BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A new surgical nerve block is reducing the need for patients to take opiates after surgery. Vincent Romano, 72, spent the last two years with severe back and leg pain. “It ...

Femoral and sciatic nerve blocks are often used for postoperative analgesia following total knee replacement surgery. In this case report, we focus on cases of heel ulcers following the implementation ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had surgery two weeks ago to fuse his three lowest vertebrae due to degenerative disc disease. He had no issues with his legs or feet prior to surgery. Since the surgery, ...

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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 use of nerve blocks helped Susan Berger recover from her double mastectomy in December 2021 relatively pain-free. (William Kabaker) Perspective by Susan Berger As I faced a prophylactic double ...

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) ...

Possible causes of nerve pain in the foot include Morton’s neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, and diabetic neuropathy. Rest, painkillers, and physical therapy may reduce symptoms, but further ...

The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block is an evolving ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia technique designed to target the articular branches supplying the hip joint. Developed to address the ...