The guidelines recommend that this occipital nerve block be combined with IV prochlorperazine, a drug that treats nausea and ...

The American Headache Society updates guidelines on the use of parenteral pharmacologic therapies for migraine attack management in the ED.

A new study by Phoenix's Barrow Neurological Institute and the University of Calgary has found which injectable treatments ...

By Dan Murphy Pain management can be challenging for people with chronic pain conditions, but Steven Erosa, DO, at St. John’s ...

Calgary researchers recommend optical nerve blockers for the management of migraine attacks in emergency departments.

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for preoperative pain management after hip fracture provide improvements over conventional anesthesia including greater pain reduction and fewer adverse events, results ...

A team of researchers may have found an effective treatment for one of the more common symptoms of long covid: a chronically changed sense of smell. In a small study, the team found that many patients ...

A combination of two drugs can selectively block pain-sensing neurons in rats without impairing movement or other sensations such as touch, according to a new study by National Institutes of Health ...

PEC I and II nerve blocks enable breast cancer surgeries with deep sedation, avoiding general anesthesia's side effects like nausea and grogginess. Patients recover quickly, often resuming normal ...

It is not common for pain to get worse after a medial branch block (MBB). However, this could happen if there are complications during the procedure that result in nerve damage. It is also possible ...