Yun‑Yun Kathy Chen, MD, discusses her team's clinical trial evaluating nociceptive pain processing after a single‑injection axillary brachial plexus block.

Nerve blocks—local anesthetic injections that block pain signals—are a valuable opioid-sparing technique for controlling pain ...

Nerve blocks – local anesthetic injections that block pain signals – are a valuable opioid-sparing technique for controlling ...

The stellate ganglion are sympathetic nerves in your neck. They're found on either side of your voice box. You can get an injection called a stellate ganglion block (sympathetic nerve block) to ease ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MDMedically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD A nerve block for migraine headaches involves an injection of a local anesthetic into the base of the skull or ...

A network meta-analysis found that intravenous (IV) dexamethasone ranked highest in the probability of reducing the incidence of rebound pain after peripheral nerve blocks in adults who underwent ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Facet joints, or zygapophyseal joints, are true synovial joints in the spine that have been identified as potential pain generators.

A recent retrospective study published in the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia in July 2026 reveals a single-injection technique ...

The occipital nerve runs from the base of the skull along the back of the head. An occipital nerve block is a procedure to temporarily provide relief from pain related to this nerve, such as that due ...

What Is the Occipital Nerve? The occipital nerve is actually a group of nerves that give you feeling in your scalp. They branch off from larger nerves in your spinal cord. There are three kinds of ...