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 ...

In patients who undergo lower limb orthopedic surgery, the use of single-shot femoral nerve block is associated with an increased risk for post-op falls, a meta-analysis shows.

There are different types of nerve block. Their names are to do with the nerves they treat. The coeliac plexus (pronounced seel-ee-ak pleck-sus) is a complicated web of nerves at the back of the ...

The frontal block is used to attain regional anesthesia of the face. It’s usually chosen over local tissue infiltration since it has many advantages. A group of nerves dubbed as ganglion or plexus ...

Numb lips, a bitten cheek, slurred words. For years dentists haven't had much choice about causing such temporary discomforts with a nerve block in patients needing mandibular procedures. But recent ...

Former personal assistant Jane Watson, 61, of Brisbane and Cairns accountant Brad Wszola, 45, are now dealing with life in a wheelchair as a result of epidural steroid injections. Cairns man Brad ...

Regional anesthesia techniques, such as nerve blocks, are routinely used in humans and can contribute to multimodal approaches to pain management in research animals. Ultrasound guidance is an ...

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 ...