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Severe Pain and Low Opioid Doses Predict Who Responds Best to Nerve Blocks for Cancer Pain

A retrospective study of 349 hospitalized cancer patients found that higher baseline pain intensity and lower opioid doses ...
Medical Xpress

Study finds nerve blocks reduce pain in kids with broken legs

A study led by doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina and UMass Chan Medical School found that ultrasound-guided nerve blocks helped kids with broken thigh bones, also known as femurs, ...
Medical Xpress

Nerve blocks reduce complications and opioid use in hip surgery

I still remember when a patient woke up from hip surgery in tears—tears of relief. She had been terrified of waking up groggy and overwhelmed by narcotics, a stark contrast to her previous experience.
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Basivertebral Nerve Ablation Provides Early, Sustained Chronic Lower Back Pain Relief

Chronic lower back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks and is among the leading reasons why patients see ...
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Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain and Nerve Ablation

Dr. Garrett Bennett, a neurointerventional radiologist, joins Jennifer Blomquist on HealthLine to explain vertebrogenic low back pain, the role of the basivertebral nerve and how nerve ablation may ...
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Basivertebral nerve ablation provides early, sustained chronic low back pain relief

Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks and is among the leading reasons why patients see ...