Abstract: Direct current (DC) nerve block has been shown to provide a complete block of nerve conduction without unwanted neural firing. Previous work shows that high capacitance electrodes can be ...

Recently published randomized controlled trial involved 132 patients undergoing wide local excision of unilateral tongue cancer to evaluate the effectiveness of a lingual nerve block on managing ...

Nerve blocks, or neural blockades, are procedures that can help prevent or manage many different types of pain. They are often injections of medicines that block pain from specific nerves. They can be ...

A supraorbital nerve block is useful in the treatment of supraorbital neuralgia ... It leads into the frontal, lacrimal, and nasociliary nerves, which pass through the superior orbital fissure to ...

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 ...

Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks (UGNBs) performed in emergency departments are associated with a remarkably low complication rate of 0.4% across nearly 2800 procedures, with a high proportion ...

Cervical Spine Nerve Block Injections. Illustration for learning... Spine injection concept Spine joint injection. Medical app on phone. Backbone treatment vector illustration for online clinic. Pain ...

Introduction: It is unclear whether patients with diabetes are more susceptible to nerve toxicity of local anesthetics or whether nerve blocks can accelerate the progression of diabetic peripheral ...

A sympathetic nerve block is believed by many pain health care providers to be an effective method for controlling chronic pain. However, there is not a great deal of medical evidence to show whether ...

Nerve blocks are used for pain treatment and management. Often a group of nerves, called a plexus or ganglion, that causes pain to a specific organ or body region can be blocked with the injection ...