Your greater occipital nerve is responsible for most of the feeling in the back and top of your head. Irritation or inflammation of this nerve can cause headaches. People with occipital nerve ...

Many factors can cause paresthesia — a tingling, prickling, or pins-and-needles sensation — on the scalp, including anxiety, problems with the nerves, and skin conditions such as psoriasis or eczema.

A nerve block works by preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. There are permanent and temporary options. Both are generally safe procedures. Nerve blocks are an effective way to prevent, ...

In both studies, Exparel achieved a statistically significant reduction in cumulative pain scores from 0 to 96 hours compared with bupivacaine hydrochloride. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for preoperative pain management after hip fracture provide improvements over conventional anesthesia including greater pain reduction and fewer adverse events, results ...

Trichodynia, often called scalp dysesthesia, is a condition marked by discomfort or pain in the scalp. “Tricho-” is related to your hair, whereas “-dynia” refers to a specific painful or unhappy area ...

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 ...

ASC Durango (Colo.) recently underwent its first AAAHC survey and achieved accreditation. As a result of the survey, the ASC has identified areas to target for improvement. One such area was education ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) to include both single-dose sciatic nerve ...