Nerve blocks can be used to help diagnose your pain. Specific nerves located in the neck, back, arms, legs, abdomen, pelvis, spine, and head, can be blocked with local anesthetic to reduce both ...

Nerve block anesthesia is gaining popularity as a safer alternative to general anesthesia, according to MedCity News. Nerve blocks, which interrupt and prevent chemical signals of pain from reaching ...

Yale Researcher Finds New Clue To What Blocks Nerve Fibers From Regrowing Following Spinal Cord Injury Or Disease Date: January 22, 2001 Source: Yale University Summary: Researchers are one step ...

Spinals and epidurals - a special kind of spinal nerve block - are commonly used for cesarean sections, with enormous benefits. Under general anesthesia, both mother and child are exposed to ...

While some guidelines recommend two diagnostic nerve blocks before radiofrequency treatment for chronic low back pain, a randomized trial showed greater success without use of the prior blocks.

A new procedure called basal vertebral nerve ablation may provide long-term relief for adults with chronic vertebrogenic back ...

There has been great debate over whether or not early treatment with a spinal nerve block in cases of shingles might decrease the risk of developing post-herpetic neuralgia.

For the first time, a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a process that combines 3D ...

A group of nerve cells in the spinal cord keep mechanical itch in check.

University of Minnesota researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve ...