ORLANDO, Fla. — Suprascapular nerve block has been shown efficacious in both outpatient shoulder arthroscopy and inpatient shoulder surgery. In addition, the technique avoids some of the problems ...

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for preoperative pain management after hip fracture provide improvements over conventional anesthesia including greater pain reduction and fewer adverse events, results ...

A peripheral nerve block is a procedure done by an anesthesiologist to provide postoperative pain relief for people having knee replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist (a doctor specializing in pain ...

Cervical radiofrequency ablation is an alternative to surgery when you have headaches or pain related to cervical spine changes. The procedure involves damaging nerves that are transmitting pain ...

In a room near the operating suites at Yale New Haven Hospital's Saint Raphael Campus, anesthesiologist Jinlei Li, MD, prepares a patient for a total knee replacement. She inserts a hair-thin needle ...

An overview of multiple studies on pain relief finds that ultrasound-guided nerve block procedures do not significantly relieve pain, according to an Anesthesia & Analgesia report. Although half of ...

It is not common for pain to get worse after a medial branch block (MBB). However, this could happen if there are complications during the procedure that result in nerve damage. It is also possible ...

A regional anesthesia procedure widely used for surgery in infants and young children is effective and safe, with a minimal rate of serious complications, concludes a large database study. A regional ...

All-day, daily headaches, including the variety known as migraines two to three days a week, were an almost unavoidable part of life for Margie Camille the past 30 years. Then, after a 10-minute ...