflammation can not puncture; Intracranial pressure obviously increased, with signs of cerebral hernia can not puncture; People who are critically ill, in shock or on the verge of shock should not be pierced.