This time, thanks to a regional nerve block, her pain was well controlled. No opioids, no haze, just calm. That moment made me reflect on a larger question: Are we doing enough to personalize ...

Clinical studies have shown that ultrasound guided femoral nerve blocks provide greater pain reduction than intravenous or intramuscular opioids. However, the technique requires a high level of ...

“We are very pleased with the results, which potentially demonstrate that nerve blocks with our NaV1.7 inhibitors may be viable options for the treatment of acute and postoperative pain ...

The vagus nerve is a vine of nerve fibers with roots in nearly every organ and shoots in the brain. It helps us detect a racing heart, rising blood pressure, stomachache, discomfort, an ...

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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from ...

Nerve fibres in the brain could produce pairs of particles linked by quantum entanglement. If backed by experimental observations, this phenomenon could explain how millions of cells in the brain ...

Nerve blocks are used for pain treatment and management. Often a group of nerves, called a plexus or ganglion, that causes pain to a specific organ or body region can be blocked with the injection ...

FDA expands indications for bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension (Exparel; Pacira BioSciences, Inc.) for use in adult patients as an adductor canal block and a sciatic nerve block in the ...

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks performed by emergency practitioners are safe and effective for acute pain management and could form a crucial part of multimodal pain management in the emergency ...

Scientists have discovered a new chemical that could help heal nerve damage ... Although there are cancer drugs that block the PI3K pathway to hinder tumor growth, the researchers said the ...