New research suggests that sedating patients before a nerve block needed to diagnose or treat chronic pain increases costs, risks and unnecessary surgeries, and sedation does nothing to increase ...

While some guidelines recommend two diagnostic nerve blocks before radiofrequency treatment for chronic low back pain, a randomized trial showed greater success without use of the prior blocks. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An international panel found no high certainty evidence on conventional procedures for spine pain. The panel ...

Can a new liposomal bupivacaine product provide long-lasting nerve block with a single injection? An initial study in humans shows promise—but also some "confusing results," reports the November issue ...

Here are the 2010 Medicare reimbursement rates for 11 nerve block procedures performed in the ASC setting. 4. Nerve block injections(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, plantar common digital nerve(s ...

New research suggests that sedating patients before a nerve block needed to diagnose or treat chronic pain increases costs, risks and unnecessary surgeries, and sedation does nothing to increase ...