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 ...

Despite the pain associated with prostate biopsy, many procedures are performed without analgesia. Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) with local anesthesia is a popular technique, but its overall ...

How Does an Epidural Work? You may have heard of the epidural – the pain-relieving anesthesia that some pregnant women get when they’re giving birth. But it has other uses, too. This procedure isn’t ...

ABSTRACT: The choice of regional anesthesia for tibial plateau surgery remains challenging due to the complex innervation of the knee joint and the variability in fracture patterns. While traditional ...

Nae’Qwan Tomlin provided a boost off the bench with 18 points (8-of-10 FGs), six rebounds and two steals against the Raptors on Thursday. Tomlin hasn’t been part of the rotation this season in ...

ABSTRACT: The choice of regional anesthesia for tibial plateau surgery remains challenging due to the complex innervation of the knee joint and the variability in fracture patterns. While traditional ...

Abstract: Ultrasound guided nerve blocks are increasingly being used in perioperative care as a means of safely delivering analgesia. Unfortunately, identifying nerves in ultrasound images presents a ...

Las Vegas—Recent analysis suggests that adding the iPACK block may offer patients improved pain control with earlier ambulation. Las Vegas—Balancing the goals of analgesia with early ambulation after ...

Taking over-the-counter medication such as ibuprofen can help relieve pain from a pinched nerve in the lower back. Limiting activity and applying heat or ice to your lower back can ease pain from a ...

Chronic pain can be debilitating. But we have a secret to fill you in on — pain doesn’t have to control your life anymore. Cannabidiol (CBD) is showing incredible promise for pain relief, whether ...

Introduction Patients with rib fractures commonly experience significant acute pain and are at risk of hypoxia, retained secretions, respiratory failure and death. Effective analgesia improves these ...