Dr. Paul Christo answers the question: 'When Are Nerve Blocks Used For Pain?' — -- Question: For What Types Of Pain Are Nerve Blocks Useful, And Are Nerve Blocks Permanent? Answer: Nerve blocks ...

Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars? A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published in Cell ...

Your greater occipital nerve is responsible for most of the feeling in the back and top of your head. Irritation or inflammation of this nerve can cause headaches. People with occipital nerve ...

This video provides an overview of how to administer a peripheral nerve block, which is also called regional anesthesia. Peripheral nerve block of the wrist or hand is used primarily for the repair of ...

A combination of two nerve blocks reduced immediate postsurgery opioid use in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients by about 35% compared with use of a transmuscular quadratus lumborum block (T-QLB) ...