Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent "a phrenic nerve block procedure" on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said on social media. The former ...

A nerve block administered to a nerve that provides sensation to the palate, upper jaw and upper lip halts pain during the surgery and significantly reduces it afterward, researchers recently reported ...

7 of 10 babies needed no opioids at all to manage post-surgery pain FRIDAY, Dec. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Using a nerve blocker before surgery to correct cleft palate can reduce or eliminate the ...

People hospitalized for a debilitating migraine should receive targeted nerve blocks rather than IV opioids to quell their pain, a major update of treatment guidelines suggests. Doctors should use a ...

Doctors should use a nerve block injection to stop pain signals from thrumming through the occipital nerves located near the top of the spine, a report published in Headache: The Journal of Head and ...

Neurologist Dr. Serena Orr has spent her career researching migraine attacks and trying to bring patients relief from the painful symptoms. But it wasn't until she moved to Calgary that she gained a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Multiple Medicare Administrative Contractors have proposed to restrict coverage for peripheral nerve block ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Daniel Smith said his life changed in an instant. The Navy veteran and cybersecurity instructor lost all movement in his right arm after a routine hand surgery last year, making daily ...

Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have ...

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